Chinese-made green tunnel boring machine to be shipped to Italy in August

STORY: Chinese-made green tunnel boring machine to be shipped to Italy in August DATELINE: July 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:10 LOCATION: ZHENGZHOU, China CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the tunnel-boring machine 2. SOUNDBITE (Chinese): WU SHENGQUAN, Engineer of China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. STORYLINE: A tunnel-boring machine (TBM) with smart and green features is under production in Zhengzhou, capital of central China's Henan Province. The massive machine, weighing 2,300 tonnes and measuring 138 meters in length, is made by China Railway Engineering Equipment Group Co., Ltd. (CREG). It is expected to be transported to Italy in August. This tunnel boring machine is also equipped with continuous tunneling technology and rapid mold change technology, which greatly improves the tunneling efficiency and energy saving efficiency. The boring machine also uses energy-saving and dust removal technology to minimize the environmental impact of dust and noise emissions. SOUNDBITE (Ch

New icebreaker Shirase docks at home port in Yokosuka

New icebreaker Shirase docks at home port in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase docks at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 25. The 12,650-ton Shirase, Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, is 138 meters long and 28 meters wide, and has top-level icebreaking capabilities.

New icebreaker Shirase docks at home port in Yokosuka

New icebreaker Shirase docks at home port in Yokosuka

YOKOSUKA, Japan - The new icebreaker Shirase docks at the Maritime Self-Defense Force's base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on May 25. The 12,650-ton Shirase, Japan's fourth icebreaker for Antarctic expeditions, is 138 meters long and 28 meters wide, and has top-level icebreaking capabilities. (Kyodo)