Mammoet
The European Association of Abnormal Road Transport and Mobile Cranes hosted a free virtual event on April 22, highlighting prestigious achievements throughout the industry and confronting some of the major factors impacting the crane and specialized transport sector.
During the award ceremony, Mammoet received three awards Combined Techniques, Cranes Telescopic Lifting Capacity (>120 tons) and the Innovation End User award. The awards were designated to Mammoet based on its innovative solutions, project completion, and new and outstanding equipment, while complying with strict guidelines and maintaining safety standards.
Combined Techniques award
ESTA Award of Excellence 2021: ‘Combined Techniques’MammoetThe first award of the day was the Combined Techniques award, which Mammoet received for removing three steam generators and one pressurizer from a decommissioned nuclear power plant in Germany.
Crossing borders 15 April 2021
Earlier this year, changes to Germany’s VEMAGS online permit system came into effect. Could these changes hinder international competition? Sotiris Kanaris talks to ESTA Director Ton Klijn.
Despite most countries being part of the same Union, cross-border heavy transport in Europe is complex. This is because abnormal load transport regulation is decided by each national government, and there is a lack of coordination between them.
“The result is a plethora of rules, all set up and executed in national languages,” says Ton Klijn, director of the European mobile crane and special transport association ESTA.
The European directive 96/53 concerned with the harmonisation of road regulations just specifies the sizes and weights vehicles have to comply with. Anything exceeding that is left to national governments to regulate.
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Permit costs for heavy transport and abnormal loads in Germany look likely to increase by 130 per cent or more in the wake of controversial reforms of the country’s VEMAGS permitting system.