Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait

Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait

Turkey weighing bids for new Suspension Bridge over the Dardanelles Strait A consortium of Turkish and South Korean firms has emerged as the frontrunner to build a 3.6km suspension bridge over the Dardanelles Strait in Turkey that will become one of the landmark bridges of Europe. Also included in the s...
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United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements

United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements

United Kingdom announces details of more than £1.3 billion of road improvements Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that the government is investing record amounts into improving roads across the United Kingdom, and that the schemes are focused on relieving congestion and providing importan...
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Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground

Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground

Overcrowded Hong Kong looks at building shopping streets underground Famous for tall buildings and packed streets, Hong Kong has come up with a creative solution to their overcrowding by going underground. Hong Kong’s Information Services Department has revealed the first two below ground shopping...
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Caterpillar to launch updated VisionLink® at ConExpo 2017 to monitor all your equipment

Caterpillar to launch updated VisionLink® at ConExpo 2017 to monitor all your equipment

Caterpillar Introduces New Product Link™ Capabilities for Connecting Expanded Range of Assets At CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017 Caterpillar will launch new Cat® Connect hardware and software to enable equipment managers to connect all of their assets—from the largest earthmover to the smallest generator, and incl...
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Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business

Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business

Chinese built and funded Djibouti-Ethiopia railway opens for business Africa’s first electrified standard gauge railway entered service yesterday between the suburbs of Addis Ababa and its coastal neighbour, Djibouti. The line will cut the time taken to travel the 750km between Ethiopia and the sea from...
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COWI to design another 23,300 m² expansion at Oslo Airport

COWI to design another 23,300 m² expansion at Oslo Airport

COWI to design another 23,300 m² expansion at Oslo Airport The expansion will make room for the world’s largest passenger aircraft, the 276-tonne Airbus A380. The non-Schengen area at Gardermoen is to be expanded with a new building, and COWI will be principal contractor for the engineering aspects. Thi...
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Leading International Consulting Group COWI rebrands its UK subsidiaries

Leading International Consulting Group COWI rebrands its UK subsidiaries

Leading International Consulting Group COWI rebrands its UK subsidiaries COWI the Denmark based engineering firm announced that former COWI subsidiaries, Flint & Neill and Donaldson Associates have rebranded as COWI in line with current strategy Effective 1st January 2017, COWI owned companies Flint...
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New Pitbull 2300B Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost

New Pitbull 2300B Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost

New Pitbull 2300B Screener delivers portability and durability at almost half the cost Lake Erie Portable Screeners introduces a portable box screener as a smaller, economical alternative to the Pitbull 2300. The Pitbull 2300B has no conveyors and features a smaller frame, allowing it to boast the durab...
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COWI - Donaldson Associates win Hong Kong Airport contracts

COWI – Donaldson Associates win Hong Kong Airport contracts

COWI – Donaldson Associates win Hong Kong Airport contracts Danish based engineering firm COWI and its new UK-based acquisition Donaldson Associates have won a series of contracts on the project to create a three-runway system at Hong Kong International Airport. “The early results of the col...
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John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at CONEXPO 2017

John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at CONEXPO 2017

John Deere celebrates 50 years of Motor Grader innovation at Las Vegas CONEXPO 2017 To commemorate 50 years of the articulated motor grader, John Deere will display a restored JD570 model at ConExpo that was reconditioned by two retired John Deere Dubuque Works employees, Don Bagby and Jerry Bode. Intro...
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China funds Jamaica's US$348 million South-East coastal highway project

China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project

China funds Jamaica’s US$348 million South-East coastal highway project Jamaican Finance and Public Service Minister Audley Shaw will travel to the People’s Republic of China next week to sign an agreement with the China EXIM Bank for the construction of the South East coastal highway project at a...
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New Zealand give residents 5 safety improvement options for State Highway 1

New Zealand give residents 5 safety improvement options for State Highway 1

New Zealand give residents 5 safety improvement options for key State Highway 1 The long-term options for improvements to State Highway 1 between Cambridge and Piarere have been narrowed down to five, and the public is being invited to let us know their preferred choice. The NZ Transport Agency is inves...
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Tanzania awards a US$1.2 million contract for 300km of Railway

Tanzania awards a US$1.2 million contract for 300km of Railway

Tanzania awards a US$1.2 million contract for 300km of Railway The Tanzania Government has awarded a US$ 1.2 million contract to a joint venture of Mota-Engil from Portugal and Yapi Merkezi Insaat VE Sanayi from Turkey for the construction of a 300km section of the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) network p...
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Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City

Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City

Mexico awards US$4.2 billion airport terminal project for Mexico City A Mexican-Spanish consortium led by FCC majority shareholder Carlos Slim’s Grupo Carso has landed a US$4.2 billion contract to build the terminal for Mexico City’s new airport. The consortium also includes another Spanish company...
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Neal launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency

Neal launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency

Neal Manufacturing launches sealcoating baffle attachment for drastically improved efficiency Neal Manufacturing, a division of the Blastcrete Equipment Company and a leader in asphalt pavement maintenance equipment has launched the industry’s first sealcoating baffle attachment, the AutoTrim. The unit...
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