A TOTAL of Dh28.8 billion ($7.8 billion) has been committed for the further expansion of Dubai International Airport, which involves the expansion of an existing terminal and construction of a new concourse.
GE LIGHTING, an industry leader in major lighting solutions, has unveiled its first full-fledged distribution centre in the Middle East in Jebel Ali Free Zone, Dubai, marking a significant foreign direct investment by GE in Dubai’s logistics sector.
ETIHAD Rail, the master-developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway network, has awarded a contract to PCM Strescon Overseas Ventures (PCM Strescon) for the provision of railway sleepers.
EMIRATES Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has started the fourth phase of the 70,000 refrigeration tonne (RT) district cooling network in Dubai from the Bay Square until the end of Business Bay on north-west side.
Officials at the ground-breaking ceremony. New terminal for Audi CONSTRUCTION work has begun on a Dh100-million ($27 million) Audi Terminal following a ground-breaking ceremony last month at the Sheikh Zayed Road site in Dubai. The terminal is expected to open in the third quarter of next year.
EMIRATES Aluminium (Emal) has announced that Phase Two of its operational plan will go ahead following the approval of a $4.5-billion investment plan is by its board of directors. On completion of Phase Two, the aluminium smelter’s annual capacity will rise to 1.
RAK Properties has commenced handover of RAK Tower at Marina Square on Al Reem Island in Abu Dhabi.The 43-storey RAK Tower is one of the first projects to be completed on Al Reem Island. It occupies a vantage location at Marina Square, on the northern shore of island. The tower consists of 212 elegant residential apartments.
RAK Ceramics will open one of the largest showrooms at International Ceramic City (ICC) in Dubai once the development opens for business later this year, as per an agreement signed between the companies. Under the agreement, RAK Ceramics will open a 5,200-sq-ft showroom at ICC, with an option to add an additional 5,000 sq ft.
WORK on the $6-billion Dubai Pearl, a mixed-use, 20-million-sq-ft integrated development, is in progress, with the groundwork, foundations, basements and lower floors up to level five on each of the four towers that form the central section of Phase One of the development, now complete. A total of 3.
PROGRESS toward completion of Khalifa Port Phase One at Taweelah has moved a step closer with a topping out of the terminal operations building. As one of the major buildings on the new port island and the tallest at more than 33 m, it provides 5,200 sq m of floor space for port operations and administration.
