Mammoet lifts 2018 Innovative Bridge Award in UAE

Heavy lifting and transport specialist Mammoet has been honoured with the 2018 Innovative Bridge Award for the best Innovation in Roads, Bridges...

Construction

Arab Contractors and Orascom to build Egypt’s first monorail

Mohsen Salah, the chairman of Egyptian state-owned Arab Contractors says the company has entered into a JV with Orascom Construction Company (OC)...

Infrastructure

Yuksel wins $506m contract for bus project in Riyadh

Yuksel, the Turkish construction giant, has won a $506.3 million contract from the Saudi Arabian government for its Bus Rapid Transit (BRT)...

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...

Construction

Ajman gives green light to 30,000sqm bus station

Ajman’s Crown Prince, Sheikh Ammar bin Humaid Al Nuaimi, has approved the construction of a 30,000sqm bus station that will cost $1.6...

Infrastructure

Dubai’s RTA signs agreement with Ericsson for ‘smart transport’ drive

Dubai’s Road and Transport Authority (RTA) has signed an agreement with Ericsson, the Swedish communications giant, for the deployment of its Regulatory...

Infrastructure

Atkins MEA appoints Phil Malem as MD for transport and infrastructure

Atkins Middle East & Africa (MEA), has appointed Phil Malem as managing director for its transportation and infrastructure business, the company stated...

Infrastructure

‘Jet-like’ transport pods coming to Abu Dhabi’s Yas Island

Developer Miral has announced a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with US-based skyTran, a NASA Space Act company, for the study and implementation...

Fleet

Middle East’s ‘Uber for freight’ matches empty trucks with loads

For most transporters in the Middle East, delivering cargo by road usually means loading a truck, dispatching it to the desired destination,...

Infrastructure

Louis Berger wins $100m transport contract in Madinah, Saudi Arabia

Louis Berger, the international engineering consultancy, has won a $100 million consultancy contract for an ambitious public-transport programme in Madinah, Saudi Arabia.The...