The agreement is through nine contracts with design & build contractors for 37 stations.
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Italian firm contracted to build centrepiece of new mega project.
Suppliers forced to hike prices after rise in raw materials
Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, has officially launched construction of the new Meydan One Mall development. During an evening ceremony attended by VIP guests and regional and international retailers, Sheikh Mohammed led the delegation on site and broke ground on the project, Dubai Media Office said in a statement. Meydan Chairman Saeed Humaid Al Tayer said: In our vision for Meydan One we have brought together all the wonders of a retail and leisure experience into one space, making this the number one destination for…
Emirates District Cooling (Emicool) has been awarded a contract to provide district cooling services at the Mirdif Hills project in Dubai. The company will supply 15,000 tonnes of Refrigeration [TR] chilled water from an on site plant to all residential buildings, hotel and hospital within the Mirdif Hills project. The system, equipped to cater to over 2,400 customers in the implementation stage, will increase Emicools refrigerating tonnes per hour [RTH] production capabilities by 10 percent, said a senior official. Adib Moubadder, CEO of Emicool, said: “Emicool has increased its overall productive capacity by 13 percent in 2016 alone; and the Mirdif…
Switzerland-headquartered Panalpina officially opened the company’s new logistics manufacturing hub in Dubai South, spread across an area of 4ha.
Nikken Sekkei appointed architect for SAR 1.2billion project at Obhur waterfront
Dutch technology firm 2getthere has won a contract to deliver a new automated vehicle system that will link Dubai’s Bluewaters Island with the citys metro. The transport system will feature 25 driverless Group Rapid Transit (GRT) vehicles capable of carrying 24 passengers each, connecting stations on the island and Nakheel Harbour and Tower Metro Station 2.5 km away. Initially the system will carry 3,350 people per hour per direction, with the possibility to increase to 5,000 people per hour per direction. Trip time will be approximately 4.5 minutes, said the company which is mplementing the project through its Middle East joint…
Trimble has unveiled Trimble Earthworks for Excavators and Trimble Earthworks for Dozers. Reengineered from the ground up, Trimbles innovative next generation grade control platform features modern, intuitive software on an Android operating system, and state-of-the-art technology that allows operators of all skill levels to work faster and more productively than ever before. Trimble Earthworks is transforming machine control with the industries first integrated 3D aftermarket excavator automatics capability, and a new dozer configuration that moves the receivers from the blade to the roof of the cab. Trimble invented machine control, said Scott Crozier, director of marketing for Trimble Civil Engineering…
KBW Investments-owned engineering firm contracted for Bucharest office building.