Dubai real estate deals worth $106bn in 18-month period

Dubai Land Department (DLD) has announced that the total value of real estate transactions in the emirate exceeded $106 billion, covering 95,000...

Infrastructure

Samsung-Petrofac JV in line for $2bn Oman refinery contract

Samsung Engineering and Petrofac, in 50/50 joint venture (JV), are to be awarded a refinery project contract in Oman worth $2bn. The...

BIM

Dubai’s RTA first govt entity to get BIM certification

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has been awarded the Building Information Modelling (BIM) certification by the British Standards Institute (BSI), making...

Infrastructure

Empower to focus on district cooling at WGES

The fourth edition of the World Green Economy Summit (WGES 2017) will take place in the UAE in October, and Emirates Central...

Consultant

Emaar Hospitality appoints corporate director for design

Emaar Hospitality Group, the hospitality and leisure business arm of Emaar Properties, has announced the appointment of Morgan Tuckness as its corporate...

Machinery

Sumitomo to offer Trimble machine control on excavators

Sumitomo has chosen Trimble as its preferred technology provider in machine control solutions for its excavators. According to a joint statement by...

Construction

Emaar Hospitality unveils plans for Vida Dubai Mall hotel

Emaar Hospitality Group has just announced the Vida Dubai Mall, a new hotel that will offer views of the Burj Khalifa and...

Infrastructure

Abu Dhabi Ports signs $300m Chinese investment deal

Abu Dhabi Ports has signed an investment cooperation agreement with China’s Jiangsu Province, which will see an initial investment of $300 million...

Machinery

Hartl reveals new attachment screen for loaders

German equipment maker Hartl has introduced a new screen attachment specially developed for skid steer loaders, tractors and wheel loaders. The new...