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Global Tunneling Project References & Breakthroughs

Discover our successful underground excavation projects worldwide, including metro tunnels, river-crossing shields, and mountain water diversions.

Global Equipment Footprint & Project Network

GLOBAL EQUIPMENT FOOTPRINT & PROJECT NETWORK

Dynamic Export Flow Routes from China Heavy Manufacturing HQ to 30+ Nations

1,700+ TBMs Exported
FijiTanzaniaW. SaharaCanadaUnited States of AmericaKazakhstanUzbekistanPapua New GuineaIndonesiaArgentinaChileDem. Rep. CongoSomaliaKenyaSudanChadHaitiDominican Rep.RussiaBahamasFalkland Is.NorwayGreenlandFr. S. Antarctic LandsTimor-LesteSouth AfricaLesothoMexicoUruguayBrazilBoliviaPeruColombiaPanamaCosta RicaNicaraguaHondurasEl SalvadorGuatemalaBelizeVenezuelaGuyanaSurinameFranceEcuadorPuerto RicoJamaicaCubaZimbabweBotswanaNamibiaSenegalMaliMauritaniaBeninNigerNigeriaCameroonTogoGhanaCôte d'IvoireGuineaGuinea-BissauLiberiaSierra LeoneBurkina FasoCentral African Rep.CongoGabonEq. GuineaZambiaMalawiMozambiqueeSwatiniAngolaBurundiIsraelLebanonMadagascarPalestineGambiaTunisiaAlgeriaJordanUnited Arab EmiratesQatarKuwaitIraqOmanVanuatuCambodiaThailandLaosMyanmarVietnamNorth KoreaSouth KoreaMongoliaIndiaBangladeshBhutanNepalPakistanAfghanistanTajikistanKyrgyzstanTurkmenistanIranSyriaArmeniaSwedenBelarusUkrainePolandAustriaHungaryMoldovaRomaniaLithuaniaLatviaEstoniaGermanyBulgariaGreeceTurkeyAlbaniaCroatiaSwitzerlandLuxembourgBelgiumNetherlandsPortugalSpainIrelandNew CaledoniaSolomon Is.New ZealandAustraliaSri LankaChinaTaiwanItalyDenmarkUnited KingdomIcelandAzerbaijanGeorgiaPhilippinesMalaysiaBruneiSloveniaFinlandSlovakiaCzechiaEritreaJapanParaguayYemenSaudi ArabiaAntarcticaN. CyprusCyprusMoroccoEgyptLibyaEthiopiaDjiboutiSomalilandUgandaRwandaBosnia and Herz.MacedoniaSerbiaMontenegroKosovoTrinidad and TobagoS. SudanDubaiParisSwinoujscieSingaporeNapoli / LonatoKveshetiMoscowIstanbulRiyadhBogotaJakartaMelbourneSao PauloVancouverCHINA HQ (ZHENGZHOU BASE)

Dubai, United Arab Emirates

TBM Project Route

Model Deployed: 2x Ø11.05m Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBMs

Breakthrough: Dubai Deep Stormwater Drainage Tunnel (927.2m max monthly advance record)

Client: Dubai Municipality / BESIX - FGV JVRoute Active
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Featured Engineering Breakthroughs

Dubai Deep Stormwater Drainage Tunnel Project

Role / Supply: EPB TBM Manufacturing, Launch & Field Assembly Guidance
Client / Contractor: Dubai Municipality / BESIX - FGV JV
Location / Project: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
TBM Model Used: 2x Ø11.05m Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBMs
Project Timeline: 2020 - 2023
Key Breakthrough Metric

Achieved a maximum monthly advance rate of 927.2 meters across 10.2 km of deep storm drainage tunneling under harsh sandstone/limestone strata.

Grand Paris Express Metro Line Expansion

Role / Supply: EPB Shield TBM Design, Segment Erection & Field Supervision
Client / Contractor: Société des Grands Projets / Salini Impregilo (Webuild) JV
Location / Project: Paris, France
TBM Model Used: 2x Ø9.86m Earth Pressure Balance (EPB) TBMs
Project Timeline: 2021 - 2024
Key Breakthrough Metric

Successfully excavated 11.2 km of dense urban subway tunnels with a best monthly progress of 451 meters under high water-table Paris clay.

Poland Swinoujscie Subsea Road Tunnel

Role / Supply: High Hydrostatic Pressure Slurry Shield TBM & Slurry Treatment Plant
Client / Contractor: Generalna Dyrekcja Dróg Krajowych i Autostrad (GDDKiA) / PORR JV
Location / Project: Swinoujscie, Poland
TBM Model Used: 1x Ø13.46m Large-Diameter Slurry Shield TBM
Project Timeline: 2020 - 2022
Key Breakthrough Metric

Completed 1.48 km subsea road tunnel beneath Swina Strait with 320 meters maximum monthly advance under 4.0 bar water pressure.

Singapore LTA Metro Network Expansion

Role / Supply: Multi-Line Bulk TBM Supply, Refurbishment & Warehouse Support
Client / Contractor: Singapore Land Transport Authority (LTA)
Location / Project: Singapore
TBM Model Used: 37 TBMs (26 EPB, 10 Slurry, 1 Rectangular Jacking Machine)
Project Timeline: 2018 - 2025
Key Breakthrough Metric

Deployed 37 TBMs across 24 projects including Thomson East Coast Line, Circle Line, and 13 TBMs for Cross Island Line Phase 1 & 2.

Italy High-Speed Railway Alpine Tunnels

Role / Supply: EPB & Dual-Mode (EPB/Open) TBM Supply
Client / Contractor: RFI / Webuild / Cepav Due / Consorzio Hirpinia AV
Location / Project: Lonato / Napoli / Sicily, Italy
TBM Model Used: 13 TBMs (Diameters from Ø9.16m to Ø13.46m)
Project Timeline: 2021 - 2026
Key Breakthrough Metric

Delivered 13 heavy TBMs for complex Alpine & Apennine geology, featuring dual-mode EPB/Open conversion for fractured limestone and high-pressure clay.

Georgia Kvesheti-Kobi Mountain Highway Tunnel

Role / Supply: Super-Large Single Shield TBM Manufacturing & Technical Support
Client / Contractor: Ministry of Regional Development and Infrastructure of Georgia
Location / Project: Kvesheti - Kobi, Georgia
TBM Model Used: 1x Ø15.08m Single Shield Hard Rock TBM
Project Timeline: 2021 - 2024
Key Breakthrough Metric

Bored an 8.86 km mountain highway tunnel through tough basalt and shale rock with a record monthly advance of 410 meters.