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active in the Arabian Peninsula together with Roots Group Arabia Co. since 2009. At the end of 2023, Wolffkran founded Wolffkran for Equipment in Riyadh, a branch that will primarily focus on the service and rental of Wolff cranes. Wolffkran and the Zamil Group intend to invest about one billion Saudi riyals (around 250 million euros) in the joint venture. A company name for the new joint venture are to be found soon, Wolffkran says.
QATAR MEGAPROJECTS In March Tadano announced a significant delivery of seven truck cranes to Qatar. Galfar Al Misnad Engineering and Contracting is the buyer. The procurement includes one
Tadano GT-300EL (30 tonnes lifting capacity), five Tadano GT-600EL (60 tonnes), and one Tadano GT-750EL (which has a capacity of 75 tonnes). Galfar Al Misnad is a prominent conglomerate in the construction industry renowned for its execution of mega projects which span railways, stadiums, energy centres, infrastructure, and massive oil and gas ventures. Three such projects were the rationale behind the latest order. Satish G. Pillai, executive
director at Galfar Al Misnad, highlighted them: “Galfar was awarded three prestigious projects from Qatar Energy,” he said. “To efficiently execute these projects for them we opted for a package of seven Tadano truck cranes.” The cranes are intended to significantly improve Galfar Al Misnad's business operations. “With these brand-new cranes, apart from our ongoing projects, we anticipate deploying them for future endeavours, thereby bolstering our capabilities and reinforcing our commitment to
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excellence in project delivery.” The deployment of the seven
Tadano truck cranes is already underway, with immediate integration into projects in the oil and gas sector. Manitowoc’s Grove is another brand that can point to a very large bulk order. In February this year Kuwait-headquartered Integrated Logistics Company (ILC) received 31 Grove all-terrain cranes. In 2023 it received 20 GMK4100L-2 all terrains. This makes it the largest owner of this model in the Middle East.
The company added, at the
same time, ten GMK6300L-1 cranes, and its first GMK5250XL-1. All the new cranes will be based at the company’s branches in Kuwait and Qatar. Oil and gas operations will be their main assignments. The abilities of the GMK4100L-2 make it well- suited for tasks at refineries, says Manitowoc: refinery work typically requires access to tight spaces, so the compact size of the GMK4100L-2 is a major asset. It has an overall length of just 13.21
AL FARIS CARRIES OUT TANDEM LIFT OF LONG PIPES
Al Faris is one of the leading lifting and special transport specialists in the region. Among recent projects has been a tandem lift at Dammam Port in KSA. Al Faris Group completed a tandem lift of long pipe piles each with a maximum weight of 70 tonnes ad 56 metres long. Two 500t heavy-duty cranes, the LTM1750 and LTM11200, were used for the operation. Tandem lifting is a complex process that requires precise planning and coordination, especially when handling long pipe piles like these. At the Umm Al Quwain fabrication yard in the UAE Al Faris used its 400-tonne crawler crane to lift deck accommodation blocks weighing up to 110 tonnes. And at Jebel Ali port it relocated and installed a 100-tonne Carousel foundation using two 18-axle SPMTs and two mobile cranes, with capacities of 700-tonnes and 800-tonnes, each with luffing jibs.
Tandem lift at DMM Port in KSA by Al Faris
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