Delivering international construction information to Turkey and the surrounding region
International Construction Turkiye (ICT) aims to deliver international construction information to Turkey and the surrounding region.
The region as a whole has construction activity currently worth over US$500 million annually and is fast growing. ICT brings best-practice information to senior construction professionals in one source.
The magazine is principally in the Turkish language but does include English translations on some reports.
Top Stories
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Limitless ploughs ahead with Arabian Canal
More than 1.5 million m3 of sand, rock and earth - enough to fill 600 Olympic-size swimming pools - has been excavated for the Arabian Canal, the 75 km man-made waterway designed and managed by United ...more
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Mohamed Bin Rashid Gardens
Developer Dubai Properties' AED 200 billion (US$ 54.5 billion) Mohamed Bin Rashid Gardens will cover 8.19 million m2 when complete in 2026. ...more
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China now Africa's largest financier of new infrastructure projects
China is now the largest financier of infrastructure projects in Africa, according to the World Bank's latest report, Building Bridges: China's Growing Role as Infrastructure Financier for Sub-Saharan ...more
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EXCLUSIVE: All change in global top 10
Vinci was the world's largest contractor in 2007 according to the results of International Construction's annual ranking of the worlds largest construction companies. Fellow French company Bouygues ma ...more
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Infrastructure spending to surge in emerging markets
Annual infrastructure spending in emerging markets (EM) - Africa, Middle East, Latin America, Eastern Europe and Asia - is expected to jump +80% over the next three years, according to financial manag ...more
Equipment News
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Case launches 570M XT Series 3 loader/tool carrier
Case Construction Equipment has launched the 570M XT Series 3 Loader/Tool Carrier with a new Tier 3/Stage IIIA compliant Case "Family III" turbocharged engine. The new engine delivers 59 kW (79 hp), a ...more
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Hyundai plans US$ 330 million production expansion in Korea
Hyundai Heavy Industries. has announced plans for a major US$ 330 million investment in the expansion of its construction equipment production capacity. ...more
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Bauer delivers for Lebanese substation
Bauer Lebanon Foundations has used a HBM 4 and a TR 17 vibrator during construction of the country’s 400 kV Ksara Substation for Siemens. ...more
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High praise for Doka
Austrian formwork manufacturer Doka has been awarded the "SOLID-Bautech Prize 2008" for formwork operations during construction of the Burj Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE). ...more
Project News
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New contracting alliance for Abu Dhabi's Tameer Towers development
The Al Habtoor Leighton Group has entered into an AED 6.4 billion (US$ 1.74 billion) alliance contract to construct Abu Dhabi-based Tameer Holdings' Tameer Towers. ...more
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Kuwait signs Sudanese dam loan
The Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development (KFAED) has signed a new loan agreement with the Sudanese Government to help finance construction of the controversial Merowe Dam, according to the state- ...more
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UAE water crisis prompts dam building program
In an effort to alleviate water shortages and meet increasing demand the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced plans to construct 68 dams over the next five years. ...more
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Royal Haskoning wins Dubai bridge design competition
Netherlands-based Royal Haskoning has won the competition to design a new cable stayed bridge for United Arab Emirate-based developer Nakheel. ...more
Other News
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Iran, Venezuela help Bolivia establish state cement company
Bolivia's government has announced plans to establish a state cement company, with Iran and Venezuela helping to fund construction of its first two factories, which are expected to cost US$ 230 millio ...more
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World Bank to "scale up" infrastructure investments
The World Bank Group has announced an action plan to "significantly scale up" infrastructure support to developing countries in their growth and poverty reduction efforts. ...more
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Road widening threatens Banff Nature Park
A proposal to widen a dangerous two-lane stretch of the Trans-Canada Highway through Banff National Park has been questioned by environmental campaigners, according to local press reports. ...more
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Interview: Gaz Group's Natalia Alexeeva talks to International Construction
Established in 2005 following the restructuring of state-controlled automotive manufacturer RusPromAuto, but virtually unknown outside its home market, Russia's Gaz Group is now the largest domestic m ...more
