Tag: doha metro
QDB spells out value of rail project opportunities
Qatar Development Bank (QDB) has said that there is a huge number of business opportunities linked to the Qatar rail project.
Dubai Metro recycling tunnelling knowledge
Dubai Metro offers many lessons to the other cities planning underground urban rail networks, chief among them the value of understanding ground conditions before boring commences
Keller Getec & Geosense aim for Doha metro work
Keller Getec and Geosense have teamed up to work together in the Middle East with a particular focus on the Doha Metro.
Doha Metro lays tracks for new business opportunities
Doha Metro, implemented by Qatar Rail, will provide numerous investment opportunities for the country's private sector in construction, operations and maintenance even as a study shows the project will boost private sector activities in the national GDP by 0.7%.
Austrian firm Porr in Doha Metro deal
Porr Group, one of Austria’s largest construction companies and a leading player in Europe, said it has secured a major Doha Metro contract as part of a consortium consisting of SBG and HBK.
Italy's Impregilo leads $2bn Doha metro deal win
A consortium led by Italian construction giant Impregilo has been awarded the $2bn design contract for the Red Line North of Doha Metro, according to reports in the Italian press.
$17bn road projects up for grabs
The 4th annual Qatar Transport Conference scheduled for May 28 and 29, will provide a comprehensive guide to Qatar’s multi-billion dollar projects market and detail where the business and investment opportunities will be in the coming 12-18 months.
QDB and Qatar Rail hold workshop
Qatar Development Bank (QDB), the award-winning organization, and Qatar Rail, the company overseeing the country's much-anticipated integrated rail network, staged a Qatar Rail Workshop about investment and business opportunities for the country's ambitious new rail running to nearly $40bn, on the 12th March, 2013 at the Ritz Carlton Hotel.
Qatar SMEs face barriers to 2022 projects
Qatar is set to launch nearly US$100bn worth of infrastructure projects in the run up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but a leading business leader believes small firms will struggle when it comes to tendering for big projects.
Going Underground
Metros are being built in all sorts of unlikely places, such as the Gulf: Dubai’s system opened in 2009 and Mecca’s a year later. Now Abu Dhabi, Doha, Bahrain, Riyadh and Kuwait City have plans in progress; that they have plenty of oil to fuel their cars is not stopping them from trying to become greener.