Journals By Industry - Heavy & Civil Construction

Iraq's crude oil output in 2012 is set to average 3.4m b/d, including 175,000 b/d from Kurdistan. With oil accounting for almost all Iraqi state income, Baghdad is preparing to become the world's...

China's steel product output rebounded 1.38 percent month-on-month in December to 71.07 million tons as mills ramped up production after prices recovered from their September slump, Umetal analyst Hu Yanping told Interfax. Output...

CNOOC's battery unit invested $300 million in a venture with Spanish solar power company Isofoton to develop photovoltaic plants across Asia. CNOOC, China's biggest offshore energy explorer, will take a 51 percent stake...

[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The model of progress that many people keep in their heads looks something like the Victorian-era depiction of the ascent of Man. Just as nature progressed from fish and reptile to...

The government of The Bahamas signed an agreement with the Chinese government for a loan of $40 million for two infrastructural developments in Abaco, reports The Nassau Guardian (Jan. 7, 2012). Minister of...

The Costa Rican Institute of Aqueducts and Sewers (AyA) on Jan. 3 announced it has put out to tender the design and construction of an aqueduct in San Ramon and Palmares (estimated cost...

Washington Capital Energy announced an investment of US$250 million in an energy park using solar power in the area of Guerra in the province of Santo Domingo, reports El Nuevo Dia (Dec. 20,...

The Wartsila Corp. on Dec. 27 said it will build the biggest power plant complex, with a total output of 430 MW, delivered so far by the company in the world. Sampo Suvisaari,...

The Investment Promotion Agency of Nicaragua (PRONicaragua) on Dec. 21 announced further investments by HEMCO for $50 million in two hydroelectric power stations that will generate a total of 20MW. It said the...

A Korean consortium made up of the state company Korea Resources Corp. LS-Nikko Cobre Inc.announced the start of the operations in the Cobre Panama mining project in the first half of the year,...

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AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Clark/McCarthy on Tuesday said it has reached a milestone with the new Central Utility Plant (CUP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) when construction workers placed the final...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Hong Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said that it has welcomed the steps taken by the Hong Kong SAR government's financial secretary John Tsang against the...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Clark/McCarthy on Tuesday said it has reached a milestone with the new Central Utility Plant (CUP) at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) when construction workers placed the final...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Hong Kong based carrier Cathay Pacific on Wednesday said that it has welcomed the steps taken by the Hong Kong SAR government's financial secretary John Tsang against the...

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Byline: Bill Jordan Taxes matter. Despite the beating they get in public discourse, taxes are not bad. They are not to "blame" for any number of evils. They are simply a tool. Taxes...

The power and water desalination complexes in Oman are the biggest users of energy, mainly natural gas. Consumption by the expanding utilities sector is to rise rapidly, estimated at the rate of 9%...

New Orleans Public Belt Railroad is partnering with Transportation Consultants Inc. to expand the city's rail infrastructure. Officials expect the expansion to accommodate 300 new rail cars carrying almost 2,000 new containers along...