Construction

United States

US Cancelling Another $175 Million in California High-Speed Rail Projects

On Tuesday, the U.S. Transportation Department announced the cancellation of $175 million in funding for four projects tied to California’s high-speed rail ini…

United Arab Emirates

Dubai’s RTA Awards Contract to Upgrade DACC Terminal 1 Access Bridge

Dubai’s Roads and Transport Authority (RTA), in collaboration with Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC), has signed a contract to expand and upgrade the brid…

United Kingdom

STRABAG Consortium Secures Contract for £3BN Water Project in UK

The consortium of STRABAG, Equitix, and GLIL Infrastructure has been awarded a contract by United Utilities to deliver the £3 billion ($4.02 billion) Hawe…

Solar project

Zambia Begins Building 100 MW Solar Project

Zambia has initiated construction on the 100 MW Chipata West solar project, aimed at providing electricity to rural communities. The project, led by the nationa…

Japan

Japan’s Taisei Offers $878M to Buy Rival Toyo Construction

Japanese construction giant Taisei Corporation has announced a US$878 million (¥130 billion) acquisition of Toyo Construction at ¥1,750 per share.Tokyo&…

Italy

Webuild Wins €1.6bn Italian High-Speed Rail Contract

A consortium led by Webuild, together with Ghella, Pizzarotti and Seli, has secured a €1.6bn contract to construct a 22.2km section of the high-speed railw…

Power Construction

Pacifico Energy Unveils Off-Grid Project for AI Data Centres

Pacifico Energy is developing the GW Ranch project in Pecos County, Texas, an off-grid power facility to support data centers and AI operations, targeting 5 GW …

United States

Turner Selected to Build 46-Storey Office Tower in Manhattan

Turner Construction Company has been selected to construct a 46-storey commercial office tower at 343 Madison Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York. The project…

Sweden

NCC Secures Contract to Expand Bålforsen Hydropower Plant in Sweden

NCC, a construction company, has been awarded a contract by energy firm Uniper to enhance the Bålforsen hydropower plant in Lycksele, Sweden. The project …

China

TS Lines Orders Four Methanol-Ready Boxships in China

Taiwanese shipping company TS Lines has commissioned four methanol-ready containerships from CSSC Huangpu Wenchong, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Cor…

Offshore Wind Power

South Korean Companies Enter Offshore Wind Partnership

Hanwha Ocean, a Korea-based company, has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Hyundai Engineering & Construction (Hyundai E&C) in Seoul, South Korea,…

United Kingdom

Mace Secures Role on 32-Storey Mixed-Use Development in London

Hertshten Properties has appointed Mace as the construction partner for a new 32-storey mixed-use tower at 85 Gracechurch Street in London, UK. Located in the L…

Electricity Transmission

Cable Route Construction Starts on UK’s Subsea Green Electricity Superhighway

Construction of the cable route for Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the UK’s largest electricity transmission project, began in September 2024. This 505-kilo…

United States

Applied Digital’s Bid to Meet Compute Demands With New AI Factory

Applied Digital, a U.S.-based technology company, will begin construction on its $3 billion AI Factory, named Polaris Forge 2, in Harwood, North Dakota, in Sept…

Mexico

Transition Industries Signs HoA for Pacifico Mexinol Project in Mexico

ccTransition Industries has entered into a Heads of Agreement with Bonatti, an international contractor, to develop critical infrastructure for the Pacifico Mex…