NEWS 6
Manitowoc Cranes up 3.3% in 2013, Jost to report on jib failures, Crawlers up for auction at Essex, Asian demand lifts Kobelco

BUSINESS 13
The first weeks of the year saw familiar fears depress the stock markets. Chris Sleight reports

CONEXPO SHOW GUIDE 18
IC provides a guide to what’s new and what to see at ConExpo 2014

SITE REPORT 33
A 10,000 tonne topside was lifted by ALE at DryDocks World, Dubai. IC reports

TRUCK CRANES 35
The design of the truck crane is changing. Laura Hatton investigates

SPECIAL TRANSPORT NEWS 41
A roundup of news from the sector

SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT 43
Felber Transport use a new Doll Panther trailer to transport an oversized generator

PRODUCT NEWS 44
Heinz Kessel reports on a new generation of Krøll heavy lift and medium sized tower cranes

SITE REPORT 50
Linden Comansa towers build pylons for the Nhat Tan Bridge in Vietnam. IC reports

REPAIR AND REFURBISHMENT 53
Costs and the availability of spare parts are affecting the repair and refurbishment market. Laura Hatton investigates

INDUSTRIAL LIFTING 59
Laura Hatton looks at what new industrial lifting products are available for the industry

SITE REPORT 63
Five Wolffkran tower cranes are put to work on a skyscraper project in Frankfurt. IC reports

THE KNOWLEDGE 64
Marco van Daal explains how to determine the Z co-ordinate of a load

SAFE VIEW 67
Robert Traxl, Teufelberger, discusses the new EN 13001‐3‐2 standard for selecting correct rope

ESTA NEWS 75
Ton Klijn provides an outline of the status of the European Crane Operators Licence project

EQUIPMENT AND ACCESSORIES 77
A selection of equipment and accessories for all sectors of the lifting industry

BACK PAGE 79
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