REPLACING ROPE CRANES A few years ago the first E-Crane was installed in Desa Muara Kaman, Kota Bangun (situated where the Kedang Kepala and Mahakam River meet). Fast forward to May 2018, and another E-Crane installation is underway near Balikpapan on the Indonesian island of Kalimantan. To see this first E-Crane in operation please check out the following link: https://youtu.be/xYJuoDe4RMs The past week was used to ...

Training, Teaching, and Developing Oneself and Others… It has been a busy week at the E-Crane Academy with two groups of new students! The first group of four were future operators who came from the company Herbosch-Kiere for their self-propelled barge, the Albatros, equipped with a 1500 Series E-Crane.  The core activities for Herbosch-Kiere include maritime construction, demolition and heavy lifting. The second group consisted of two ...

Energy consumption and environmental impact are key when it comes to investment in new port equipment - in other words, the environmental impact of a port crane needs to be minimized. On the other hand, the cost associated with handling one ton of bulk material also has great importance, as this shows the economic feasibility. When handling difficult dry bulk materials as well as steel scrap, ...

With multiple successful operations throughout the world, E-Crane has proven to be a trusted, all-in-one solution for the coal handling industry.  E-Crane has been the ideal solution at many ports and terminals for barge loading and unloading, ship loading and unloading, and stockpiling.  While each project is different, the modular and flexible design of the E-Crane makes it ideal for any coal handling operation. USA Operations ...

Murray Energy, the largest underground coal mining company in the United States, has recently installed a new E-Crane for  handling fly ash at their facility near Moundsville, WV. Murray Energy produces about 65 million tons of coal annually,  providing reliable electric power to many customers. The new E-Crane is barge mounted, and unloads barges of fly ash, a coal  combustion byproduct. The fly ash is loaded ...

When cute furry cuddlies are too mainstream, E-Crane takes a furry friendship & adoption to the next level.... Rehabilitation Centre: Samboja LestariArrival Date: August 16, 2014Current Age: 7 yearsGender: FemaleCurrent Location: Forest School - Group 1 Background On 16 August 2014, Harriet - a timid young female Orangutan, aged 2, was rescued and handed over to Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOS) Foundation - an Indonesian non-profit ...

Going green is all the rage these days.  Manufactures of everything from cars and trucks to lawnmowers and bicycles are releasing ‘Electric’ models in the fast-growing segment, as public pressure mounts to preserve the environment and move away from fossil fuels.  But not everyone is new to the “Green Machine” format. E-Crane Worldwide, a Belgian-based supplier of cranes for heavy duty bulk and scrap handling applications, ...

E-Crane & North American Aggregate Project Approximately one year ago, E-Crane began discussions for a project with Weeks Marine in Cranford, NJ. Weeks is a family owned marine construction and dredging company founded in 1919. A subsidiary operation called North American Aggregates (NAA) mines sand from the Ambrose Navigation Channel with a trailing suction dredge called “ELEANOR” for ready mix and asphalt customers in the tri-state ...

Our first 2000 Series E-Crane began as a large capacity crawler ship unloader in the USA, was transformed into the high precision Block Buster in the Netherlands, and is now working as an E-Dredger in the Caspian Sea. [/one_half_last] As this E-Crane is now entering it’s third life, it remains in very good condition. The E-Crane underwent some preventative overhaul work in order to get it ...