CODELCO, the largest copper producing company in the world has revolutionized mining logistics of its copper concentrate. It has re-engineered bulk handling, using a completely sealed zero material loss system from the mine to the hatch of the ship at Puerto Angamos in Mejillones, Chile. The traditional method of bulk...

We retrofitted a Outrigger Monitoring System to a customner’s RT880E. Short rigging is probably the most common cause of crane accidents we strongly believe it should be mandatory and as acceptance of the system has grown over the last couple of years have recently started to include it in all new offers...

“A hook block is an assembly to which the hook of a hoist or crane is attached; it typically consists of a steel enclosure housing a number of sheaves or pulleys that carry the ropes or chains that facilitate the lifting of a load. Although this sounds unnecessarily complex, it...

Making sure that decent mats (sometimes called spreader plates) or timbers are always under the crane’s, aerial lift’s and larger telehandler’s outriggers or wheels/tracks is an essential part of crane operation and safety.​ Multiple outrigger positions, capacities and load charts add superb versatility to a crane or work platform, allowing...

APMT, the global terminal network with 200 port and inland services operations in 58 countries around the globe, will invest over US$2 billion dollars in a new port in Nigeria, which will be the second largest port in Africa after Port Said. This is the single largest investment made by the company, according to the...

As an owner of any GMK (except GMK 2035-1), regular inspection fo the MegaTrak suspension assembly should conducted every quarter. WISHBONE  | For instance an inspection can identify a wishbone that is noisy or it does not move up and down easily. This means the wishbone connector bolts (Figures 1 & 2) may need...

We recently overhauled a Grove RT 9130E boom at Chirano Gold Mine in Ghana. Grove recommends that the retract cables are renewed every 7 years, and we also took this opportunity to replace all the wear pads / slides inside the boom. When it comes to Grove Power Booms we refer...

The proposed GBP 1.5 billion expansion of Ghana’s Tema Port is poised to become one of West Africa’s largest and most well-equipped seaports. Meridian Port Services (MPS) is heavily involved in this expansion of Ghana’s busiest port terminal. The multi-purpose facility will include a new 1.4-kilometre quay for four container berths with 16-metre draft and a 3.85-kilometre...

The 3DLiftPlan.com website offers one of the industry’s best lift solutions software applications, aiding customers in lift planning, crane selection, rigging planning and ground-bearing pressure optimization.  The free access to 3D Lift Plan is the result of a new partnership between Manitowoc Cranes and Fernandina, Florida-based A1A Software, a company...

The long association of the JCB Teletruk with Ghana Ports and Harbours Authority continues with the recent award and delivery of a contract for 20 new machines. These unique compact hydrostatic machines are the perfect tool for unstuffing containers with their varying contents. The 3.5MT capacity machines with their versatile...

The Pasico team under leadership of senior engineers Phil Coggin and Elvis Dongwiri, recently completed a 3-week assembly of a Manitowoc 16000 crawler crane for client Subsea 7. The crane is now the largest crawler crane in Ghana. Phil and Elvis spent two weeks in Singapore on technical training in...

Mobicrane is a leading supplier of lifting equipment to the mining, oil and gas service industries in Ghana and the wider region. Paterson Simons, the dealers for Manitowoc Grove amongst others, recently handed over a GMK6400 (400MT), Manitowoc Grove’s flagship model, to Mobicrane at Manitowoc Grove in Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This...