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MAJOR earthquake strikes near Norwegian VOLCANIC island in Arctic Sea with 6.8 magnitude
Express   09 November 2018   Norway   Jan Mayen  
An earthquake has hit the Arctic Ocean near Jan Mayen (Image: GETTY)
<p>A STRONG earthquake has hit by a Norwegian volcanic island called Jan Mayen in the Arctic Ocean, measuring 6.8 on the Richter Scale.<br />The quake took place 10km deep and 722km from Akureyri, Iceland.There is no yet known information of whether the quake ...
Norway to build world’s tallest timber building
highways.today   10 December 2017   Norway  
Norway to build world’s tallest timber building
<p>&ldquo;Mj&oslash;st&aring;rnet&rdquo; will be more than 80 metres tall and stand 30 metres higher than what is today considered the world&rsquo;s tallest timber building. &ldquo;Mj&oslash;st&aring;rnet sets new standards for timber constructions. The building ...
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Norway authorities take measures to start landslide at Mannen mountain
thelocal.no   17 October 2017   Norway  
The high-risk section of the Mannen mountain. Photo: Torstein Bøe / NTB scanpix
<p>Geologists in Norway are pumping water at the Mannen mountain in Romsdalen in an effort to initiate a landslide.</p> <p>Oncoming winter conditions may make the landslide impossible if the measure is not successful in the coming days, reports NRK.</p> <p>The ...
Norway may build the world's first tunnel for ships
Business Insider   16 March 2017   Norway   Europe  
A rendering of the Stad Ship Tunnel in Norway_Norwegian Coastal Administration
<p>Stretching over 15 miles, Norway's Lærdal Tunnel has been the longest road tunnel in the world since it was built in the 1990s. <br><br>Now, the country is trying to construct the world's first tunnel for ships — which would see between 70 and 120 vessels ...
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WTC 2017
WTC 2017   24 February 2017   Norway   Bergen  
WTC 2017
<p>The Norwegian Tunnelling Society (NFF) welcomes you to the World Tunnelling Congress and the ITA &ndash; AITES General Assembly in Bergen, Norway.<br />Already now you should add this important event to your calendar from June 9th to June 15th 2017.</p ...
Skanska wins Norwegian hydro plant
The construction index   26 September 2016   Norway   Europe  
The project will use an existing intake dam
<p>Skanska has signed a NOK657m (£62m) contract to build a hydropower plant in the municipalities of Sel and Vågå in Norway.</p><p>The project for client Eidsiva Vannkraft involves about 12km of tunnelling work, construction of the power station and transformer ...
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Norway wants to build the world's first underwater floating tunnel for £19 billion
Business Insider UK   22 August 2016   Norway   Norwegian Sea  
The floating underwater tunnel would consist of two 4,000-foot-long, curved concrete tubes, submerged 66 feet below the surface of the Norwegian Sea.
<p>The Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA) has proposed the world's first underwater floating tunnel, which would be submerged in the Norwegian Sea. It is predicted to cost $25 billion (around £19 million) to build, according to Wired.</p>
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Contract award for construction site work and onshore facility for power supply to the Johan Sverdrup field
<p>Statoil has, on behalf of the Johan Sverdrup partners, awarded Aibel in Norway the contract for construction of the converter station at Haugsneset and required construction site work for land-based power supply to the field.<br />This is an engineering, ...
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Key $1.1 billion TBM tunnel contract is awarded for Norway’s Follo Line project
Tunneling Journal   06 March 2015   Norway   Oslo  
Follo tunnel alignment
<p>The Norwegian National Rail Administration, announced on March 03, that a Joint Venture of Acciona Infraestructuras SA and Ghella SpA has been awarded the main $1.1 billion TBM tunnel contract for the Follo Line Project. It is the largest railway contract ...
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