Aluminium Bahrain (Alba), the world’s largest aluminium smelter ex-China, has selected a consortium of Japan’s Mitsubishi and Sepco III as the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor for the fourth additional block in its Power Station 5.
CallisonRTKL (CRTKL), a global architecture, design, and strategy firm, has announced that 360 Kuwait in Kuwait City has won three awards: the 2021 ICSC Gold Global Award for Design and Development, the Mena Shopping Centre & Retailer Gold Award for Renovations and Expansions, and the RLI International Shopping Centre Renovation Award.
Naqel Express, one of the largest express logistics providers in Saudi Arabia, is broadening its horizons in the region by establishing a logistics complex in Oman.
As many as 242 public-private partnership (PPP) projects worth $223 billion are under development in the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region, and this is set to go up as project execution picks up, according to recent reports.
The GCC construction market is estimated at $1.6 trillion, with over 21,000 active projects as of Q3 2021, according to a new report by BNC Projects Journal. Projects worth $24.
The German University of Technology in Oman, GUtechman, has marked the completion of the world’s largest 3D real concrete printed building in the sultanate. The 2,100-sq-ft house features three bedrooms, three bathrooms, a living room, kitchen and reception area.
Vivakor, a leading developer and operator of clean energy technologies and environmental solutions, has signed up Kuwait-based engineering and construction firm Al Dali International to remediate 500,000 tonnes of contaminated soil in Kuwait. The project is part of a United Nations sponsored clean-up that is still ongoing from the Gulf Wars.
Bids were opened last month for the tender related to the demolition works of the old terminal building at Bahrain International Airport. Seven contractors have submitted their offers, with Poullaides Construction Company having emerged as the lowest bidder at BD1.135 million ($2.99 million), according to Bahrain Tender Board website.
Aecom, a leading infrastructure consulting firm, has been selected to provide programme management services for Cargo Terminal 2 and Amiri Flight Facilities as part of the Hamad International Airport Expansion Program for the Qatar Company for Airports Operation and Management.
Ducab secures Iraq grid work Ducab Group, one of the UAE’s largest industrial manufacturing businesses and solution providers, has been awarded the contract to supply overhead conductors for a 288-km OHL (overhead line) project as part of a GE Renewable Energy’s Grid Solutions business electrification project in Iraq.
