The course includes classes on connections, stresses, hydraulics, lift design, cranes, derricks, ... one of 20 instructors comprising a who's who of the lifting, rigging and heavy-haul worlds.

maximum combined lifting capacity: GLOBAL CRANE AND RIGGING FIRMS 1. Mammoet, Netherlands 2. Sarens, Belgium 3. ALE, United Kingdom 4. ... the heavy-lift derricks (HLD) ...

It wouldn't be shocking for a heavy lift to cost well over $100,000 and perhaps as much as $150,000, depending on the job, according to the Alabama State Port Authority, which sets the rates.