Construction

United States

Designer Picked for $2Bn New York Subway Extension

Cowi, a Denmark-based design and engineering consultancy, has been selected as the lead designer for the second phase of New York City’s Second Avenue Sub…

United Kingdom

HBD Selects Bowmer + Kirkland for First Phase of £1BN Golden Valley

Henry Boot Developments (HBD), the property investment and development division of Henry Boot, has named Bowmer + Kirkland as the contractor for the first stage…

Sweden

Asfalt Zero First for Trafikverket

In a significant step toward sustainable infrastructure, Swedish contractor Skanska is implementing its innovative Asfalt Zero product for a road project in &Ou…

Italy

Brenner Base Tunnel Breaks Through to Connect Austria and Italy

Construction of the first tunnel linking Austria and Italy under the Alps has achieved a major milestone, breaking through approximately 1.4 km beneath the Bren…

Argentina

TotalEnergies Extends Use of DOF CSV in Argentina

Norwegian offshore vessel operator DOF has secured a contract extension for its construction support vessel (CSV) Skandi Patagonia in Argentina. The extension w…

United States

Microsoft Green Lights Second Phase of “World’s Most Powerful AI” Data Centre

Microsoft announced an additional $4 billion investment over the next three years for its data centre complex in Fairwater, Mount Pleasant, Wisconsin, bringing …

United States

US Company Buys Hexagon’s Design and Engineering Arm for €2.7bn

American software company Cadence has announced the €2.7 billion acquisition of the design and engineering branch of Sweden’s Hexagon. The deal inclu…

United Kingdom

GRAHAM Wins Contract for Oasis Academy Temple Quarter Project in Bristol

GRAHAM, a privately owned UK construction company, has been awarded a contract by the Department for Education to build the new Oasis Academy in Bristol. The se…

Crude Oil

China’s Sinopec Upgrading Xinjiang Refining and Chemical Projec

China’s Sinopec has launched construction work to upgrade its integrated refining and petrochemical project in Xinjiang, the company announced on Saturday…

China

DEME’s New Offshore Construction Vessel to Be Built in China, Delivery in 2028

DEME Group has placed an order for a new offshore construction vessel (OCV) designed for trenching, burial, and cable-laying operations, featuring a methanol-re…

United States

Ground Finally Breaks on 3-Billion-Can-A-Year Drinks Factory

Construction has begun on a large-scale production, manufacturing, and distribution facility in Concord, North Carolina, designed for drinks makers Red Bull and…

United States

GSK Announces $1.2bn Spend on AI and Manufacturing Facilities Across US

GSK, a UK-headquartered pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to invest $1.2 billion in manufacturing facilities and digital technology in the United Stat…

Power Construction

US Launches Effort to Speed Power Grid Projects for AI

The U.S. administration on Thursday announced new measures to accelerate development of power plants and transmission lines, citing rising electricity demand dr…

United Kingdom

Go-Ahead for Four Towers at Elephant & Castle Site

Southwark councillors have approved plans to redevelop Skipton House at Elephant and Castle into one of South London’s largest mixed-use schemes. The proj…

Poland

Strabag Wins €298M Contract to Modernise Polish Rail

Austria’s Strabag, through its Polish subsidiary, has secured a €298m contract from national railway operator PKP to carry out major works around Mak…