2008: Images of the Year in Construction, ENR-31.Dec.08
Best of the Best Finalists,
ENR
US:
Contractor claims delays add $485 million to cost of power plant, ENR-30.Dec.08
Ten Minutes with Howard
Hill on the Investigation of the I-35W Bridge Collapse in Minneapolis,
ENR-30.Dec.08
Bulgaria
Govt Freezes Trakiya Highway Construction at EC's Insistence,
Novinite-30.Dec.08
Contract awarded in $12bn Saudi
project, Arabian Business-30.Dec.08,
Saudi
Aramco, Total take first step towards joint Jubail refinery and
petrochemical complex, AME Info-29.Dec.08
GCC
looks to ward off crisis through public spending, Construction Week
Online-29.Dec.08
Turkish
Building industry shrinks 4.3 percent, Hurriyet-29.Dec.08
Railway to connect
Central Asia
in 2011,
Press TV-28.Dec.08
Northern Cyprus airport
for sale, Hurriyet-27.Dec.08
Turkey becomes 3rd largest overseas project contractor,
People's Daily Online-26.Dec.08
Saudi Arabia Budget 2009, Global Investment House-25.Dec.08
Green light given for Saudi airports
plan, Arabian Business-25.Dec.08
Parsons/Fluor
Protests DOE Contract to URS-led Team at Savannah River, ENR-24.Dec.08
Turkey:
GYODER projections, Hurriyet-24.Dec.08
Bahrain
real estate prices 'to fall up to 25% in 2009', Arabian Business-24.Dec.08
AFP: Gas exporting states agree Qatar-based 'gas OPEC', Google-23.Dec.08
ADB Review
December 2008-23.Dec.08
Austria:
Public Procurement Act Amended to Implement Remedies Directive, ILO-23.Dec.08
Germany suspends Turkish dam funding
on enviromental concerns, Hurriyet-23.Dec.08
Kuwait
to maintain oil investment strategy, AME Info-23.Dec.08
UAE 'presses ahead' with oil projects, Arabian Business-23.Dec.08
Burundi
and Rwanda awarded road grant, International Construction-23.Dec.08
ADB to Help Clean Up PRC's Third Largest
River Basin, ADB-22.Dec.08
Egypt
awards nuclear power contract, The National-22.Dec.08
A study on
'Energy Sector' in Dubai, AME Info-20.Dec.08
Top construction stories in 2008,
Construction Europe-19.Dec.08
Interbeton
wins Yas Island contract, International Construction-18.Dec.08
Berger/Hill Joint Venture
Awarded Major Contract by Qatar Project Management Company, Market
Watch-18.Dec.08
Building concrete dreams, The National-18.Dec.08
Major Breakthrough Announced With iCrete's
Patented 100-Year Durable Concrete Mixes for All Infrastructure
Including Road Systems, Bridges, Ports and Dams, Market Watch-17.Dec.08
Siemens
to pay €1bn as corruption inquiry closes, Times Online-16.Dec.08
Year summary 2008:
Warsaw primary market,
Reas-16.Dec.08
Azerbaijan:
Orujali Hajiyev “Decision has been passed to halt construction in 281
facilities up to now”, APA-16.Dec.08
Korean Building Companies Rack Up Orders Overseas, Chosun-15.Dec.08
First GCC trade accord signed with
Singapore, Gulf News-15.Dec.08
NDY
works on Dubai's Nakheel Tower, eyes Abu Dhabi and Qatar, Business
24/7-15.Dec.08
Brazilian construction firm sacks 3,700 employees in Ecuador,
Xinhuanet-12.Dec.08
Slowdown in Growth, Difficult Year Ahead for
Developing Asia, Says ADB, ADB-11.Dec.08
S.Arabia:
Saline Water Conversion Corporation signs contracts to implement
privatization and restructuring, AME Info-11.Dec.08
Construction of US$ 3 billion
Bahrain-Qatar causeway to start in January,
International Construction-11.Dec.08,
Work on world's longest bridge to start in
Jan, Arabian Business-10.Jan.08
Irish contractors try to impose 10% pay cut on 200,000 workers,
Contract Journal-10.Dec.08
MENA growth in 2009 to slow to 3.9% - World Bank, Arabian
Business-10.Dec.08
The sun is still shining on Africa, Easier-10.Dec.08
Carillion: now £50m a year of cost savings from Alfred
McAlpine, Contract Journal-10.Dec.08
ADB to Help Expand Rail Network in Less-Developed Areas in Western
PRC, ADB-09.Dec.08
Astaldi-led group to build Golden Horn bridge, Reuters-09.Dec.08
Nakheel
plans new offshore "blue" development, International Construction-09.Dec.08
Nigeria:
$8.3bn rail project: When Reps visited China,
Tribune-09.Dec.08
Ghana To Get Russia-Libya Joint Venture Power Plant, Graphic
Ghana-09.Dec.08
Enel
hold hydro, renewables in new 'green power' unit, Water Power-09.Dec.08
Global CEOs launch first-ever anti-corruption campaign on YouTube,
WEForum-08.Dec.08
'Ready to Go' Highway Projects' Total Triples, to $64 Billion, ENR-08.Dec.08
Obama wows to rebuild USA,
International Construction &
Wall Street Invests In Obama's Plan: The President-elect's massive
infrastructure program sends materials stocks soaring, Forbes-08.Dec.08
Cembureau concerns over carbon trading
plans, Construction Europe-08.Dec.08
EDF Energies Nouvelles invests in Turkey, Reuters-08.Dec.08
Bahrain to get $1bn monorail, Arabian Business-08.Dec.08
Dubai Municipality must fess up to accident
figures, says industry, Construction Week Online-08.Dec.08
Russia pledges to build gas pipeline through Serbia by 2015 for
400 Million Euros, Today's Zaman-07.Dec.08
Into the red;
With peak oil but a distant memory,
what does sub-$50 crude mean for Gulf
economies?, Arabian Business-07.Dec.08
Saudi Arabia
may be the next best thing to a sure bet, Construction
Week Online-06.Dec.08
Pakistan: Eleven firms
seek pre-qualification to tender for Basha Dam,
The News-06.Dec.08
Guidelines issued after fatal Fujairah accident,
Construction Week Online-06.Dec.08
Commission finances over
€1,7 billion of railway projects, Construction Europe-05.Dec.08
Clean Future for World's Dirtiest River, ADB-05.Dec.08
China's
tallest building breaks ground, International Construction-05.Dec.08
Costa Rican Contractor Low Bidder For Panama
Canal Dry Excavation, ENR-05.Dec.08
TRAXX Locomotive Contract for Bombardier-05.Dec.08
We are faced with
'catastrophic and irreversible' climate damage, warns IEA, Water
Power-04.Dec.08
Using Sustainable Concrete in the Western
United States, ENR-04.Dec.08
Dig, tunnel, repeat-05.Dec.08,
SK Engineering Consortium
wins $1 bln Turkey order, Hurriyet-04.Dec.08
Fox River clean-up costs could be circa US600 M, Dredging News Online-04.Dec.08
Dubai Speculators Quit as Lending Drought Bursts Desert Bubble,
Bloomberg-04.Dec.08
Libyan
railway expansion, International Construction-04.Dec.08
Environmental
concerns as Ghana's Bui Dam starts construction, International
Construction-04.Dec.08
US: Housing Prices Continue to Decline Nationwide, Global
Insight-03.Dec.08
Voters Approve Billions For Systems, But It’s Still No Gravy Train,
ENR-03.Dec.08
Factory Workers Build Plants, Then Ship Them to Jobsites,
ENR-03.Dec.08
Atlas Copco expects infrastructure boost, International Construction-03.Dec.08
Citigroup acquires Spain’s Itinere Infraestructuras,
Construction Europe-03.Dec.08
Gulf petrochemical giants not dismayed by industry downturn &
Funding could slow down, Gulf News-03.Dec.08
Daewoo Engineering
wins $610.6 mln order from Qatar,
Reuters-03.Dec.08
Qatar, Honam $2.6 Bln Petchem JV delayed-source, Hemscott-03.Dec.08
Dubai: Trump Tower put on hold, International Construction-03.Dec.08
Kuwait real estate sales plummet 56%, Arabian Business-03.Dec.08
Eyes Wide Shut &
The fantasy of iconography, Construction Week
Online-03.Dec.08
GDF Suez completes construction of Sao Salvador, Water Power-03.Dec.08
ADB loan for Afghanistan's road network, International
Construction-03.Dec.08
Construction to drive RP growth in fourth quarter, GMA News-03.Dec.08
Waiting for change for the US housing market, Global Property
Guide-02.Dec.08
Energy cooperation in the
Mediterranean - What
is the European Commission doing?, Wordpress-02.Dec.08
Strabag revenues and profits rise, Construction Europe-02.Dec.08
Dubai: Revised plans for $95bn Satwa plan 'early in 2009',
Arabian Business-02.Dec.08
Qatar: Contracts signed for New Doha Port, Dredging News
Online-02.Dec.08
India: Hazira Port to build US$500 M Multi-cargo Terminal,
Dredging News Online-02.Dec.08
Galfar, Vale ink RO18.5m deal for civil works in Sohar,
Times of Oman-02.Dec.08
Companies facing Saudization jobs crackdown, Arabian Business-02.Dec.08
Jacobs takes US architect to High Court over Qatar project
dispute, CN Plus-02.Dec.08
GE gets USD 1 billion contract from Sonelgaz, Steel Guru-01.Dec.08
CECE lobbies Europe on € 200 billion stimulus plan, Construction
Europe-01.Dec.08
Kenya says discussing
new $3.5 bln port with Qatar, Reuters,
Qatar Will Fund $3.5 Billion Port in
Lamu, Kenya, Bloomberg,
Kibaki
presents 3.5 billion dollars for Port Proposal, KBC-01.Dec.08
Invitation for EoI for Consultancy Services for Chisinau Airport
Modernisation II, Moldova, EBRD-01.Dec.08
Dubai: Property correction sooner, steeper than anticipated,
Damac Chief eyes real estate recovery in 2010,
$2.4bn plan revealed for Ras Al Khaimah, Arabian Business-01.Dec.08
Real estate crash hits Spain hard, Peninsula-30.Nov.08
Nakheel cuts 500 jobs-30.Nov.08,
World's Tallest Tower Plan 'will not be delayed', Arabian Business-27.Nov.08
Plutonic Power, GE submit bids for Canadian hydro
projects, Water Power-28.Nov.08
KSA real estate market seen as a Gulf powerhouse, Construction
Week Online-28.Nov.08
$2.4bn deal is shot in the arm for Leighton shares, Arabian
Business-27.Nov.08
GCC Inflation-Turming Around, Global Investment House-27.Nov.08
Public and Private Sector Cooperation to Combat Corruption in the
Asia-Pacific, ADB-26.Nov.08
EBRD economies to slow in 2009, but growth remains, Construction
Europe-26.Nov.08
Web exclusive: Construction of the Greater São Paulo Beltway,
International Construction-26.Nov.08
Saudi plans $40bn Red Sea coast revamp, Arabian Business-26.Nov.08
Peab improves sales and profits, Construction Europe-26.Nov.08
Who hears Horton?-25.Nov.08 &
Horton trumped by TARP, Forbes-25.Nov.08
Abu Dhabi investing $270b in growth, Gulf News-25.Nov.08
Qatar Infrastructure Report 2008-Companiesandmarkets.com adds new
report, PR-inside-25.Nov.08
Technopromexport signs JV for African hydro, energy projects,
Water Power-25.Nov.08
Eight construction bosses on their plans to beat the downturn,
Constract Journal-25.Nov.08
Bids invited for Broadlands hydro project, Sri Lanka, Water
Power-25.Nov.08
Brazil needs to spend US$ 43 billion to prepare for 2014 FIFA
World Cup, International Construction-24.Nov.08
ADB agrees US$ 300 million loan to China's railway sector,
International Construction-24.Nov.08
Construction Boom Tops Us$3.4 Trillion In Gulf Projects And Almost
US$4.4 Trillion Across MENA; Big 5 PMV Opens In Dubai As New
Research Highlights Scale Of Regional Development, Middle East Events-23.Nov.08
3 contracts awarded
to develop Saudi airports, Construction Week Online-23.Nov.08
GCC 'better placed' to deal with global crisis, oil fall,
Business 24/7-23.Nov.08
Up to 100 Omniyat jobs at risk, Arabian Business-23.Nov.08
First three quarters dismal for GCC cement makers, Gulf News-22.Nov.08
$60bn Ajman City project could be delayed, Arabian Business-21.Nov.08
CAREC Program Adopts Ambitious
Transport, Trade, and Energy Plans, 21.Nov.08, &
Afghanistan, Uzbekistan and ADB Sign Memorandum of
Understanding for Railway Transport Cooperation, ADB-20.Nov.08
Yearly Highway Funds Dropped 9%, Adding to Road Finance Worries, ENR-20.Nov.08
Atomstroyexport
Hopes to Win Turkish Npp Tender, iStockAnalyst-20.Nov.08
Nakheel to scale back projects, Construction Week Online-20.Nov.08
Developer puts new projects on hold amid global crisis
&
Sama Dubai
reviews projects amid global crisis, Arabian Business-20.Nov.08
Abu Dhabi
developers change focus to suit economic constraints, AME Info-20.Nov.08
80% of refinery projects face cancellation, report warns,
Construction Week Online-18.Nov.08
Credit squeeze grips
Dubai real estate, AME Info-18.Nov.08
China tunnel collapse traps many, Al Jazeera-16.Nov.08
'New Silk Road' to Link Europe, Asia, ADB-13.Nov.08
All Sectors Go Negative Next Year As A Real
Recession Rattles Markets, ENR-12.Nov.08
China unveils US$ 586
billion "Economic stimulus plan", International Construction-12.Nov.08
Panama Canal
expansion, International Construction-12.Nov.08
Obama the perfect choice for
alternative energy, Future Fuels ME-12.Nov.08
A Road Map Launched for Cleaner Fuels and
Vehicles in Asia, ADB-12.Nov.08
Dynamic Tower architect awarded top
accolade, Future Fules ME-12.Nov.08
Property prices in Burj Dubai tumble up to 50% - report, Arabian
Business-12.Nov.08
Steel prices in UAE
rise as Turkey hikes rates by 50 per cent, Business 24/7-12.Nov.08
Doheny plans Georgia hydro investment, Water Power-12.Nov.08
Argentinean water projects receive US$ 200 million in financing,
International Construction-11.Nov.08
Balkan Pipeline may be delayed- CEO, Guardian-11.Nov.08
Project financing 'virtually impossible' in current climate &
Committee to decide on future Dubai property projects, Arabian
Business-11.Nov.08
AfDB approves Niger Valley multi-purpose dam funds, Water
Power-11.Nov.08
World's largest smelter plan still on track, says CEO, Arabian
Business-10.Nov.08
Libya to host $5
billion energy hub, AFP-09.Nov.08
Owner of collapsed Haiti school arrested; 88 dead, ENR-09.Nov.08
Dubai crane collapses onto major downtown highway
, Hindu &
Dubai crane Accident in pictures, Arabian Business-09.Nov.08
Many More A/E Firm Leaders Turning to Outsourcing Overseas,
ZweigWhite-07.Nov.08
US: Unions Look Forward to Obama’s Promised Project Agreement
Order, ENR-07.Nov.08
Fluor flies, Forbes-07.Nov.08
GCC steel demand to ‘remain robust’ despite global crisis,
Gulf Times-07.Nov.08
Port Said masterplan ready for investors, Dredging News Online-07.Nov.08
OPEC funding approved for Golan Gol, Water Power-07.Nov.08
Brazilian Firm Odebrecht Under Fire in Venezuela, ENR-06.Nov.08
Sustainibility in focus at CEDA Dredging Days, Dredging News Online-07.Nov.08
Veidekke third quarter profits hit, Construction Europe-06.Nov.08
Lemminkäinen profits down in third quarter, Construction
Europe-06.Nov.08
Regional grid will be ready by 2010: official, Gulf Times-06.Nov.08
Property prices on Palm Jebel
Ali fall by up to 40%, Arabian Business-06.Nov.08
$60 oil 'key to GCC economies' amid global crisis, Arabian
Business-06.Nov.08
The global financial crisis and the Gulf Arab economies: what
crisis?, Daily Star-06.Nov.08
GLDD reports 2008 Third Quarter results-06.Nov.08 &
BOSKALIS maintains profit outlook, Dredging News Online-05.Nov08
World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms,
WTO-05.Nov.08
Turkey: TAEK requests clarification from sole nuclear plant
bidder, Today's Zaman-06.Nov.08
World trade slipped to 6 per cent growth in 2007, WTO report confirms,
WTO-05.Nov.08
US 2008
Elections: Democrats Face Tough Road Ahead; Growing
federal budget deficit will limit scope of new spending initiatives,
ENR-05.Nov.08
Hudson Rail Tunnel Cost Estimated at $8.7B ; Hike
Reflects Potential Inflation, ENR-05.Nov.08
Siemens Books EU1 Billion Provision for Bribery Cases,
Bloomberg-05.Nov.08
2010 recovery for UK tool rental, International Rental-05.Nov.08
Madeira Transmission Link auction moved, Water Power-05.Nov.08
Dubai's first Rotating Tower Project, Arabian Business-05.Nov.08
Nigeria Halts China Railway Firm In Its Tracks, Forbes-04.Nov.08,
China Railway Construction
Slumps on $8.3 Bln Project, Bloomberg-04.Nov.08
Florida Awards Groundbreaking Highway Contract,
ENR-04.Nov.08
Skanska profits drop, Construction Europe-04.Nov.08
Fluor
spent $270,202 to lobby
government in 3Q, Forbes-04.Nov.08
Adgas taps KBR for Das Island project, Pipeline-04.Nov.08
EU energy chief visits Turkey, Azerbaijan on Nabucco talks,
World Bulletin-04.Nov.08
Reaching for the stars, Arabian Business-03.Nov.08
U.S. Economy
Shows Signs Of Lifelessness, Forbes-03.Nov.08
Conoco to push on with UAE Sour Gas
Project, Reuters-03.Nov.08
Major Mexican contract awarded to JAN DE NUL, Dredging News
Online-03.Nov.08
Kazakhstan starts transporting oil by
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline, Itar-Tass-03.Nov.08
Dubai house
prices surge, while rental growth slows, Arabian Business-03.Nov.08
Saudi Readymix to
supply nearly one million cubic meters of concrete to Jabal Omar mega
project, AME Info-02.Nov.08
Vancouver Port Expansion, International Construction-31.Oct.08
YIT feels Russian residential dip, International Construction-31.Oct.08
New scaffold advice highlights ‘collective' safety measures, Access
International-31.Oct.08
Turkey
Petrochemicals Report Q4 2008 &
Turkey Power
Report Q3 2008, PR-inside-30.Oct.08
The Zweig Letter Announces 2008 Hot Firm
List of Fastest-Growing Architecture, Engineering, and Environmental
Firms-29.Oct.08
Aecon records
best ever quarter, International Construction-29.Oct.08
Bahrain: Three
dead in scaffolding collapse, Construction Week Online-29.Oct.08
&
Bahrain company faces legal action after site
deaths, Arabian Business-29.Oct.08
Watch Saeed Ahmed Saeed, CEO, Limitless, AME
Info-29.Oct.08
Construction growth to slow to +2% in 2009,
International Construction-28.Oct.08
China plans
US$ 292 billion rail investment, International Construction-28.Oct.08
'Gulf
not immune to financial turmoil'; US Treasury to meet with Gulf
SWFs, Arabian Business-28.Oct.08
Middle East Water
treatment projects valued at $100bn, AME Info-27.Oct.08
Dubai, Abu Dhabi
property sales at near standstill, Arabian Business-26.Oct.08
Nikken Sekkei
launches green designs in the Gulf region, Arabian Business-26.Oct.08
Pentagon Rebukes Firm for Poor Electrical Work, ENR-25.Oct.08
Nakheel Tower overcomes design issues, Construction Week
Online-25.Oct.08
DOT Releases $679 Million for Roads, Bridges, ENR-24.Oct.08
Young engineer faces threats, warlords in effort to rebuild Kandahar,
ENR-24.Oct.08
Vietnam:
Cavico tunnel progress at Dasiat, Ta Trach, Water Power-24.Oct.08
ADB agrees US$800M for Himachal hydro, Water
Power-24.Oct.08
Turkey: Construction
Cost Index declines, TDN-24.Oct.08
World Economic Forum’s Latest Report Focuses on How Financial Turmoil
Will Affect Real Economy, WEF-23.Oct.08
US: The Worst Declines May Be Over If Government Rescue Succeeds,
ENR-23.Oct.08
US: Construction Workplace Injury Rate Decreases, ENR-23.Oct.08
Libya, Foster Wheeler sign refinery deal, Reuters-23.Oct.08
Tigris Dam Will Flood Historical Sites, Epoch Times-23.Oct.08
Eight companies bid in Second Trakiya Highway Tender, Sofia Echo-23.Oct.08
China Rail Builders Book $331 Million of Forex Losses,
Bloomberg-23.Oct.08
US:
Industry Campaign Spending Is
Shifting, ENR-22.Oct.08
Russian
construction hit by global financial crisis, International
Construction-22.Oct.08
FIEC calls for bond funding of TEN-T Schemes, Construction
Europe-22.Oct.08
The Nuclear Option, Arabian Business-22.Oct.08
The 2008 Global Cities Index, Foreign Policy-Nov Dec.08 &
Dubai makes it onto world list to find 'perfect city', Arabian
Business-22.Oct.08
Astaldi wins El Chaparral contract in El Salvador, Water Power
Magazine-22.Oct.08
Korean Businesses Turn Eyes toward Arab Market, Chosun-22.Oct.08
HCC wins another contract on Teesta VI, Water Power Magazine-22Oct.08
Gas-rich nations agree 'forum' , Al Jazeera-22.Oct.08 &
World's key gas states to set up joint forum, AFP-21.Oct.08
Credit crunch hits European equipment sales,
Construction Europe-21.Oct.08
EDF awards tidal contract to OpenHydro, Water Power Magazine-21.Oct.08
UAE:
Capital steel prices drop 20%, Business 24/7-21.Oct.08
New Solar Cell Material Achieves Almost 100% Efficiency, Could Solve
World-wide Energy Problems, KCI-20.Oct.08
Green Energy Boom To Lower Wholesale Power Prices-Study, Energy Daily-20.Oct.08
Pakistan eyes China for IPI deal, Pipeline-20.Oct.08
DAMAC Properties rated as the #2 Real Estate Brand in the Region,
Al Bawaba-20.Oct.08
Merrill drops GDP forecast for GCC states by 1.7 per cent &
UAE:
Global crunch affects district cooling sector, Business 24/7-19.Oct.08
UAE: Bank boss casts doubt on viability of mega projects,
Arabian Business-19.Oct.08
US $120bn worth of projects up for grabs, Construction Week Online-19.Oct.08
Dubai's Property
Market: Doom or boom? Construction Week Online-19.Oct.08
SmartCity targets international investors at Gitex, AME Info-19.Oct.08
Bahrain: Asry general assembly approves expansion plans, Gulf
Daily News-19.Oct.08
UAE steel buyers could face $1bn losses, Arabian Business-19.Oct.08
Emaar
Properties records net operating profit of DHS5.573bn in first nine
months of 2008; an increase of 15% from 2007, AME Info-19.Oct.08
Dutco
Balfour Beatty announces opening of new Training and Development
Centre, AME Info-19.Oct.08
China To Help Pakistan
Build 2 Nuke Plants, CBS News-18.Oct.06
Crisis has hit Turkish contractors in Russia, TDN-18.Oct.08
US $1.3bn monorail for Saudi's holy sites &
Saudi's announces world's tallest tower, Construction Week
Online-18.Oct.08
US: Housing Starts Dwindle In
September &
Confidence Falls Along With Home Construction, Forbes-17.Oct.08
New edition of World Tariff Profiles issued, WTO-17.Oct.08
Turkey Petrochemicals Report Q3 2008, PR Inside-17.Oct.08
GCC rail network approved, International Construction-17.Oct.08
Vietnam begins
construction of new deepwater ports, Dredging News Online-17.Oct.08
New dams planned for Tibet, International Construction-17.Oct.08
The food versus fuel debate continues,
Future Fuels ME-16.Oct.08
Financial crisis opens doors to
sustainability, Future Fuels ME-16.Oct.08
Contract for the construction of a new sludge treatment plant signed by
Cambi/WTE, Environmental Expert-16.Oct.08
$11bn rail plan to link GCC states approved, Arabian Business-16.Oct.08
Major GCC Construction Projects &
Engineers appointed for world's tallest tower, Arabian Business-15.Oct.08
Russia cement makers halt plans as demand shrinks, Reuters-15.Oct.08
Only Russia makes offer on Turkey's $1.5 billion reactor project,
World Tribune-15.Oct.08
Turkey completes a major step in the Marmaray Project,
Jamestown-15.Oct.08
Syria, Russia in $71m gas deal, Trade Arabia-15.Oct.08
Credit crunch to hit GCC growth, MENA FN-15.Oct.08
Deal signed to raise Abu Dhabi building standards, Arabian
Business-15.Oct.08
UAE:Property firms slow down hiring, National-15.Oct.08
CE Barometer October 2008: Confidence plummets, Construction Europe-14.Oct.08
European cross-border work rises, Europe Construction-14.Oct.08
EIC calls for action on Africa, International Construction-14.Oct.08
$250bn Gulf projects in bidding phase, Arabian Business-14.Oct.08
Iraq development to cost US$ 10 billion, International
Construction-14.Oct.08
105 companies to participate in Iraq
International Fair for Construction and Investment, Alsumaria-14.Oct.08
Pakistan:
Bhasha Dam construction to begin next year: Raja, News-14.Oct.08
Bid-rigging: how to
rebuild your company's reputation, Contract Journal-14.Oct.08
OSHA publishes Cranes and Derricks proposed rule, American Cranes &
Transport-13.Oct.08
Ecuador's
Manta Port Project to be ready in 2010, Dredging News Online-13.Oct.08
Turkish energy
sector chasing windmills and profits, Today's Zaman-12.Oct.08
Financial woes could bring joy to GCC, Arabian Business-11.Oct.08
Cracks Appear In Chinese Steel Sector,
Forbes-10.Oct.08
IDB loan for Panama Canal Expansion, International
Construction-09.Oct.08
$5.3bn Saudi monorail
work to start by year-end, Arabian Business-06.Oct.08
Romania: New flat craze remains in capital, Diplomat-05.Oct.08
Kuwait Petroleum Corp
'planning $74bn projects', Arabian Business-05.Oct.08
Dubai house prices to remain flat until 2010, Arabian Business-05.Oct.08
Design unveiled for new world's tallest tower, Arabian Business-05.Oct.08
Battle to build the new
tallest,
Arabian Business-04.Oct.08
After Bush Signs Financial Rescue Bill, Contractors Hope for a Revival
&
Bush Expected to Sign Amtrak Funding and Rail Safety Bill, ENR-03.Oct.08
Offers for
Trakiya Highway opened,
Sofia Echo-03.Oct.08
Panama Canal Authority Lets RFP For Third Dry Excavation Contract,
ENR-02.Oct.08
A New City in the Saudi Desert, Time-02.Oct.08
Monaco aims to start work on Palm replica in 2011, Arabian
Business-02.Oct.08
Tyco secures Turkey’s largest Fire Suppression contract-Brand
Veilig-02.Oct.08
South Korea Enters Race to Build One of the World’s Tallest,
ENR-01.Oct.08
Ho Chi Minh-Long Thanh-Dau Giay Expressway funding,
International Construction-01.Oct.08
US$ 188 million for Indian
irrigation infrastructure, International Construction-01.Oct.08
Dubai may face problems refinancing $20bn of debt
&
Emaar may take over Lagoons project, Arabian Business-01.Oct.08
ADIH signs MoU with Chinese firm to acquire projects worth $6bn,
Business 24/7-01.Oct.08
Strabag postpones Russian cement expansion, Construction
Europe-30.Sep.08
Work set to start on $11bn Arabian Canal project, Arabian
Business-30.Sep.08
Dutch focus for Heijmans, Construction Europe-29.Sep.08
Bahrain approves plan for monorail system, Arabian Business-29.Sep.08
Recession in construction hits all related sectors
in Turkey, Steel Guru-28.Sep.08
King Fahd Causeway expansion planned, Arabian
Business-28.Sep.08
Dubai real estate correction 'very close', Arabian Business-28.Sep.08
Saudi's long
road to being business-friendly &
Is Saudi Arabia the region's dark horse?,
Arabian Business-27.Sep.08
Kuwait metro
piques interests, Arabian Business-27.Sep.08
CE Barometer September 2008: Autumn
revival, Construction Europe-26.Sep.08
Spanish firm eyes UAE solar power plant deal,
Arabian Business-26.Sep.08
Brazil, Argentina agree studies for more border hydro
development, Water Power-24.Sep.08
Wolseley
Gets Whacked, Forbes-22.Sep.08
Blue skies ahead for developers,
Prices peak in the
Gulf states &
Make sure the price is right, CN Plus-22.Sep.08
Emaar, The
Economic City awards electrical transmission and distribution contract
for
KAEC to Siemens,
AME Info-21.Sep.08
Dubai Metro: Full steam ahead, Arabian Business-21.Sep.08
Tunisia: US $25bn Med Gate approved, Arabian Business-20.Sep.08
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
launched today the Asian Development Outlook 2008 Update-16.Sep.08
SNC-Lavalin wins deal to build Libyan airport, Gazette-16.Sep.08
Arab real estate markets at
risk, Arabian Business-16.Sep.08
Blue City criticism 'premature' says project chief, Arabian
Business-16.Sep.08
Iran wants OMV to seal Nabucco deal, Pipeline-15.Sep.08
First technical studies made
on Turkey-Israel-India Energy Pipeline,
Hurriyet-14.Sep.08
Foster Wheeler
on a Buyback Kick, Forbes-13.Sep.08
What's the purpose of the multipurpose pipeline (Turkey-Israel)?,
TDN-13.Sep.08
Arellano Construction
Joins the OHL Group to Expand Healthcare Construction Services in
the Southeast,
Market Watch-12.Sep.08
Bristol Port Strategy submits HRO for New Container Terminal,
Dredging News Online-12.Sep.08
Jan de Nul confirms details of Duqm Port, Dredging News Online-12.Sep.08
Vinci acquires Taylor Woodrow, Europe Construction-10.Sep.08
Perini buys Tutor-Saliba for US$ 862 million,
International Construction-10.Sep.08
Combating
Construction Fraud, ENR-10.Sep.08
Business leaders call for broader
energy portfolio, Future Fuels ME-10.Sep.08
Saudi is Gulf leader in 'ease of business' survey, Arabian
Business-10.Sep.08
In Pictures: Abu Dhabi F1 Track Construction, Arabian Business-10.Sep.08
Sohar Port plans $200 M deepwater jetty, Dredging News Online-10.Sep.08
Oman property market 'set for rapid growth', Arabian Business-10.Sep.08
Morgan Stanley target marine energy &
French power group to build tidal installations,
Future Fuels ME-10.Sep.08
UK
house sales hit record low, Arabian Business-09.Sep.08
US and UK defy Crisis to top World Economic Forum’s Inaugural Financial
Development Index, WEF-09.Sep.08
Chinese rail sector investments up +37.5% in 2008,
International Construction-09.Sep.08
Mexican port investment reaches US$ 4.5 billion, International
Construction-09.Sep.08
Van Oord and Boskalis sign contract to reinforce Delfland
coast and create nature reserve, Dredging News Online-09.Sep.08
Nigerian billionaire to invest over $250mn in Ethiopian cement
industry, Nazret-09.Sep.08
Fannie And Freddie's Euro Trip, Forbes-08.Sep.08
US$ 810 million for Pakistan's power sector, International
Construction-08.Sep.08
Questions over Gulf construction capacity, ICON-08.Sep.08
It's difficult to manage prices in such a hot market: Al Habtoor,
Zawya-08.Sep.08
$300b to boost Gulf oil by 10
million barrels a day, AME Info-07.Sep.08
The
Saudi Arabia of Solar Energy, AME Info-07.Sep.08
Nakheel
reports threefold increase in sales, AME Info-07.Sep.08
Dubai real estate risks
sharp correction - report-07.Sep.08 &
Dubai firm's IPO plan to fund $272bn projects, Arabian Business-06.Sep.08
DM threatens closure of 400 labour camps, Arabian Business-06.Sep.08
Time for change: Revaluation will not stop
future inflation, Peninsula-06.Sep.08
DEME and Jan de Nul win Amoras Contract, Dredging News
Online-05.Sep.08
Multi-national JV to undertake more work at Duqm in Oman,
Dredging News Online-05.Sep.08
Cenral Asia: Russia and United States intensify energy
competition, Eurasianet-05.Sep.08
Russia and Turkey plan to boost infrastructure of Black Sea
connections, Arab Monitor-04.Sep.08
Gulf business chiefs reveal energy concerns, Arabian Business-03.Sep.08
Political row threatens $15bn Kuwait refinery, Arabian
Business-03.Sep.08
Techplata to invest US$350 M in new container terminal, Dredging News
Online-03.Sep.08
VINCI: Contracting drives revenues, concessions drive profits,
Construction Europe-02.Sep.09
Brief Relief for U.K. Property Market, Forbes-02.Sep.08
New contracting alliance for Abu Dhabi's Tameer Towers development,
International Construction-02.Sep.08
Bids invited for new $200mn Oman airport, Arabian Business-02.Sep.08
Bahrain's King proposes train link to Europe, Arabian Business-02.Sep.08
GCC gas demand to grow at more than twice the oil rate,
Business 24/7-01.Sep.08
Consortium wins $2.8bn Saudi power deal, Arabian Business-01.Sep.08
GCC in $217 Bn Power capacity Expansion Drive, Business 24/7-31.Aug.08
Dubai's eco-friendly master plan revealed, Arabian Business-31.Aug.08
Howland, Last Surviving CH2M Hill Founder, Dies in Oregon at Age
92,ENR-30.Aug.08
US: Emergency Repairs
for Bay Bridge Following Fatal Aug. 10 Crash,
ENR-30.Aug.08
Abu Dhabi:
Billion-dollar road project up for bids, Arabian Business-30.Aug.08
European construction output slips &
CE Barometer August 2008: Gloom deepens, Construction Europe-29.Aug.08
OMV
To Buy 60% In
Turkish Power Co, Builds 890MW Power Plant, CNN Money-28.Aug.08
DP World's H1 profits soar to $287mn, Arabian Business-28.Aug.08
Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2008, ADB-27.Aug.08
Thermal Expansion Razed Tower on 9/11, ENR-27.Aug.08
Vinci
CEO says
construction safe from subprime, Guardian-27.Aug.08
New York’s power supply could be at
risk, Future Fuels ME-27.Aug.08
Test Projects Show Great Potential For Tracking Technology,
ENR-27.Aug.08
Dubai
property law to
curb speculation, Arabian Business-27.Aug.08
Will
Dubai real estate prices spike in September?, AME Info-27.Aug.08
Turkey's ENKA Insaat Q2 net profit up 134 pct, Reuters-27.Aug.08
Europe
slowdown could crumble cement makers, Forbes-26.Aug.08
CRH reports profit fall in first half, Construction Europe-26.Aug.08
Investing in the Gulf, International Business Times-26.Aug.08
Turkish firm wins Oman Port deal, Trade Arabia-26.Aug.08
Dubai house prices to fall 15%, Arabian Business-26.Aug.08
DOE Launches Third Round of Clean Coal Power Initiative, Energy Daily-25.Aug.08
Atomic Energy of Canada interested in
Turkey Project,
Gazette-25.Aug.08
Bapco signs US$314million plant deal with Samsung, Pipeline-25.Aug.08
Mubadala and Petrofac form new joint venture, Pipeline-25.Aug.08
UAE mortgage market to reach AED 64 billion over the next three
years, Al Bawaba-24.Aug.08
Turkey to build dam to carry water to Cyprus, Hurriyet-22.Aug.08
Qatar poised to take-off, EEO-25.Aug.08
Qatar drops steel project plans in Mauritania, Peninsula-25.Aug.08
Untangling the power gridlock, The National-24.Aug.08 (GCC)
Piracy costs maritime industry $16bn+, Marine
Business News-23.Aug.08
Para-dor shuts on British clients in Turkey, VOICES-23.Aug.08
Pertamina to Build Oil
Refinery with Iranian Company, Tempo Interactive-22.Aug.08
Suez Canal dredging to meet revised deadline,
Dredging News Online-22.Aug.08
FCC moves into
wind power, Construction Europe-21.Aug.08
Jakarta British Embassy designs unveiled,
International Construction-21.Aug.08
Kuwait to deport 800,000 foreign workers, Arabian Business-21.Aug.08
First Offshore Wind Project In Canada Advancing, Energy Daily-20.Aug.08
Car bomb kills 12 SNC-Lavalin employees, Globe Investor-20.Aug.08
US:
Construction inputs rise again in July, ABC-19.Aug.08
Abu Dhabi: Steel prices increase by 91% in first half,
Business 24/7-17.Aug.08
Qatar: A burgeoning real estate sector, EuroMoney-14.Aug.08
New Saudi projects poised to hit $410bn, Arabian Business-14.Aug.08
Turkey to renew railways with two-way system, Today's Zaman-14.Aug.08
Investing in Water: The Most Important
Infrastructure Trend in the World Today,
Daily Wealth-14.Aug.08
Iraq
contractors 'cost
US $85bn', BBC-13.Aug.08
Balfour Beatty's
revenues and profit up in 1HY08, Construction Europe-13.Aug.08
Gulf warehousing sector to
receive $50bn investments, Business 24/7-13.Aug.08
Brazil:
Infrastructure largest recipient of BNDES disbursements in last 12
months, International Construction-13.Aug.08
Bouygues reports first half sales increase, Construction
Europe-12.Aug.08
Bilfinger Berger first half sales rise +13%, Construction
Europe-12.Aug.08
Tanzanian railway investment needed, International
Construction-12.Aug.08
'Green buildings' are the future in Dubai, Arabian Business-12.Aug.08
HSE reports on Liverpool tower crane collapse, International Cranes-12.Aug.08
VIDEO: The CE-100 - Europe's largest construction companies,
Construction Europe-07.Aug.08
Kajima net profit doubles in fiscal Q1, International
Construction-07.Aug.08
Work on $3 Bn Causeway to start early 2009,Arabian Business-04.Aug.08
GCC oil revenues to cross $600b annually, Saudi Gazette-01.Aug.08
Gulf
economies to top $1 trillion this year,
Trade Arabia-28.Jul.08
Sharp fall in
European equipment sales, Construction Europe-28.Jul.08
Arabtec Holding doubles profit to $75 M,
Gulf Daily News-27.Jul.08
Saif-Samsung JV bags US$ 815 M Tunnel, Arabian Business-26.Jul.08
Hyundai E&C
Q2 net rises 60 pct, Trading Markets-26.Jul.08
Building Bahrain, Arabian Business-26.Jul.08
Report says labor shortage to worsen, Arabian Business-26.Jul.08
U.S.
house prices
overvalued by up to 20 percent: IMF paper, Reuters-25.Jul.08
Turkey: Considerable increase in construction costs, TDN-25.Jul.08
Turkish Tasyapi to increase power output by 4,000 MW, CNN
Money-25.Jul.08
Top Ten Rankings and Results of 2007 U.S. Utility Solar
Electricity Market Survey &
Entegry CEO's Greenhouse Imperative: Fix the Existing Coal Plants First,
Energy Daily-24.Jul.08
Cost run-ups not to affect GCC refinery projects, Business
24/7-24.Jul.08
Turkey new home demand shrinks on high loan rates, Reuters-24.Jul.08
Solar power from Saharan sun could provide Europe's electricity, says EU &
£37bn plan to power EU with the Saharan sun, Guardian-23.Jul.08
Tunisia Real estate: At the cusp of a boom?, NuWire Investor-23.Jul.08
Approval granted for Europe’s largest onshore wind farm,
Construction Europe-22.Jul.08
Dolphin
Energy awards $418m construction contract for Taweelah - Fujairah Gas
Pipeline, AME Info-22.Jul.08
UAE: Firms seek protection from steel price hike, Arabian
Business-22.Jul.08
Vietnam to invest US$ 12.7 billion in railways, International
Construction-22.Jul.08
IMCA Safety Guidance on operational communications in lifting
operations, International Cranes-22.Jul.08
Georgia
sees
potential for new pipelines,
Neurope-21.Jul.08
Follow the money as it builds the future, Times Online-20.Jul.08
Turkey:
Power tenders helping market liberalization, Today's Zaman-20.Jul.08
Abu Dhabi: Building materials price index introduced, Business
24/7-20.Jul.08
Work begins on Mideast's longest tunnel, Arabian
Business-19.Jul.08
On-course Kier shows builders how to hang out the bunting,
Times Online-19.Jul.08
Qatar-Bahrain Causeway study on, Zawya-19.Jul.08
The hands that build the UAE for just $7.60 a day &
Fair wages the bottom line in labour disputes are welcome, Arabian
Business-19.Jul.08
Laing O'Rourke wins London Gateway project, Dredging News
Online-18.Jul.08
Turkey, Israel agree to start work on Med Pipeline Project,
Today's Zaman-18.Jul.08
Eight companies mull bidding for Turkey's Nuclear Plant,
Hurriyet &
Global brands in line for Turkey's Nuclear Power Plant, TDN-18.Jul.08
Dubai: Mohamed Bin Rashid Gardens, International Construction-18.Jul.08
Nakheel begins reclamation of Mina Rashid, Dredging News Online-18.Jul.08
Oman to invite bids for Duqm Plant, Arabian Business-17.Jul.08
Emaar
Properties records first half 2008 net profits of Dhs3.315bn, AME
Info-17.Jul.08
Oman "doubles allocation for Duqm Port project" &
Global consultants eye Port of Salalah Expansion Contract, Dredging
News Online-16.Jul.08
RAK plans four new power plants,
Arabian Business-15.Jul.08
Major port
expansion in Yemen underlines continuing growth in the region,
AME Info-15.Jul.08
UAE
fixes new cement prices, approves dealers, Arabian
Business-14.Jul.08
Dubai: $544 M deal signed for redevelopment of port, Arabian
Business-13.Jul.08
Van Oord and Royal Haskoning unveil coast development
concept, Dredging News Online-11.Jul.08
Boskalis-Dredging International JV wins Port Rashid project,
Dredging News Online-10.Jul.08
US$33 billion Middle East seaport expansion underway, Dredging
News Online-09.Jul.08
Dubai: Property market
faces oversupply, foreign demand risks
&
UAE steel prices soar 15% in July, Arabian Business-09.Jul.08
Exclusive: All change in Global Top 10, International Construction-08.Jul.08
'Building costs in Gulf up by 50 percent this year', Thaindian
News-08.Jul.08
Infrastructure spending to surge in emerging markets, International
Construction-07.Jul.08
Inquiry reports on Vietnam’s Can Tho Bridge collapse,
International Construction-07.Jul.08
Australian construction activity continues to fall,
International Construction-07.Jul.08
Jan de Nul's mega trailer Cristóbal Colón launched, Dredging
News Online-07.Jul.08
Emaar teams with US's Capri Capital Partners in Saudi Arabia,
International Construction-07.Jul.08
The Week in Construction 29th June-5th July,
Arabian Business
East African rail network expansion planned, International
Construction-04.Jul.08
Scott Wilson to masterplan Bahrain reclaimed island project,
Arabian Business-03.Jul.08
