VHCOA was established in 1998. Handling, supply and payments was highly disorganized in those days and Crane owners were few with plenty of Hurdles. Some enlightened Crane Owners visualised the need to organise themselves into an association to make concerted efforts to solve their own Hurdles. The result was the formation of"VISAKHAPATNAM HEAVY CRANE OWNERS ASSOCIATION” in 2015 and finally registered in 2016 at office of the registrar of Societies in Visakhapatnam. Registered under the Andhra Pradesh Societies registration Act 2001.