TendersInfo back issues from March 2008:
United Arab Emirates: Masdar gets ready to announce solar prequalifiers.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company (Masdar) is preparing to announce the prequalification shortlist for the concession to develop the world's largest solar power project. The 25-year, build-own-operate concession will be developed on a similar ...
United Arab Emirates: Prequalification starts for Cleveland Clinic.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus205 Prospective prequalifiers include the local Al-Habtoor Engineering Enterprises, Athens-based Consolidated Contractors International Company (CCC), Saudi-based El-Seif Engineering Contracting Establishment, Oger Abu Dhabi the local affiliate of Saudi Oger, ...
United Arab Emirates : Dredging and reclamation begins at Khalifa Port.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 Abu Dhabi Ports Company reports that dredging and reclamation work at Khalifa Port has begun. The work involves 45 million cubic metres of material. The port, one of the world s largest green-field offshore port and industrial zone developments, will ...
United Arab Emirates : Dubai to launch low-cost airline.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 The ruler of Dubai has ordered the creation of a new low-cost airline to serve the growing number of passengers travelling through the Gulf trade and tourism hub, the official WAM news agency said yesterday. Dubai already has the largest Arab airline, Emirates, ...
United Arab Emirates: SPI and IFA Hotels & Resorts sign enterprise software deal.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 SPI software will manage IFA HR's marketing and sales operations, owner services and accounting, owner reservations and residential property management. SPI Director of Sales Matt Brosious says, 'IFA Hotels & Resorts is the leading player in ...
United Arab Emirates : Funding puts Grand Avenue plan in starting position.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The first phase of the Frank Gehry-designed project near the Disney Concert Hall includes residential towers and shops. We ve been working on the interiors of the apartments, getting into very fine details, said Craig Webb of Gehry Partners. With $100 ...
United Arab Emirates : Dubai Municipality To Enhance Its Marine Data Collection And Provision Network.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: mayur03 In Its Continuous Efforts To Apply Best Practices To Manage The Emirates Coastline And Serve The Coastal Professional Community And Beach Users The Coastal Management Section (CMS) At Dubai Municipality Is Enhancing Its Marine Data Collection And Provision ...
United Arab Emirates: TECOM Investments and du sign deal to offer WiFi services in free zones.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 TECOM Investments, a member of Dubai Holding, has signed a deal with du, the UAE's new telecom provider, to offer WiFi services from April, in public areas within its free zone clusters - Dubai Internet City (DIC), Dubai Media City (DMC) and Knowledge Village ...
United Arab Emirates: Mubadala joins forces with Chicago property developer.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Abu Dhabi government-owned Mubadala Development Company has formed a joint venture with Chicago-based The John Buck Company to develop real estate projects in Abu Dhabi and the Middle East. Known as Mubadala Buck Properties, the joint venture will be ...
United Arab Emirates: GIC enters deal to launch $400m reinsurance firm.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 Kuwait-based Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) said on Monday it has tied up with Bermuda-based Arch Capital Group in an equal partnership to launch a reinsurance firm that will focus on large-scale infrastructure and industrial projects in the Gulf.To be based ...
United Arab Emirates: Gulf Investment Corporation and Arch Capital launch specialist reinsurer.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Gulf Investment Corporation (GIC) and Arch Capital, the Bermuda-based insurance company, have launched a new joint venture reinsurance company called Gulf Re. The reinsurer has been established with committed capital from the two institutions of ...
United Arab Emirates: UAE markets feel the heat as global equities slump.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The UAE markets lost more than 170 points between them on Monday as global equities took a battering. With the Japanese Nikkei plunging to a two-year low and the Hong Kong and Mumbai exchanges both dropping more than five per cent, the UAE markets stood little ...
United Arab Emirates: Smartcard to target travellers in cities overseas.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Vice Versa International, a homegrown smart card for travellers shopping in Dubai, is now marketing the same among tourists overseas as its success continues to grow. Co-founder Ole Milan said the smart card was launched in May 2007, partnering with ...
United Arab Emirates: RCA distributes aid to Bangladesh cyclone victims.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 The Red Crescent Authority (RCA) has distributed large quantities of food and other essential items to those affected by Cyclone Sidr in Bangladesh. Nearly 12,000 families have benefited from the relief aid. The relief project was carried out in ...
United Arab Emirates: Firms prepare Al-Shaheen refinery bids.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: mahija08 Published: 17 March 2008 16:58Author:Perry Williams | More by this AuthorLast Updated: 17 March 2008 18:36 At least seven contractors have prequalified for the main construction package on Qatar Petroleum's $5bn Al-Shaheen grassroots refinery. ...
Middle East: Middle East consulting cos to benefit from MAIA's software.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ismail05 MAIA Intelligence, a leading provider of powerful Business Intelligence Reporting & Analytics Software - 1KEY, announced the initiatives taken for strategic alliance in the Middle East region. MAIA is planning to sign up new partners in Dubai, who will work ...
United Arab Emirates: Mushrif reservoir contract signed.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Dubai-based Mammut Building Systems has signed the $170m (AED620m) contract for the expansion of the Mushrif water reservoir. The company emerged as the low bidder for the work in December. The project covers the addition of 180 million gallons of ...
United Arab Emirates: Contractors in talks for Arabian Canal works.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Dubai-based Limitless is in talks with contractors for another pilot section of its USD11 billion Arabian Canal Project. The talks follow the award of a trial section of the 80-kilometre-long waterway to South Korea's Samsung Corporation late last ...
United Arab Emirates: Arabtec wins contract for Porto Dubai.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Local developer Zabeel Investments has awarded the local Arabtec Construction the estimated $272m (AED1bn) main construction contract for the Porto Dubai project, one of the most controversial schemes in the emirate. The award involves building a ...
United Arab Emirates: Hotel construction a boom for the lighting industry.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 The number of hotels rooms in the UAE are projected to increase tremendously in order to accommodate the upsurge of 15 million tourists expected to visit the country by 2010. The boom in the hotel construction in the UAE will create immense business opportunities ...
United Arab Emirates: Revised tenders submitted to RTA for tram project.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Companies bidding for the first phase of the Al Sufouh tram system in Dubai have submitted revised price structures to the Roads and Transport Authority (RTA) in Dubai. Commercial prices for the estimated USD544 Million Al Sufouh tram system were opened in ...
United Arab Emirates: Spotlight on the wave project at construction summit.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 Nick Smith, Chief Executive Officer of The Wave, recently participated in the region's largest construction networking event of the year, the Arabian World Construction Summit in Abu Dubai. With over 500 people in attendance representing the leading Middle East ...
United Arab Emirates: British ambassador supports Halcrow s commitment to Abu Dhabi s 2030 urban planning vision at flagship office opening in Al Bateen.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 His Excellency Edward Oakden CMG, British ambassador to the UAE was joined by important industry leaders in Abu Dhabi to formally open Halcrow's flagship office in Al Bateen - signalling Halcrow's commitment to the government's recently published development plan ...
United Arab Emirates: Reclamation begins for Khalifa Port.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 Abu Dhabi Ports Company announced that it had begun dredging and reclamation of 45 million cu/m of material at the site of one of the world's largest greenfield offshore port and industrial zone developments. The planned Khalifa Port, port, a major element of ...
United Arab Emirates: Enoc appoints Al-Falasi as group general manager.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Dubai-owned Emirates National Oil Company (Enoc) has appointed Saif Humaid al-Falasi as group general manager. Al-Falasi, who will report to Saeed Abdullah Khoory, group chief executive of Enoc, has more than 25 years experience in the oil and gas sector. He has ...
United Arab Emirates: Khalifa Port dredging begins.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 A consortium of Archirodon Construction, Boskalis Westminster Middle East, and Hyundai Engineering and Construction, have begun digging a 12 kilometre approach channel to the site of Abu Dhabis new port development. About 45 million cubic metres of material will ...
United Arab Emirates: Tenders issued for Nation towers in Abu Dhabi.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 The prequalified contractors include the local/Lebanese Arabian Construction Company (ACC), the local Arabtec Construction, Saudi-based El-Seif Engineering Contracting Company and South Koreas Samsung Corporation. An appointment is expected in May and completion ...
United Arab Emirates: Prequalification starts for Saadiyat hotel.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 The estimated USD409 million project will be built on two adjacent sites, and will involve the construction of a main hotel with 380 rooms, seven residential buildings with 250 apartments, parking areas, and 32 villas on one site, and 75 luxury villas together ...
Afghanistan : DynCorp International Wins $30.3M Project In Afghanistan.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shiv03 The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has awarded DynCorp International a $30.3M construction project in Konduz, Afghanistan. The work will cover a 207-acre site, and will provide a full range of facilities to accommodate up to 4,000 Afghan National Army ...
Afghanistan: Militants destroy another mobile telecom signal tower in Afghanistan.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ismail05 Taliban insurgents fighting the Afghan government have destroyed another mobile phone tower in southern Afghanistan's Kandahar province, a local official said Saturday. "The enemies of the country raided the room of guards of a mobile phone antenna ...
Asia-Pacific: UN launches initiative to improve Internet access in Asia-Pacific region.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ismail05 The United Nation Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has has launched a new database to promote the development of telecentres community centres where people in the poorest and most remote areas gain access to computers and the ...
albania : Cochin International Airport to re-carpet runway from November to May.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Cochin International Airport Ltd (CIAL) has announced that it will undertake a re-carpeting project of its runway in order to ensure its continued and satisfactory performance. CIAL, which has been operational since June 1999, has a 3400 metre long ...
Albania: New GSM Network for Albania.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: mohammed05 A third GSM network operator has launched was Albania last week. Eagle Mobile, a joint venture between Turkish Calik Holding, Turkish Telecom and the Albanian State has launched with coverage in Tirana and Durres cities, the territory between and country's the ...
B: Finance ministry questions dual-technology spectrum use for IPTV.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 The ministry of finance has raised queries on issues related to use of dual technology spectrum under the existing telecom access services licence. This was stated by minister of state for communications and information technology, Dr. Shakeel Ahmad ...
Armenia: Strengthening Armenia s SME sector.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 To provide further support to small and medium-sized enterprises in Armenia, the EBRD is providing a $5 million loan to Cascade Bank, a dynamically growing, private Armenian bank. The EBRD finance will help the bank expand its lending activities and ...
Angola: USD20 million allocated for tourism, hotels sector.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: pinto03 At least USD20 million will be spent, this year, in the construction of a four-star hotel in Soyo city, northern Zaire province, by "Dania" company. Dubbed "Nempanzo Hotel", the project, whose foundation stone was laid last Saturday by assistant ...
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Argentina: Telefonica Empresas to up spending by 30% in 2008.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: mohammed05 BNamericas.com reports that Telefonica Empresas, the corporate services unit of Telefonica de Argentina, expects to invest ARS100 million (USD32 million) in 2008, 30% more than last year. Daniel Miodownik, the unit s marketing director, said that spending will ...
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QR signs up team to deliver Goonyella to Abbot Point Expansion Project.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Ravi99 A $1 billion expansion of the export coal rail network - the biggest rail project in Queensland in three decades - came a step closer today with the signing of an alliance agreement for a key part of the project. It is a major plank in QRs enormous ...
New Technology Boosts Ulan Rail Capacity.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Ravi99 A $13.5 million Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) project to bring the Ulan-Muswellbrook rail line out of the 19th and 20th centuries and into 21st century operation is fast approaching completion. ARTC CEO said the Ulan Centralized Train ...
Big results from a small rail track change.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Ravi99 Track and signal upgrades by Australian Rail Track Corporation (ARTC) on the four-kilometer stretch of line between Maitland and Telarah mean real and positive impacts for both local passengers and Sydney-Brisbane freight services. ARTC Chief ...
Contract awarded for Australian heavy-haul line.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Ravi99 MINING Giant has awarded Macmahon Holdings, Australia, a $A65 m($US 61.3 m) contract to build an extension of its Robe River heavy-haul railway in the Pilbara region of Western Australia. The project involves extending the Pilbara Iron-operated Cape ...
Sydneys European Metro Makeover.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ,E-Ravi99 Sydney is to be transformed by an A$ 12.5bn, European-style metro rail system, government officials have announced. The 38km, 17-station service will run between the city centre and north-western suburbs and is due to be complete by 2017. The ...
Australia : National Australia Bank looking to buy Citigroup retail broking unit.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 Australia's largest bank by assets, National Australia Bank Ltd (NAB), is in discussions with Citigroup Inc to buy its 125 million Australian dollar (USD 116.89 million) retail broking division in Australia, the Australian Financial Review reported on Wednesday ....
Australia: Rio Tinto says Yarwun refinery expansion on track, first shipment H2 2010.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 Rio Tinto PLC said 'significant progress' is being made on expansion work on the Yarwun alumina refinery in Queensland, which is both on budget and on track for its first shipment in the second half of 2010. The 1.8 bln usd project, announced in July ...
Australia : $3b spent by Aussies on the Gold Coast.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 More than 3.7 million Australia overnight tourists spent over $3 billion dollars on the Gold Coast last year, with Australian overnight tourists spending more money on the Gold Coast than in any other Queensland destination, third nationally behind only ...
Australia: Vic Govt backs continued coal power investment.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 The Victorian Government has confirmed it will continue to support and invest in long-term coal fired power generation in the state. Yesterday, Energy Minister Peter Batchelor visited the site of last year's coal mine collapse at Yallourn, in the ...
Australia: Acuere presents manufacturing solutions and service management solutions.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Acuere provides high quality multi purpose manufacturing solutions and service management solutions for various industry sectors in Australia, United States and Asia. Manufacturing solutions from Acuere are capable of handling all aspects of the production ...
Australia: Extensive security update for Mac OS X.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 Apple's latest security update delivers a slew of patches for Mac OS X, including open source components. The 2008-002 update brings the versions of Apache included with the regular and server versions of the operating system up to date. Apache ...
Australia: Eyes to the sky as Gateway Bridge takes shape.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 Brisbane's desperately needed Gateway Bridge has taken shape this morning, with the lifting of the first two 80-tonne concrete spans that will eventually form the horizontal deck of the six-lane structure. The construction team will lift a further ...
Australia: Launceston control tower hours to be part of lights investigation.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sandesh03 It's been revealed Launceston's air traffic control tower closed just 10 minutes before a Launceston Jetstar flight took off in darkness last week. The Australian Transport Safety Bureau is investigating how the Jetstar A-320 Airbus departed for ...
Australia: Clever software package provides all-in-one solution for business and personal finances.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 An Australian-developed software package has been launched that for the first time provides a fully integrated solution for business owners, individuals and families to manage their accounts, investments, loans and personal data all from a single platform. ...
Australia: SA could become 'Saudi Arabia of energy'.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: prashant03 South Australia could become the Saudi Arabia of the energy world with a cradle to grave uranium industry, a geology professor says. SA, home to the bulk of the world's uranium deposits, is encouraging mining and exploration but does not want a ...
Australia: Labor pledges to fix Howard 'broadband trainwreck'.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shabnam05 The Federal government's investment in a high speed national broadband network is as important as the development of the rail network in the late nineteenth century, Labor says. Debate on the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Communications ...
Australia : Australia sets up fund to promote human rights in developing countries.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: shahma05 Pacific countries will receive assistance from an Australian Government fund to help promote and protect human rights in developing countries. The Australian aid agency AUSaid says the around one million US dollars is for grass-roots initiatives and ...
Australia: Days are numbered for ISDN.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: mohammed05 The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that the regulation of regional ISDN and digital data access services (DDAS) is to be extended for one more year until 30 June 2009, whilst users seek alternatives. The ACCC states that it ...
Australia: Artillery orienting systems and radar warning receivers from BAE Systems.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 BAE Systems specialises in designing, integrating as well as maintaining military systems specifically for Australian Defence sector. BAE Systems has been providing these military systems for about 50 years. Comprehensive range of military systems offered by BAE ...
Australia : BankWest selects Omniture SiteCatalyst to provide online banking services.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: nitesh03 Australian-based BankWest has selected Omniture, a provider of online business optimization software, to use its Omniture SiteCatalyst software for measuring visitor response to website promotions and content. According to BankWest, with Omniture, ...
Australia: ACT considering solar power station.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sujit03 Government and local power company ActewAGL would jointly fund a feasibility study on a large solar plant. The study will consider which available solar technologies will suit best, economic viability and net environmental impact. The plant should ...
Australia: DISH Network loses new satellite via Russian Proton rocket.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 the Breeze-M (Briz-M) upper stage of a Russian Proton rocket failed on its second burn, which left its Americom-14 (AMC-14) communications satellite useless in space. The satellite would have provided home services for DISH Network customers. The ...
Australia: Strategic focus on reducing expenditure and realising assets.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Apollo Life Sciences (ASX: AOP) today announced that, in the absence of obtaining committed investor finance and given the continuing unstable financial market climate, it has decided to take a strategic position on cutting costs and realizing non-core assets ....
Australia: Truscott Mining Corporation Limited (ASX:TRM) Announce Tennant Creek Exploration Update.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: yunus05 Truscott engaged Australian Contract Mining Pty Ltd to commence a planned diamond drilling program of eight holes at the Westminster project on the 14th January 2008. After early confirmation of relationships between geophysical information and ...
Australia: Bell walks away from Tricom.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: sander03 Decrease Increase Email article: Email Print article: Print Submit comment: Submit comment March 18, 2008 10:00amBELL Financial Group has backed away from its deal to buy struggling private broker Tricom Group, which said it is continuing talks with other ...
United States, Australia and United Kingdom: ISYS[R] Search Software Named a 2008 CODiE Awards Finalist.
Mar 19, 2008 ... Byline: ismail05 Through a unique combination of journalist and peer review, the CODiE Awards recognize 68 categories of outstanding products and services. This year s 340 finalists represent an impressive array of technology and business excellence. More than 250 judges from ...