WORLD NEWS
AEM chairman Rich Goldsbury, AEM president Dennis
Slater, and the AEM DC staff welcomed industry
colleagues to the opening of its new offices on 30 July.
“We had an excellent turnout and were excited
to host our industry partners, friends, and AEM DC
representatives at our new office location,” said Slater.
“We want our new office to raise the profile of our
association and be the gathering place for industry
ideas and actions to support our industry sector here in
Washington.”
Guests included key customer group leaders who
took the time to visit and talk about key issues such
as trade, tariffs, and infrastructure. The Open House
featured a decorated room of Wisconsin memorabilia
and ‘Taste of Wisconsin’ snacks and refreshments.
AEM members are encouraged to visit the new AEM
office at 1300 I Street, NW, on any future trip to the
nation’s capital.
Nepal’s first tunnel boring machine
(TBM), a 5.06m-diameter Robbins
Double Shield, is living up to the
nation’s high expectations. The
TBM, supplied in summer 2017
for the Bheri Babai Diversion
Multipurpose Project (BBDMP),
recently bored over 1 000m
in one month and has been
averaging an impressive 800m
per month. The project is owned
by the Government of Nepal’s
Department of Irrigation (DOI)
and operated by contractor China
Overseas Engineering Group Co.
Ltd Nepal Branch (COVEC Nepal).
The decision to use a TBM for
the BBDMP project — designated
by the government as one of
Nepal’s 11 National Pr