Six Construct, a unit of global infrastructure major Besix, said its consortium with Belgian contractor Jan De Nul has been awarded the contract for the expansion of the Port of Fujairah, one of the world’s key oil storage centres and the second-largest ship-bunkering hub in the world.
Dubai Executive Council has approved the new ‘Dubai Building Code’ that outlines a revised set of construction rules and standards for the emirate. The code creates a unified set of standards for construction that promotes sustainable development and innovation in building design.
More than 94 per cent of the work has been completed on the 960-unit Bateen Al Samar Housing Project being developed under the UAE government’s Sheikh Zayed Housing Programme (SZHP) in the northern emirate of Ras Al Khaimah. Bateen Al Samar Residential District is being developed in two phases.
DP World, the Dubai-based global provider of smart logistics solutions, has announced that work is progressing at a steady pace on its Dubai Maritime City development which is on track for completion next year.
Dubai-based Al Semsam Building Materials said it has achieved yet another major milestone in the passive fire protection category, when its team was awarded a prestigious international project.
Leading UAE real estate developer Bloom Properties has announced that work on Tower A within its premium development Bloom Towers in Dubai, has now entered the final stages of completion and is on track for delivery by the year-end.
UAE-based Modon Properties is set to open its Hudayriat Recreational waterfront community, located within the 3,000-hectare Hudayriat Island, south-west of the Abu Dhabi main island.
Emirates RDF, a partnership between leading water treatment expert Besix, Finnish group Griffin Refineries and Ajman-based Tech Group Eco, has announced that it is all set to start production of alternative fuel at the company’s facility in Umm Al Quwain.
Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced that the shoring work has been completed on its new district cooling plant in Za’beel, a key district in Dubai.
Leading Dubai developer Nakheel said The Palm Fountain at its premier lifestyle and dining destination, The Pointe, has won the Guinness record for the world’s largest fountain after a breathtaking launch streamed live across the world late last month.
HH Dr Sheikh Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Sharjah, has inaugurated the 26-km-long Kalba Road built at an investment of Dh1 billion ($272 million). Kalba Road is one of the most prominent development, service and tourism projects launched by the emirate to serves Kalba’s residents and visitors.
Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that 80 per cent of the work on the 77-km-long Al Khawaneej 2 Internal Roads Project has been completed.
$11m revamp at Sharjah Airport The Sharjah Airport Authority (SAA) has announced the opening of the new facilities built as part of East Expansion project at a cost of Dh40 million ($11 million).
