This and another crane were finished in late 2023 and were parked in the Wisconsin Heavy Fabrication docking lot until the ...

Nov. 14, a tugboat was seen near Manitowoc's two big blue cranes that have been waiting to be shipped since they were completed in 2023.

Two large blue cranes built in Manitowoc are being prepared for shipment to U.S. Navy shipyards. The 200-foot-tall cranes will be used to service submarine fleets in Washington state and Hawaii. These ...

The cranes are contracted for the US Navy and will be used in Naval shipyards, not on military boats.

Wisconsin Heavy Fabrication (formerly Broadwind) is contracted to make parts for two new cranes each year indefinitely.

MANITOWOC – No one knows just when those giant blue cranes manufactured in the heart of Manitowoc will begin their long journey to U.S. Navy shipyards. Many of you will remember “Big Blue,” the giant ...