57.5 kilometers will be the length of the twin-tube Mont Cenis Base Tunnel, which will become the heart of the new rail link between Lyon (France) and Turin (Italy). The Lyon-Turin…
Read moreGIPL, short for Gas Interconnection Poland-Lithuania, will go down in the history of Lithuania‘s energy independence as it will connect the Baltic gas market with the pan-European…
Read moreThe second Heinenoord Tunnel in the south of Rotterdam is a pilot project in order to gain experience in mechanized tunnelling in soft ground with high groundwater level – the…
Read moreTunneling with a 42° incline through rock requires experienced and courageous tunnelers and special safety features of the next cycle of technology on the TBM: The Herrenknecht…
Read moreThe world’s most powerful Raise Boring Rig, the RBR900VF manufactured by Herrenknecht, is in operation at BHP Billiton’s Olympic Dam mine in South Australia. The powerful Rig is…
Read moreA groundbreaking visionary mission Breakthrough by breakthrough, an efficient connection of the surrounding communities to the metro network of the French metropolis is being…
Read moreAfter Herrenknecht technology had already been used for the extension of the Athens metro lines 2 and 3 as well as the metro in Thessaloniki, experienced tunnel builders are now…
Read moreAngloAmerican currently develops a polyhalite mine in a sensitive local landscape, the North York National Park. To receive permission for mine development the company has to abide…
Read moreThe Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel Expansion project on the US east coast in Virginia will add much needed traffic capacities on the I-64 corridor between two thriving coastal port…
Read moreThe extension of line 11 of the "Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens" (RATP) leads from the previous terminus Mairie des Lilas to Rosny-sous-Bois on the north-eastern edge of…
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