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Construction of one of the world’s largest Ferris wheels is underway in New York City and a Grove GMK6400 has helped contractors to build its foundation. The structure—dubbed the New York Wheel—will stand 630 ft tall when it’s completed on the northern shore of Staten Island.

Manitowoc will showcase several industry-leading cranes and technologies at Vertikal Days 2017 which will take place on May 24th and 25th. The company will be at Booths #400-401 and will have a wide array of Grove and Potain cranes on display for the fast-growing trade show.

Suez Shipyard Company has purchased two new Grove all-terrain cranes a Grove GMK5130-2 and a GMK4080-1 through Orascom Trading the Manitowoc dealer for Egypt. These new additions mean the facility now has seven mobile cranes with the latest deliveries being the company’s first Manitowoc-made units. The Egyptian shipbuilder is one of the most celebrated in the region with its facilities boasting the largest floating dock in the Middle East as well as its oldest graving dock.

When it was time for De Gerlien van Tiem Shipyard (De Gerlien) to replace a 26-year old Potain crane that had seen the end of its lifecycle the Netherlands-based company got advice from crane servicing company Lamberts BV for an often-overlooked solution—not a new crane but a refurbished crane from Manitowoc’s EnCORE™ program.

One of the Faroe Islands’ fastest growing companies is set to bolster its growth with the addition of a new Grove GMK5250L. ArtiCon was established in 2001 and in just 16 years has already grown to employ some 200 people. The contractor works on a variety of construction assignments and demands flexible equipment that is efficient in all types of applications.

Officials at Jwaneng diamond mine have taken delivery of the mine’s first 250 t Grove GMK5250L all-terrain crane. Not only is this model crane a first for the Botswana-based mine it’s also the first ever GMK5250L crane to be delivered in Southern Africa.

The Grove GMK5250L has quickly become a hit with lifting companies looking to bolster their capabilities with an all-terrain crane that has the highest capacity and best load charts in its class. J. Hewitt Crane Hire is the latest company to add the 250 t (300 USt) crane to its fleet and chose the crane for its (70 m) 230-ft boom reach and its five-axle maneuverability. The company also saw benefit in the crane’s VIAB turbo clutch and integrated retarder which eliminates both fluid overheating and clutch burning.

Manitowoc Cranes held a special ceremony for Korea International Ltd (KIL) at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The companies celebrated their long successful partnership with a champagne toast calling special attention to KIL’s 41-year track record of being the exclusive dealer of Potain cranes in South Korea.

Last month the Potain Hup 40-30 crane was presented at international earth-moving and building machinery exhibition SaMoTer in Verona Italy. Verona-based Potain dealer Toffoli Macchine exhibited the pioneering crane alongside the Hup 32-27 and Igo 21.

A team of five Grove rough-terrain cranes helped to build the 525 MW-capacity Cerro del Aguila hydroelectric power plant in the province of Tayacaja Peru. Two Grove RT530E-2s two RT765E-2s and a RT9130E-2 were all working long shifts on the four-year project that will alleviate the country’s fast-growing demand for electricity.

India’s largest crane rental company Sanghvi Movers Limited has ordered 18 Grove GMK6300L all-terrain cranes.

North American Crane & Rigging celebrated the expansion of its rental fleet at CONEXPO 2017 in Las Vegas Nevada. The Providence Rhode Island-based company purchased two new Potain MDT 389 tower cranes from Shawmut Equipment—based in Manchester Connecticut—and celebrated with Manitowoc Cranes during a ceremony at the Manitowoc booth which included a champagne toast between the three companies.