The biggest tunnel boring machines (TBMs) in the southern
hemisphere are on their way to Melbourne, with an order now placed for the two
massive machines that will build the West Gate ...
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ISTT’s
36th Annual International No-Dig Conference and Exhibition is to be held on the
8-9 October 2018 at the Cape Town International Convention Centre (CTICC),
South ...
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AECOM and the
Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) have launched a unique apprenticeship
programme where apprentices gain experience in client, consultant and
contractor roles ...
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In response to c ontinued growth in the Central and South
American Raise Boring Machine s demand , TERRATEC has opened a dedicated new
office in Lima , Peru .
At the end of last year, ...
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In March 2018 the Salini-Impregilo Group will deliver, the DC Water and Sewer Authority the Anacostia River Tunnel project.
The Anacostia River Tunnel in Washington DC (USA) is part of the Clean ...
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Whilst improvement works and lengthy construction times can be tedious for commuters, the importance of keeping a tight check on transport tunnels is paramount. Within construction, usage, ...
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Breakthroughs While Breaking Ground: The First TBM Conveyor
Posted by The Robbins Company | Jan 16, 2018 | Hidden Underfoot
Modern Achievements
The 100th conveyor system has been refurbished ...
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The three major cities of Helsinki, Turku and Tampere form a
triangle of economic growth and expansion. The Finnish Transport Agency has
studied the prospects of passenger train traffic on the ...
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Register
today for the first innovative tunneling conference of 2018!
Space is limited and there will be no on-site registration, so don’t delay!
The 2018
George Fox Conference ...
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The twin tube road tunnels of South Port Said and North
Ismailia under Suez Canal have been completed. The tunnels, designed to link
the Sinai Peninsula more closely to the Egyptian heartland ...
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In Jilin, one of the three provinces of Northeast China, a
7.9 m (26 ft) Robbins Hard Rock Main Beam TBM has achieved another national
record for 7 to 8 meter (23 to 26 ft) machines! The machine ...
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The Alaskan
Way Viaduct Replacement Program is making great progress. The
contractor, Seattle Tunnel Partners, is finishing up construction of the
double-deck road along with ...
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RISE Research Institutes of Sweden and Efectis Group has
signed a mutual Memorandum of Understanding in order to jointly support
sustainable fire safety and fire research in society contributing ...
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At the border between the two provinces of Sichuan and Yunnan in China, the worlds largest underground hydroelectric power project is under construction. The Baihetan HEP will generate 16.000 MW ...
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Two 4.74m diameter hard rock double shield TBMs will
complete more than 15km of complex tunnelling for the Mae Tang-Mae
Ngad water diversion project, in Thailand.
Australian-based TBM ...
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The Zojila tunnel with a parallel escape tunnel has been approved
by the The Cabinet Committee on Economic
Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. The approval has
been ...
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On the 4th January 2018 the first works started
on the Rogfast project . This will be
the first tunnel built to replace the ferry service. The road tunnel will be long. The EUR1.73 ...
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In Oslo, true pioneers are working all out on one of the
next hard rock milestones in Scandinavia – the Follo Line. They are cracking
the Norwegian hard rock with massive high-tech TBMs from ...
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The contracts to build the biggest public transport project
in Victoria’s history and equip it with next-generation, high-capacity
signalling have been signed.
Contracts to deliver the $6 ...
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Over the next several weeks parts of the Purple Line
extension TBMs, built by Herrenknecht (Germany), will begin arriving by
Palabora and Integrity cargos from Rotterdam and Antwerp, at the ports ...
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The TBM Angeli being used for the Regional Connector
resurfaced on the 08 Dec 2017 at the future Grand Avenue Arts/Bunker Hill
Station. The TBM began digging the second tunnel on the project in ...
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CIFA have released their latest newsletter to read it please click https://www.cifa.com/static/nl/madeincifa/16/offline/download.pdf
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Join us on January 23, 2018 at the Graduate Center on the campus of City University in New York, NY. With its rich history of program excellence and ability to bring together some of the largest ...
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FCC has been recognised for the Geotechnical Specialist Innovation of the Year at the New Civil Engineer Tunnelling Awards 2017 for its work on the Bolaños tunnel on the Madrid-Galicia ...
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New Civil Engineer’s hugely popular Tunnelling Awards
returned for their eighth year today. Showcasing the very best in tunnelling
expertise the Tunnelling Awards are now firmly established ...
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MST Global
has recently acquired MISOM Technologies, based in Tucson, Arizona, for an
undisclosed fee. The move is a significant step in the progression of MST's
global digital transformation ...
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Posted by Desiree Willis | Nov 22, 2017 | From the Field
At any given time, Robbins TBMs are operating at dozens of
jobsites around the world. Our dedicated Field Service personnel ...
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In August 2017 the Victorian Government launched a campaign inviting naming suggestions for the five new underground stations being built as part of the Metro Tunnel Project. By the time the public ...
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On 26th November, a new record was set by a CREG TBM by
boring 1318.7 m/month, The Gripper TBM with 8.03 m boring diameter has reached
this new record while working on the Yinsong water supply ...
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MST Global (Mine Site Technologies; “MST”) provides fit
for purpose hardware combined with smart software solutions to support
productivity and safety processes in ...
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Since 2015, the international competition "the ITA
Tunnelling Awards" seeks and rewards the most ground-breaking
international innovation and outstanding projects in tunnelling and ...
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The Association of British Mining
Equipment Companies hosted its 7th Annual Conference with record numbers at the
Tankersley Manor near Barnsley on 16 November 2017.
Over 160 high profile ...
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ITACET Presidents address -
It is my great pleasure to announce that the ITACET Foundation and the IRF are joining their expertise to build a comprehensive programme of training sessions on ...
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Call for papers - 2 weeks left – P lease
note that call for papers closes December 1st, if you have not yet submitted
your abstract, now is the time to do so.
The first FIVE ...
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