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Financing cranes and transport equipment
A discussion of equipment finance trends and issues. 
Tower crane market is steady, but temperamental
As the market for tower cranes levels off, product variety across the industry is greatly increasing.
Stephenson goes National
Bob’s Crane Service and Bauman Crane are two more customers for National Cranes from Stephenson. 
Tadano Demags in tandem
Mordefroy Levage uses AC 100-4L and AC 140 all terrain cranes to lift 34 tonne high-speed train in France
Stephenson goes National
Bob’s Crane Service and Bauman Crane are two more customers for National Cranes from Stephenson
Giant Huisman crane for Boskalis
Huisman will build a 4,000 tonne offshore mast crane for the Royal Boskalis Westminster Bokalift 2 heavy lift vessel
Double digit rises at Palfinger
Palfinger increased revenue by 10% in the first three quarters of 2019
Huge crane vessel for world’s largest wind farm
Jan de Nul’s Voltaire wins contract on the UK’s record-breaking Dogger Bank project
First Jekko JF990 in Norway
Asbjorn Dahlen Transport buys the first JF990 articulated crawler crane in Norway
Mammoet Germany wins BSK award
Heavy lift specialist receives Best Crane Work 2019 award for gantry installation project
Al Faris installs wind turbines
Heavy lift company uses Liebherr LTM 1500 on wind farm project
XCMG targets Middle East
50 XCMG cranes sold into Middle East following targeted product development and strategic co-operation with Foton
Saan adds Palfinger on Volvo
Netherlands-based crane and transport specialist grows fleet with Volvo truck and Palfinger crane
Strong rise at Cargotec
Double digit sales increase for Cargotec in first three quarters of 2019
Fines for Seattle tower collapse
Washington State issues fines for April 2019 collapse of tower crane in Seattle. 
Tower crane demolition
Explosives were used in an attempt to topple two damaged tower cranes at the Hard Rock Hotel building collapse in New Orleans. 
Raising awareness on slings
Safety threat from lack of understanding about lifting slings, reports the Lifting Equipment Engineers Association
Mexican move by Mammoet
Heavy lifting specialist completes phase one of expansion at Port of Veracruz
Top 10 largest crane-owning companies 2019
The IC50 Index: The biggest crane-owning companies in the world listed by capability
Hotel collapse in New Orleans, US
Two dead, one construction worker still missing and 30 injured after Hard Rock Hotel partially collapses
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