DUBAI’S vision as a global maritime hub took another major step forward with the launch of the Dh2.5 billion ($681 million) mixed-use Business District at Dubai Maritime City (DMC).

INDIA-based Pacific Real Estate Development launched its first property venture in Dubai, the 28-storey luxury tower Pacific Waterfront in Tecom Media City.

GROHE, a premium brand for sanitary fittings, has been awarded the contract to supply Dubai International Airport with bathroom fittings for the hotel and select public areas in the newly constructed Concourse Three.

JACOBS Engineering Group has been awarded an estimated $8-million contract by Aldar to provide project management support services during construction of a new retail mall at Yas Island in Abu Dhabi.

RAK Ceramics recently completed the renovation of its showroom in Sharjah to cater to evolving customer requirements and accommodate its expanding range of innovative products and designs produced using the latest technology.

RWI eyes new growth prospects RUBBER World Industries (RWI), the leading manufacturer of closed-cell rubber insulation Gulf-O-Flex in the Gulf and South East Asia, and part of the international business conglomerate, the Shaikhani Group of Companies, has released 50 new trading products for the region’s heating, ventilation and air-conditioning

MOTT MacDonald has been appointed by the Abu Dhabi General Services Company (Musanada) to provide construction supervision services for the infrastructure of Lot 3, one of four lots covering 9.6 sq km of the Dh7 billion ($1.9 billion) South Shamkha development in the UAE.

A NEW world-class fibreglass pipe factory is to be set up at Dubai Industrial City (DIC) by Gulf Eternit Industries (GEI).

DUBAI’S Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced a major street paving project in the emirate, costing up to Dh1 billion ($272 million), a report said. The project, which is expected to start in a few weeks, will be completed in four years, said the report in the Gulf News, quoting Mattar Al Tayer, chairman and CEO of RTA.

WORLD-CLASS logistics provider Kuehne + Nagel has launched Phase Two expansion of its facilities at the Dubai World Central (DWC), a purpose-built aerotropolis and a strategic initiative of the Government of Dubai.

AL ZORAH Development Company, a joint venture of the Government of Ajman and Solidere International, has unveiled the complete masterplan of its ambitious Al Zorah Resorts project, a premium tourism destination spread over an area of 5.4 million sq m on the northern coast of Ajman.

RAK Properties, Ras Al Khaimah’s biggest property developer, has begun handing over six buildings in Precinct 2 of Lagoon District at Mina Al Arab, the new waterfront community in Ras Al Khaimah.  The six buildings have different unit types, including studios, one and two bedrooms and garden apartments.