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Indonesia’s First High-Speed Railway to Start First Trial in November
Indonesia’s first high-speed railway connecting the country’s largest cities of Jakarta and Bandung is set to begin a test run in November in time for the G20 meeting in Bali, reported GCR. After a difficult six-year construction period, the project is now at 80% completion, according to the governor of West Java province Ridwan Kamil. […]
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Oman’s US$1bn Sustainable Tourism City Launched in Oman
Oman has officially launched the first phase of its US$1-billion mega coastal tourism city development— the Yiti Sustainable City. Spreading on over 100ha of land in Muscat, the project is being implemented by Tourism Development Company (Omran Group) and Diamond Developers. According to the firm’s press release on 30 March, the first phase will include […]
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Canada to build multibillion-dollar hyperloop train linking 2 major cities
French Canadian firm TransPod says it has already raised US$550 million for its multibillion-dollar project to build an ultra-fast vacuum tube link between Calgary and Edmonton, reported GCR. The money was raised from UK project finance group Broughton Capital and Chinese state-owned industrial trading company China-East Resources Import & Export. If it is built, the […]
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World’s skinniest skyscraper completed in New York
The world’s skinniest skyscraper in the world located in New York City— Steinway Tower or111 West 57th Street— has been completed and is ready for residents to move in. This luxurious apartment tower has a height of 435m, 24 times of its width, with a total of 84 floors and over 530,000 sqm of floor […]
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Germany, Norway mull building hydrogen pipeline as alternative to Russian gas
Germany and Norway mull building a hydrogen pipeline linking the two nations to reduce Europe’s dependence on Russian energy supplies, reported Bloomberg. The two nations already signed a statement last month agreeing to build infrastructure to support the export of hydrogen from Norway to Germany. The feasibility study on the project is set to be […]
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World’s Tallest Hotel Complete in Late 2023
Construction on a 365m tall hotel in Dubai is now halfway and is scheduled to be completed in late 2023, to become the world’s tallest building. Named Ceil, the tallest hotel in the world is being built by the China Railway Construction Corporation. Construction on the world’s tallest hotel has continued despite the broader challenges […]
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Turkey breaks world record of having longest suspension bridge
The world’s longest suspension bridge was put into use in Turkey in earlier March, making Turkey take the title from Japan (Akashi Kaikyo Bridge) for having the world’s longest suspension bridge. Named 1915 Çanakkale Bridge, this bridge was built cross over the Dardanelles Waterway in Turkey, stretching over 2,023 meters long, according to the Time […]
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19,500km Submarine Cable Being Built Between Singapore & France
Work has begun on a 19,200km submarine cable system connecting 12 countries between Singapore and France, reported Global Construction Review reported on 23 March. Known as Southeast Asia–Middle East–Western Europe 6 (SEA-ME-WE 6), the cable system will be able to convey 100Tb/s, the equivalent of 40,000 high-definition videos a second, compared with 38Tb/s for its […]
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Construction of US$4.4bn Motorway in Mekong Delta Set to Begin in November
Construction of a new 156km motorway across five provinces of the Mekong Delta, Vietnam’s largest rice-growing region, is set to begin in November. According to a GCR report last week, the road will connect Can Tho to Ca Mau city, some 170km southwest of Ho Chi Minh City. Built at a cost of approximately US$4.4 […]
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Samsung C&T to Build US$940-million LNG Power Plant in Vietnam
South Korean contractor Samsung C&T and Vietnamese firm Lilama will invest US$940 million to build one of Vietnam’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) power stations, reported GCR. The US$940m engineering, procurement and construction deal was announced by Lilama in mid-March, and will include the construction of two 750MW plants at an existing site in the […]
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