Petrobras prepares Gastau tunnelPetrobras has already contracted for a 6 m-diameter tunnelling machine in Germany for the excavation of the underground portion of the 98 km-long Gastau gas pipeline ...
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Twenty years of TerratecIn 1990, Tony Peach and Al Jones, after long experience working on projects around the world with The Robbins Company and its affiliates, decided to move to Australia. ...
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IPS Group New Year greetingsThe IPS group would like to extend best wishes for a Happy and Prosperous New Year to all our clients and personnel.As we embark on our 22nd year in business as an ...
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Terratec celebrates 20th anniversaryTerratec, the renowned Australian designer and manufacturer of TBMs, raise borers, and specialized tunnelling and mining systems, is celebrating its 20th ...
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Breakthrough at Gondar Station on Rome Metro B1On 03.12.2009 the 6.76m-diameter EPB TBM (odd track) entered the Gondar station of the B1 Metro line in Rome, having started its drive at Conca d'Oro ...
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Design approval for refurbishment of Fossino tunnelANAS has approved the design for A3 Salerno-Reggio Calabria motorway, km 148,800 - 153,400 section, between Fossino tunnel and Laino Borgo exit in ...
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Sandvik rigs score in Indian oil storage projectFour Sandvik DT 820 underground jumbo drill rigs are being used for the construction of India's first underground crude oil storage cavern, located at ...
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Intertunnel 2010 gains paceAs the only Italian exhibition dedicated exclusively to the tunnelling industry, Intertunnel is drawing some of the great names to Torino for 8-10th June, 2010. Palazzoli ...
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Breakthrough of Barritteri tunnel on the A3 Salerno-Reggio CalabriaOn 04.12.2009, the Consortium Salerno-Reggio Calabria, composed of Impregilo and Condotte, broke through the EUR105 million, 2.5 ...
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Hedinsfjardargong opening delayedAt the beginning of April, 2009, the last 40 m of the Hedinsfjardargong tunnel between Ólafsfjördur and Siglufjördur in north Iceland was blasted open. The tunnel ...
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New Zealand Rosedale sewer outfall holedThe 3.3 m-diameter EPB employed by McConnell Dowell on the 2.95 km-long Auckland Rosedale outfall has holed through into the prepared subaqueous shaft, some ...
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Robit Rocktools to sponsor tunnelbuilder.comFinland-based Robit Rocktools has gone from strength to strength since the company first became a tunnelbuilder advertiser. Now a major player in the ...
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IPS Group Tunnelling Department introduces Keith GillIPS Group is pleased to announce that Keith Gill has joined the company and is now representing the IPS Tunnelling Department in the United ...
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Sandvik rigs for Vietnam hydroThe Dakmi 4 hydro plant project in Vietnam experienced unforeseen severe rock conditions near the portal of the 3.37 km-long tailrace tunnel, requiring the driving of a ...
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BASF launches improved ecological tail sealantZurich-based BASF Construction Chemicals has launched a specially developed tail sealant with low ecological impact designed for open mode EPB and hard ...
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Herrenknecht breakthrough at BuettenbergOn 20.11.2009 the 2,500 t Herrenknecht TBM broke through on the first tube of the 1,230 m A5 Buettenberg tunnel on Biel bypass. It will now be moved to ...
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Breakthrough for Thessaloniki metroIn 2007, Attiko Metro of Athens awarded the EUR958 million contract for design, construction and commissioning of the 9.5 km Thessaloniki metro to an Italian-Greek ...
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RITCO joins tunnelbuilder.com Royal Industrial Technology Corporation, or RITCO, is the largest tunnel management engineering company in Korea, with 90% market share for roads tunnels of 1-5 km in ...
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Tunnel safety and security conferenceThe fourth international symposium on tunnel safety and security, ISTSS, will take place in Frankfurt, Germany from 17-19th March, 2010. Online registration is ...
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Thermal Ceramics Firemaster Fire protection for Faver tunnelCossi Costruzioni SpA will complete construction of the 1.2 km single-tube Faver tunnel on the SS 612 bypass in Val di Cembra in March, ...
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Robbins TBMs for MalaysiaSince the 1980s, Malaysia's capital Kuala Lumpur and surrounding areas have experienced rapid economic growth. The area sources most of its water from a network of local ...
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Breakthrough in Beles headrace tunnel in EthiopiaOn 08.11.2009 the 8.1 m-diameter SELI Double Shield/EPB Dual Mode TBM broke through the 12 km long Beles headrace tunnel in Ethiopia. The tunnel is ...
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World Tunnel Congress China 2010To be held in Shanghai, China on 04-05.03.2010, the World Tunnel Congress China 2010 promises to be an interesting event. Co-organized by Beijing Jiaotong University ...
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India-Nepal road link kicks offThe proposed 76.2 km-long, EUR 474 million fast highway between Kathmandu in Nepal and the Indian border at Birgunj has commenced construction under the direction of ...
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ZED - guiding the world's TBMs since 1975Based west of London, UK, just 30 minutes from Heathrow Airport, ZED Tunnel Guidance specializes in the manufacture of advanced guidance systems for tunnel ...
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Adtracker shows the way to successA year ago, tunnelbuilder adtracker was introduced to help fulfil our promise of maximum response for minimum cost throughout the recession. Our tunnelbuilder.com ...
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Finnfast crossing opensOn the 30.10.2009 the 8,372 m-long Finnfast crossing project on national road Rv 519 in south western Norway was opened to traffic. It consists primarily of a 5,685 m-long ...
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Robbins EPB for Chengdu MetroThe 11 million inhabitants of Chengdu, China will soon have a reduced commuting time thanks to an extensive new metro system. Chengdu Metro will have five lines ...
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Kjøsnesfjorden bypass opensOn 02.11.2009 the 3,250 m Kjøsnesfjorden bypass on RV5 between Hammarsgrovi and Stølsneset in Sogn og Fjordane region in Norway was opened, including the Støylsnes ...
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tunnelbuilder.com now in nine languagesThe latest version of Google translator is sufficiently technically accurate for us to be able to add six languages to our tunnelbuilder.com output. German, ...
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Cranes for operation in hazardous areasBritish company J D Neuhaus manufactures air-operated cranes for use in hazardous areas as standard. These include options for increased spark protection and ...
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Sustainable solutions from HerrenknechtHerrenknecht is presenting examples of innovative high-performance tunnelling technology on the German-Chinese Esplanade in Wuhan. Seven TBMs from the company ...
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Marche-Umbria quadrilateral scheme underwayOn 30.10.2009, Quadrilatero Marche-Umbria SpA approved the Foligno-Pontelatrave section of SS 77, which comprises 17.5 km of roadway in Umbria to ...
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Breakthrough in SharjahThe twin 1.2 km-long Difah-Shis road tunnels are nearing completion, with the eastbound tube breaking through on 01.10.2009 and the second tube due to hole out in ...
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Normet reforms in CanadaThe incorporation of Normet Canada Ltd increases to fifteen the number of countries in which Normet has a permanent presence. The new Canadian company will provide the ...
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Good progress on the Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high speed linkConstruction of the 5.5 km-long Eskoriatza-Aramaio section on the Vitoria-Bilbao-San Sebastian high-speed railway, of which 3.5 km is ...
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