Germany

Wed November 08, 2017

Newest, Largest Sennebogen Material Handler Installed in Busy Port

In a true logistics feat, the largest Sennebogen balance material handler is now assembled and handling bulk goods every day at the Bulgaria's largest Black Sea port. The 270-metric-ton Sennebogen 8400 EQ material handler leverages an innovative balance principle which, when combined with the machine's electric drive, can save up to 75 percent in operating costs compared to traditional equipment of similar size....

Wed September 27, 2017

Anniversary: Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH Celebrates its 75,000th Excavator

Liebherr announced Sept. 25, that the 75,000th excavator at Liebherr-Hydraulikbagger GmbH, the founding plant of the Liebherr Group, has been delivered. This is a good reason for the company and its approximately 1,700 employees to celebrate....

Wed September 20, 2017

Atlas Copco Appoints Three New Vice Presidents/Business Line Managers

Atlas Copco Construction Equipment North America has appointed three vice presidents/business line managers serving the U.S. and Canada: Rob Johnston, Air & Tools; Jim O'Brien, Power Generation, Pumps and Lighting; and Massimo Caiazza, Aftermarket....

Emily Buenzle - Wed August 23, 2017

Doosan Wins Contract to Supply Excavators to European Pipeline

Doosan won a contract to supply 52 excavators to Europe's Trans-Adriatic Pipeline project. The $5.5 billion project is the largest gas pipeline project on the continent, beginning on the border of Greece and Turkey and stretching across Northern Greece, Albania and the Adriatic Sea to Italy, the Oman Tribune reported....

Emily Buenzle - Mon July 31, 2017

German Rescue Crews Use Crane to Rescue Stranded Passengers

Crews used a crane to rescue 75 passengers who were stranded in mid-air after a cable car hit a support pillar in Germany July 30, the BBC reported. Fire and rescue teams in Cologne, Germany, responded when all 32 cars stopped over the city, some 130 ft....

Reporting Klaus Lauer; Writing Michelle Martin; Editing ToDavis - Fri February 24, 2017

Germany Sees First Construction Boom in Twenty Years

The German construction sector achieved its highest revenues since 2000 last year according to a recent Reuters article. New orders were at their strongest level since 1996, data showed on Friday, in a further sign of the strength of this sector of Europe's largest economy....