Egypt unveils billion dollar infrastructure plan to connect to nine African countries

Egypt has plans for a major infrastructure project that will connect the country to nine African countries, according to a report by...

Consultant

RTA launches smart system for predictive maintenance

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) has announced that it has introduced the remote asset conditioning monitoring system to capture data related...

Construction

India’s L&T awarded large-scale Etihad Rail contract

Larsen & Toubro (L&T), the Indian engineering and construction conglomerate, has been awarded a $350 million (to $701 million) contract by Etihad...

Construction

Saudi Railway authorities say New King Abdulaziz International Airport station will begin operations today

Saudi Railway authorities have announced that test runs have been successfully completed at the new King Abdulaziz International Airport station, under the...

Construction

Bechtel launches women empowerment programme in KSA

Bechtel, the US-based global construction giant, has launched a woman’s empowerment programme in Saudi Arabia which will focus on increasing women’s participation...

Consultant

Jacobs Engineering Group wins major Etihad Rail consulting contract

Etihad Rail has chosen Jacobs Engineering Group to deliver critical technical and programme consulting services for its freight and passenger rail network...

Construction

New opportunities lauded as Middle East Rail 2018 opens

Supplied content The 12th edition of Middle East Rail, the largest railway industry event across the Middle East, North Africa, South and...

Infrastructure

Alstom signs MoU with government of Iraq for development of urban transport

Alstom has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the government of Iraq, as per a statement on its website. The MoU...

Infrastructure

Thales, Saudi Railway Company sign maintenance contract

Saudi Arabia’s railway operator, Saudi Railway Company (SAR), has signed a two-year contract with transport technology provider Thales for the maintenance of...

Infrastructure

Etihad Rail, Al Safa to integrate rail-truck cargo transport

Etihad Rail has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with trucking and transportation services provider Al Safa Transport for cargo movement using...