On 18 March 2024, the official tunnel breakthrough of the 2nd tube of the Karawanken Tunnel between Austria and Slovenia took place. This marks the completion of the tunnelling work on the 7.9 km long...
The World Tunnel Congress 2024 is right around the corner: It is going to be held from 19 to 25 April at Shenzhen World Exhibition & Convention Center, in Shenzhen, China. The congress will encompass...
On March 1, 2024, the World Tunnel Congress 2025 has stared the Call for Papers for its upcoming congress to be held in Stockholm from 9 to 15 May, 2025. The WTC 2025 is themed “Tunnelling Into a Sustainable Future”.
The Swedish Transport Authority has awarded Implenia the contract for planning and building the Ersmark Tunnel in northern Sweden. The project comprises a 1.6 km long tunnel between Fäboberget and...
On 13 June 2024, the 9th Rock Mechanics and Tunnelling Day will take place at the WBI Center in Weinheim (Germany). The conference will be organized by WBI GmbH, sponsored by the German Railway (DB...
The German family-owned company Webac-Chemie GmbH has been active in the construction chemicals industry worldwide for more than 40 years. Webac develops, produces and distributes high-quality...
Interview with Emil Nathanson, Innovation Manager at Herrenknecht AGMr. Nathanson, can you give us more details about the development process? How did you get to this idea and to its...
Directional steering of tunnel boring machines (TBMs) is a critical process involving the minimization of horizontal and vertical deviations from a designed tunnel alignment. Traditionally, TBM...
Production of the tunnel elements for the Fehmarnbelt Tunnel will be in full swing at the 150-hectare tunnel element factory in Rødbyhavn in 2024. Elements are being concreted on all production lines...
