Niamh Marriott

England

Deputy Editor at Crane & Transport Briefing

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Articles

Friday round up: The biggest American crane companies; award-winning transport project; Italian conference success

1 week ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

On Monday, we brought you the latest data from the American Cranes and Transport’s ACT 100 toplist of North America’s largest crane companies. Published in the June 2025 issue of ACT, this is the 20th anniversary of the ACT 100. The results this year show solid growth in the North American crane sector, posting the highest ever ACT Index. Every category surveyed grew this year, including number of crawlers, mobile cranes, employees and depots.
Power move: How loader cranes are getting smarter, safer and more efficient

2 weeks ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Loader cranes continue to be a staple of construction sites, and with ongoing improvements in lifting capacity and smart accessories, moving materials is getting faster and more efficient. Niamh Marriott reports. The latest articulating loader (also known as knuckle boom) cranes launched to market are designed to tackle the challenges of restricted and confined sites, making them especially useful for urban lifting tasks where space is often tight.
Luffer working over 300 metres high in Dubai

1 month ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Erected on an undercarriage, a Raimondi LR213 luffing jib tower crane is currently operating at a significant height of 322 meters with a 50 metre jib and a tip load of 3.3 tonnes in Dubai, UAE. Marking a new region-wide milestone, the crane is aiding construction of a 75 storey residential building. Substantial site planning was involved to use the existing undercarriage, a type of steel base.
IC Transport 50 2025 - enter now

1 month ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

The ICST Transport 50 is an annual list that ranks the world’s largest specialized transport companies based on the total maximum carrying capacity of their specialized transport equipment fleet. The listing is well-established and one-of-a-kind. It first appeared in International Cranes and Specialized Transport (ICST) magazine more than 20 years ago.
PHOTOS: ESTA Awards 2025 winners

1 month ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Read this article in French German Italian Portuguese Spanish ESTA is the European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes. Its annual awards event in 2025 was held in Munich, Germany, alongside Bauma, the world’s biggest trade show. A jury of 13 experts drew up its shortlist of potential winners from more than 50 entries this year.
Blade lifter moves turbines

2 months ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Heavy haulage specialist Hofmann has successfully used the Cometto 1,000 tonne-metre capacity BladeMAX1000 blade lifter for the first time for a wind farm project near Zerf, Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. The 12 axle self-propelled Cometto MSPE combination was used to transport 81 metre long turbine blades along narrow rural roads and through dense forest to the Zerfer Schneeberg site. Route challenges included several tight S-curves and a steep crest.
Manitowoc launches another big Potain crane for Asian market

2 months ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Manufacturer Manitowoc is launching another range-topping luffing jib tower crane from its factory in China - the Potain MCR 815. Its maximum capacity of 64 tonnes is double that of the Zhangjiagang, China plant’s current largest luffing jib crane, the 32 tonne capacity MCR 625.
NXGEN adds 100 lines of SPMT to fleet

2 months ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

Heavy lift provider NXGEN has expanded its fleet with an additional 100 axle lines of Scheuerle SPMT. The purchase includes 4 and 6 axle line variants, as well as PPU’s (power pack units), and has been agreed with a split delivery schedule to ensure that the first phase is delivered into the existing fleet as soon as possible.
Hoisting solution replaces UK roof

2 months ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

UK-based Hoist and Winch supplied a roof lowering hoisting solution to a subcontractor to replace the roof of a landmark building in Nottinghamshire in the UK. The building is a former HMRC complex similar in design to London’s O2 Arena, and is today part of Nottingham University’s Castle Meadow Campus. Following a number of site meetings and consultations with both designers and roof installation personnel, Hoist and Winch was able to propose a complete package of equipment and technical support.
Why staying centred matters: Lessons from Gothic cathedrals to modern crane outrigger stability

2 months ago | cranebriefing.com | Niamh Marriott

The builders of the cathedrals in the Middle Ages used the structures they were building as full-scale models in an organic process where the response of the structure to the applied loads served as signals to the builders that adjustments to the design were required. “What the devil does this have to do with operating cranes?” you are likely asking. Bear with me. The most identifiable characteristic of the Gothic cathedrals is arguably the pointed arch (Figure 1).