Manitowoc 31000 in largest ever lift

Crawler in 650t pick and carry in South Korea. [caption id="attachment_5838" align="aligncenter" width="300"] The Manitowoc 31000 is owned by South Korea’s Chunjo...

New truck assembly plant for Zahid

Volvo and Renault plant to be built at KAEC. [caption id="attachment_5834" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Zahid Tractor includes Volvo Trucks and Renault among its...

PMV Live Roundtable pt 5: 2014 and beyond

With the start of PMV Live around the corner, CMME presents it coverage of the special PMV Live Roundtable that took place...

$81.bn investment needed if Dubai wins Expo bid

Dubai economy could grow between 4.6% between 2012 and 2015. Dubai's economy could grow at an average 4.6% between 2012 and 2015,...

Egypt to float international tender for nuclear station

Egyptian nuclear programme was frozen after Chernobyl disaster. After freezing its nuclear programme following the Chernobyl disaster of 1986, Egypt will launch...

Amnesty report reveals labour abuse in Qatar

Migrant workers face widespread abuse at the hands of employers, human rights group finds. Senior officials from Amnesty International have released a...

Qatar FIFA World Cup construction to start in 2014

Qatar to issue first tenders for Al Wakrah Stadium in Q1 2014. [caption id="attachment_5818" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Five stadiums are expected to be...

Worker killed after fire at under construction tower in Dubai

Workers were seen climbing down access ropes, cranes and scaffolding. [caption id="attachment_5813" align="aligncenter" width="224"] Workers were trapped between the 20th and 30th...

PMV Live Roundtable pt 4: The GCC

The PMV Live Roundtable looks at the GCC market outside of the UAE and KSA. [caption id="attachment_5848" align="aligncenter" width="300"] CMME previews the...

Qatar to issue first tenders for Al Wakrah in Q1 2014

Hassan Al Thawadi says that enabling works contract for the first new-build stadium will be released then. Qatar will issue tenders for...

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