Planning Travel To Portugal
Most travellers will choose to fly direct to one of the country’s three major international airports: Lisbon, Porto and Faro. When planning to buy or sell property in Portugal, proximity to one of these can adversely or favourably affect the price. Any location within an hour’s drive is usually an acceptable distance – beyond that,...
AECOM picked for Malaysian rail link project
AECOM has been appointed by China Communications Construction Company to provide site supervision services for the stations, viaducts, tunnels and depots of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project. “AECOM is proud to be involved with this project, which is a tremendous game-changer for the economy of the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia,” said AECOM...
Alstom secure Iraqi metro, rail project contracts
Alstom has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Iraqi government for the development of urban transport in Baghdad and Basra. The MoU was signed during the Franco-Iraqi government authorities meeting, in the presence of Dr.Sami Al Araji, Head of National Investment Committee of Iraq and Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, French Secretary of State. The MoU covers...
ABB wins $70m Europe rail power gear deal
ABB has won orders worth $70 million from Swiss train manufacturer Stadler to supply state-of-the-art traction and onboard power equipment to three European rail operators. The new equipment will enable more sustainable regional and suburban transit in urban areas with improved intercity connections, less congestion and reduced emissions. State-of-the-art ABB traction systems with integrated onboard...
CRCC win $600m Egypt rail contract
CRCC (China Railway Construction Corporation) the second largest state-owned construction enterprise, reported that one of its subsidiaries, has been awarded $600 million contract to upgrade the Egyptian national railway. The CRCC has been the builder of more than half of China’s rail links since 1949. This rehabilitation and renewal project contract awarded to CRCC unit...
Serco wins $184m Saudi Rail deal
A consortium led by Serco Group, the international service company, has signed a contract with the Saudi Railway Company (SAR) to provide management and technical support for operations on the Gulf kingdom’s North South Railway (NSR) project. The contract, which starts immediately, has a total value to Serco of approximately £120 million ($184.4 million) over...