Abu Dhabi’s billion-dirham waterfront social dining and entertainment destination, Al Qana, is developing a new Riviera-style marina, that will rejuvenate this area of the capital and, on its launch, will become ‘the place to be’ for those wanting to dine, socialise or sail off into the sunset.

Nakheel Malls, the retail arm of master developer Nakheel, has joined hands with DP World, the leading smart trade enabler and provider of global end-to-end supply chain logistics, to launch a centralised one-stop shop, Souk Al Marfa. Strategically located at Deira Islands and stretching 1.

Gyproc, a leading manufacturer and supplier of sustainable, innovative, lightweight interior building systems, has been signed up to provide drywall partition and ceiling requirements for a new Sofitel hotel in Dubai. The SO/ Uptown Dubai will feature a 188-key five-star luxury hotel and 229 signature SO/branded residences.

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that work is progressing at a steady pace on the AED2-billion ($544 million) Dubai-Al Ain Road improvement project, which is now nearly 60 per cent completed.

Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the largest industrial company in the UAE outside oil and gas, along with Mubadala and Dubal Holding, has successfully achieved a major milestone with the first firing of the Siemens Energy H-class gas turbine at a new AED1-billion ($272 million) power plant under development at EGA’s Jebel Ali site.

Master-developer Dubai South Properties has announced the launch of ‘The Pulse Villas’, which constitutes the second phase of The Pulse development, the heartbeat of Dubai South’s Residential District.

Alec Engineering and Contracting (Alec), part of Investment Corporation of Dubai (ICD), said it has achieved a major milestone with the topping out of Tower B, one of two towers that forms part of Ithra Dubai’s luxury development, One Za’abeel.

Emirates Water and Electricity Company (Ewec) has invited expressions of interest (EoIs) from developers/developer consortiums for the Mirfa 2 (M2) reverse osmosis independent water project (IWP) in Abu Dhabi.

Emirates Central Cooling Systems Corporation (Empower) has announced that it has begun operations at its 47,000 refrigeration tons (RT) capacity district cooling plant located in Dubai Production City.

The UAE Ministry of Energy and Infrastructure has unveiled the National Guide for Smart Construction as part of its celebrations of the Innovation Week which concluded last month.

AESG buys Springboard Mideast AESG, a specialist consultancy, engineering, and advisory firm, has strengthened its position as a leading provider of consultancy services for the built environment through the acquisition of Springboard Middle East.