The Best Places In The World To Work
HSBC’s annual Expat Explorer Survey ranks Germany as the best place to work in the world followed by Bahrain and the UK. A period working abroad can be the key to unlocking a more confident, creative and adaptable you according to HSBC, as it announces the best countries in the world to work abroad. The...
SSH win infrastructure waterfront contract Bahrain
SSH has been appointed by Manara Developments BSC to provide design and construction supervision of infrastructure for the Hasabi Waterfront Development in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The Hasabi Waterfront Development is a mixed-used project located in the south of Bahrain adjacent to the Durrat Al Bahrain Development. The mixed-use Hasabi development was designed in line...
Best Destinations For A Career Abroad in 2017
Europe is rated the best destination for those looking to progress their career abroad and benefit from great working conditions. According to new data released from the latest Expat Explorer survey from HSBC, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden, Norway, Austria and the UK are among the top ten countries for a successful expat career. For the second...
JGC signs $98m deal for Bahrain gas pipeline
JGC Corporation has announced that its affiliated company in Saudi Arabia, JGC Gulf International Co., Ltd., has been awarded a contract for the Gas Pipeline / Gas Storage Tank Construction Project in Awali, Bahrain, planned by the Bahrain National Gas Expansion Company (S.P.C.) (BNGEC). The contract covers for engineering, procurement, construction, and commissioning (EPCC) services...
Mott MacDonald awarded Bahrain supervision role
Mott MacDonald is supervising construction of major infrastructure works on Bahrain’s Al Madina Al Shamaliya Islands 10, 11 and 12 on behalf of the country’s Ministry of Housing. The scope of the works includes site grading, highways, storm water drainage, electrical, potable water, sewage and irrigation networks, telecommunication ducting and roadside landscaping. Two vehicular bridges...
Alba names Bechtel for EPCM $3.5bn contract
Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba), the Bahrain-based leading international aluminium smelter, is pleased to announce International Bechtel Co. Ltd. (Bechtel) as the Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) contractor for its landmark Line 6 Expansion Project. Under the terms of the contract, Bechtel will be responsible to design and construct the sixth potline as well as...
Construction starts on Bahrain airport expansion
Bahrain has started construction work on a $1.1 billion airport expansion project which is majority funded by the UAE. The move will see Bahrain International Airport increase its capacity to accommodate 14 million passengers a year, according to the country’s official news agency. Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, the country’s Prime Minister, laid the...
SSH awarded islands project in Bahrain
SSH has been appointed as Contract Manager and Site Supervision consultant by The Ministry of Housing for the construction of the Primary Infrastructure and Bridge Construction on Islands 13 & 14 (East) of Al Madina Al Shamaliya Islands (AMAS). AMAS is a mixed-use development project creating a new urban town located on reclaimed land off...
Bahrain, Saudi sign $300m new oil pipeline deals
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have signed contracts worth approximately $300m to lay a new 350,000-barrel per day (bpd) oil pipeline between the two countries, with the link due to be operational in 2018, Bahrain’s Energy Minister said yesterday. Bahrain relies on output from the Abu Safa oil field that it shares with Saudi Arabia for...
SSH Bahrain awarded Highway Project
SSH Bahrain, in partnership with Hyder Consulting, has recently been awarded the engineering consultancy services for the design of the road and bridges as part of the widening and upgrading of the Sheikh Jaber Al Ahmed Al Sabah (SJAS) Highway by the Ministry of Works Municipalities and Urban Planning. This project is selected for implementation...
Bahrain firm inks Egypt Solar Energy Deal
Bahrain’s Terra Sola Ventures has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Egyptian Electricity Holding Company (EEHC) for a $3.5 billion project to develop 2,000MW of solar energy in Egypt. The MOU confirms a mutually agreed roadmap for the development and implementation of the project including the set-up of two European-technology manufacturing units for the...
SSH wins Bahrain mixed-use contract
SSH Bahrain, one of the leading infrastructure and project management firm in the Middle East, announces it has won a major mixed-use contract from PK Development Company for the development of a key resort in Bahrain. “Aligned with Bahrain’s 2030 economic vision, the Ras Al Barr Project aims to create a unique sustainable mixed-use waterfront...