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Work begins tearing down 1920s-era Eklutna River dam
Deconstructing the old dam wedged in an Eklutna River ravine begins this month, a megaproject to eventually help native salmon return to home waters. It takes the largest crane known to exist in Alaska to handle the job, McQueen said. Getting the crane to the work...
Alaska Business Monthly: Alaska Crane an Inspiration to the Oilfield Support Industry
Company enters market in downturn with new business model and equipment Alaska Business Monthly May 2016 www.akbizmag.com Special section Oil & Gas When one thinks of a fleet of cranes, one envisions a thriving economy, progress, construction, and the like. One...
CRANE magazine interviews Alaska Crane for feature on High-Capacity ATs
CRANE's April edition includes a feature story on AT cranes, and interviews Dave Myers, business development director for Alaska Crane. Alaska Crane recently took possession of the state's largest all-terrain in February - a Liebherr LTM 1500-8.1. "The AT isn't...
Alaska Crane opens North Slope Operations; takes delivery of two new Liebherr all-terrain cranes
Alaska Crane opens North Slope Operations; takes delivery of two new Liebherr all-terrain cranes, a LTM 1500-8.1; 8 axel 600 ton and a LTM 1220-5.2; 5 axel 265 ton cranes. Alaska Crane, headquartered in Anchorage, Alaska, has recently taken delivery of 2 new Liebherr...
C-130 on display at JBER gets a new paint job
A 76,000-pound Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” took to the air Thursday morning at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, but the plane can’t fly. A massive crane was used to raise the decommissioned C-130 from its pedestal at Heritage Park on JBER. "It’s the only one of its size...
Alaska Crane opens North Slope operation
In late October, Alaska Crane opened its North Slope operation, which is located in the region that contains the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska. The company works throughout the state with its fleet of lattice-boom crawler cranes and mobile cranes - many of which...
Alaska Crane provided cranes for U.S. Capitol’s “People’s Tree”
A 74-foot Lutz spruce tree is making its way from Alaska's Chugach National Forest to adorn the west lawn of the U.S. Capitol building, ferried along by more than half a million dollars in corporate donations. “The way that the Capitol Christmas Tree operates is with...
Alaska Crane receives two safety awards from SC&RA
In 2015, Alaska Crane received the honor of the "Crane and Rigging Safety Award" and the "Crane and Rigging Zero Accidents” by SC&RA. The Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) is an international trade association of more than 1,300 members...
It takes a big crane to handle a big job
"Making strides in reducing its dependence on diesel fuel, the southeast city of Sitka, Alaska, is providing affordable energy options for the island's 10,000 residents. The Blue Lake Expansion project included raising a more than 50-year-old dam by as much as 83 ft....