Logistics leads the way in the Gulf

The challenges and opportunities of moving construction-related cargo in the GCC and wider Middle East. As large-scale construction and infrastructure projects take...

Qatari court orders $272,000 compensation over sewer deaths

‘Blood money’ payments to dependents of four workers who died as a result of sewer asphyxiation. A Qatari court has ordered the...

Abu Dhabi’s $2.9bn airport extension ‘on track to open in 2017’

Midfield Terminal Building will be 60% to 65% complete by the end of the year, Abu Dhabi Airports chairman says. Abu Dhabi...

Ajman’s Al Zorah awards $31m infrastructure contract

AIMS Group to complete road and utility works for first phase of waterfront project. Ajman-based Al Zorah Development Company has awarded a...

Louis Berger JV awarded $79m Doha Metro contract

Project management contract covers sections of red and green lines with combined length of about 16km. The Qatar Railways Company has awarded...

Arabtec unit wins Saudi Aramco contracts worth $253m

Dubai-listed firm’s subsidiary Target Engineering wins seven contracts in Saudi energy sector. Arabtec has won seven contracts worth $253m to service Saudi Arabia’s...

Dubai’s DEWA awards Siemens $400m power plant contract

German engineering firm wins contract to expand M-Station power production and desalination plant. Dubai’s energy authority has awarded a $400 million contract...

Etihad Rail, Dubai’s RTA sign rail agreement

Cooperation over station locations, road works and safety standards part of deal. Etihad Rail, developer and operator of the UAE’s national railway...

UAE logistics industry lags behind in technology, UK firm says

Over-reliance on original documentation hampers movement of cargo, logistics executive says. The logistics industry in the UAE lags its Western counterparts in...

All aboard: Dubai Metro clocks record 14.8m riders in Jan

Emirate’s new tram system attracted 301,000 passengers last month, transport authority says. The Dubai Metro pulled in a record 14.8 million passengers...