Location: France
Fixed Link (tunnel) between Guernsey and Jersey, and also to France?
Stephen Whitham, head of department tunnels at international engineering firm Ramboll pitches their vision for the the inter-island tunnel plans at the Guernsey Institute of Directors’ January breakfast event. The Guernsey - Jersey - France tunnel is supposed to cost £2.6...Tags: England, France
NFM Technologies Workers Have Not Been Paid for Salaries. No TBM Orders, No Money
According to a local French press `Le Creusot`, French workers of Mühlhauser NFM are not happy because their salaries are not paid. French TBM company NFM was acquired by German tunneling company Mühlhauser short time ago. Afterwards Mühlhauser went into troubles declarin...Tags: France, Tunnel Boring Machines, TBM, Tunnel Boring Machine
Tragedy continues for Mühlhauser Tunneling Equipements (ex NFM Technologies) workers
When the French TBM company NFM was acquired by German tunneling company Mühlhauser a year ago, there was such a hope in the air. But shortly afterwards Mühlhauser went into troubles declaring bankruptcy. Later parts of Mühlhauser put on market for sale. Some months...Tags: France
TBM Marina launches for Grand Paris Express metro line
Tunnel boring machine (TBM) Marina begins her journey from the Arrighi shaft in Vitry-sur-Seine towards Créteil l'Echat station for the Grand Paris Express Line 15 South. Grand Paris Express project introduces four new lines (Lines 15, 16, 17 and 18) and also extends exist...Tags: France
French court turns the lights off for NFM Technologies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtUrtFV3Mww It is official. Commercial Court judge at Chalon officially pronounces the death of the Mühlhauser Tunneling Equipment company. The company is better known as the NFM Technologies. Once-famous French TBM company. Judge requires the com...Tags: France
Grand Paris Express' Variable Density Herrenknecht Tunnel Boring Machines
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1C03fOma6lY French contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics uses also Hybrid Herrenknecht TBMs for excavating the tunnels of the enormous Grand Paris Express project. They are hybrid because they are adjustable to work as an EPB (Earth Pressure Balance) or a Slurry t...Tags: France
Toulouse Metro contract Implenia
Toulouse Metro contract Implenia media releaseTags: France
Plans for a tunnel under Semnoz (Bassin annécien) is going away
Public is mostly against a tunnel under Semnoz. Now also the politicians forget about it. It is not in their agenda. It is fast becoming a forgotten plan. https://www.lemessager.fr/5699/article/2020-02-26/bassin-annecien-le-debut-de-la-fin-pour-le-tunnel-sous-le-semnozTags: france
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