GCC: ACCELERATING CONNECTIVITY

Industrial development led by economic diversification and increasing trade within and outside the GCC region has increased demand for improved transport infrastructure that is comparable to global standards....

Tags: Industrial Development, GCC, TJ Sivan, Transportation, Logistics Practice, NCCIL, AL Buraimi, 2022 FIFA World Cup, Andrew Jeffery, Budgets, Narayana Raju Alluri, Batinah Expressway, AL Buraimi, SOLS, Sohar Port

D-E-S-T-I-N-A-T-I-O-N OMAN

The government´s investment in transport and social infrastructure, with a focus on rail, air and sea, aims to diversify modes of transport and encourage tourism. Its plans for the national rail network are also moving ahead rapidly, with the first phase of the 1,000 km track linking Muscat to the UAE to be completed by 2017. ...

Tags: GCC States, Investment, Transport, Social Infrastructure, Sohar Industrial Port Company, Commercial, Residential Developments, ITC, Savills 2014 Report, Cluttons, SME, AT Kearney´S 2014 Global Retail Development, GDP, MOTC, Roads Projects

TRANSFORMING TRANSPORTATION

When the first phase of the Dubai Metro got the green signal in 2009, it was a turning point for the infrastructure and construction industry in the Middle East....

Tags: GCC, Dubai Metro, Markaz, Roads, Oman, MEED, Saudi Arabia, Batinah Expressway, Richard Pavitt, Abdul Aziz Road, FIFA 2022 World Cup, Qatar, Vehicles, Rail Transport, UAE

L&T WINS ROAD PROJECT IN OMAN

Larsen & Toubro (L&T) recently bagged a new order worth OMR 135.6 mn in its international transport business in Oman. The order involves the construction of the fourth component of the Al Batinah Expressway. The company seeks to increase its operations on roads and bridges in the international and domestic market....

Tags: CW Gulf, Larsen & Toubro, Transport, Oman, Construction, Al Batinah Expressway, Roads And Bridges