Search Results: 'Samsung'

Eastern promise
26 August, 2014
Previously driven by the oil and gas sector, tunnelling in the Middle East is enjoying a new boom as metro systems and new sewer networks are developed throughout the region. Bernadette Ballantyne reports

City of expansion
27 June, 2014
By the end of the year there should be three separate tunnelling contracts underway in Los Angeles to expand the region’s public transportation system. Nicole Robinson looks at each project.

Rail package evokes 'tremendous' interest among international firms
16 April, 2014
A prequalification process, launched by Oman Rail with the aim of identifying competent bidders for its main construction package, has elicited interest from a record 102 civil engineering/construction firms from around the world, including a number of international heavyweights.

Work on 'miracle' metro project kicks off
16 April, 2014
Work on the USD 22.5bn Riyadh Metro project began on 3 April, and Riyadh Governor Prince Khaled bin Bandar, who launched the ground-breaking work, said the project would be completed in 48 months.

Delhi's Belly
26 February, 2014
Supplying eight of the 25 TBMs required for Delhi Metro's Phase III, manufacturer Terratec is heavily invested in the project. In a series of vignettes, Tunnels checks out how the different worksites are being handled in a city crowded beyond capacity.

Last two TBMs for Phase III of Delhi Metro delivered
07 January, 2014
Terratec delivered the last two of eight TBMs for Delhi Metro towards the end of November, the company announced recently. The TBMs were officially unveiled at a ceremony that included representatives from the client, a JV between Hindustan Construction Company of India and Samsung Engineering & Construction Group of Korea.

Three groups shortlisted for East West link
07 November, 2013
Three consortia have been shortlisted by the Victorian Coalition Government for Melbourne¹s East West Link. East West Connect, Inner Link Group and Momentum Infrastructure have been shortlisted to tender for the tunnel in Victoria, Australia.

Atkins scoops Riyadh work
11 October, 2013
Atkins was awarded a GBP 75M (USD 120M) lead design contract for three of the six lines of the Riyadh Metro. Atkins announced that the company would lead a design joint venture with Spanish consultancy Typsa – the FAST consortium of FCC, Samsung, Alstom, Strukton and Freyssinet. The JV was made responsible for lines four, five and six.

Qatari coup
23 August, 2013
Qatar is preparing to set new records in tunnelling with 26 tBms simultaneously boring 59km of twin bore tunnels creating the first phase of the vital doha metro. technical journalist Bernadette Ballantyne reports

Riyadh ‘Miracle’ metro project unveiled
30 July, 2013
Riyadh Governor Prince Khaled bin Bandar on 28 July 2013 unveiled the USD 20.9bn Riyadh Metro Project that calls for construction of a 177.7km six-line automated metro network in the Saudi capital, Riyadh.

Samsung C&T gets Singapore subway construction contract
30 July, 2013
Samsung C&T said on 25 July 2013 it had won a USD 225 million order from Singapore’s Land Transport Authority (LTA) to build a subway line.

Delhi Metro Phase III design consultancy awarded
23 July, 2013
Mott MacDonald has been appointed detailed design consultant by the Hindustan Construction Company­ - Samsung joint venture for Phase III of Delhi Metro in India.

QAR 30bn contracts put Doha Metro on right track
06 June, 2013
In a major step towards realising a world-scale rail project in the country, Qatar Railways has awarded four “design and build” contracts worth QAR 30bn (USD 8.24bn) for the first phase of the Doha Metro Project.

The sweet spot
26 April, 2013
Canada is a great place for work with projects in nearly every major province and an influx of foreign companies who have taken notice. Tunnels North America spoke with several to see what they are seeking.

Third phase of Delhi Metro contract awarded
20 February, 2013
Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) has awarded a contract for design and construction of the 4.4km long tunnel for the third phase of Delhi Metro. Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) in joint venture with Samsung C&T won the contract worth INR 86.6bn (USD 1.6bn).

Robust ground improvement
27 December, 2012
Innovations on Singapore’s Marina Coastal Expressway have enabled faster, more cost-effective construction while meeting the state’s famously tough safety requirements. Andrew Mylius, technical writer for Mott MacDonald, released this report

ME’s longest road tunnel completed
05 December, 2012
Abu Dhabi has completed the region’s longest traffic tunnel, local media reported recently. The 3.5km long tunnel, which is part of the AED 5bn (USD 1.3b) Al Salam Street Tunnel project, is part of a long-term blueprint by Abu Dhabi to expand its inhabited areas and road networks to cope with a sharp rise in the population.

Delhi digs
19 June, 2012
With a metropolitan population of over 16 million, a failed foray into privatised bus services and cars choking up one of the densest road networks in India, need for a metro has never been more pronounced. Alex Conacher interviews designer Mohan Gupta and Delhi Metro Rail Corporation spokesman Anuj Dayal to get the jewel of India’s infrastructure crown into perspective

Samsung C&T to tunnel Lusail’s centrepiece
09 January, 2012

Collapse and recovery in Abu Dhabi
24 August, 2011
A cut and cover tunnel is to be constructed in a congested urban area of Abu Dhabi. During construction of diaphragm retaining walls, some panels experience a sudden loss of bentonite resulting in the collapse of the excavation trench. Tahar Messafer of Parsons International UAE presents this report