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17.12.2019 (851 Clicks)

Bechtel Enka to build Serbia’s first 5G-ready digital Motorway and Key Flood Defense System

Morava motorway will create 10,000 jobs and enhance long-term economic growth in central Serbia

Bechtel Enka Joint Venture has been selected by the government of Serbia to build the country’s first 5G-ready motorway in the West Morava river valley. The 112-kilometer (70-mile) dual carriageway will be the second major transport artery in Serbia, connecting communities and businesses from Pojate in the east to Preljina in the west, and linking the country’s North-South motorway to the Hungarian and North Macedonian borders.

The Bechtel Enka team will also build a major flood defense system to protect the areas around the motorway from flooding, erosion and subsequent water pollution. This will be the first flood mitigation system of this scale to be built alongside a motorway in the Balkans, reflecting the Serbian government’s commitment to strengthening the national infrastructure’s resilience against extreme weather conditions. Together, the projects are expected to create around 10,000 jobs during construction, including 4,000 at peak.

Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Construction, Transport and Infrastructure, Professor Zorana Mihajlovic, PhD, said: “Construction of Moravian Corridor is in Serbia's economic interest not only because it will connect more than half a million citizens living in the area, but because it will be the link for more than 20,000 small and medium-sized enterprises with the largest traffic corridors: Corridor X, which connects us with Bulgaria and North Macedonia, and Highway Milos the Great towards Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina.”

The motorway forms part of a wider regional transport plan to improve trade links throughout the Balkans and build economic ties to Western Europe. It will link with Corridors X and XI, which run to Austria and Greece by way of Slovenia, Croatia, and Macedonia; and to Italy and Romania by way of Montenegro.

Due to the mountainous terrain of the area, the route is expected to include 40 bridges – the longest measuring about 600 meters (three-tenths of a mile). A telecommunication corridor will be built beneath the side of the motorway to allow for future 5G fiber and tower installations. Construction is expected to begin next year.

Mike Wilkinson, Bechtel’s general manager for Europe, said: “We are delighted and honored to have been chosen by the Serbian Government to build this transformational motorway, our first in the country. It is thanks to their vision that we will be delivering much more than a road – the motorway will create a vital economic corridor as well as solve the challenge of flood protection and provide digital connectivity. The Bechtel ENKA team now looks forward to breaking ground, marking the start of a long-term partnership with Serbia to support world-class infrastructure that creates jobs, connects communities and grows the local economy.”

Bechtel is the first U.S. contractor to be involved in a major infrastructure project in Serbia. The long-term partnership between Bechtel and ENKA has successfully delivered major infrastructure projects in the Balkans since the 1990s, including motorways in Albania, Croatia, Turkey and Romania. The partnership has built more than 28,000 kilometers (17,400 miles) of highways and roads, 100 tunnels, and 26 major bridges.

During Bechtel Enka's most recent motorway project in the Balkans, 80 percent of the workforce and 70 percent of our subcontracted work was awarded to local firms. The partnership will again prioritize local people and local suppliers to successfully deliver this complex project. This approach will not only benefit local employment in the short-term, but training programs will ensure a long-term supply of construction workers for those communities investing in further infrastructure.

Source: Bechtel

                     

17.12.2019 (847 Clicks)

Australia invests A$27m in Mining Education and Research

The Australian government has announced A$12.5m in funding, from government reserves and industry organisations, to support a training centre at the University of Adelaide to educate miners and engineers in emerging technologies.

16.12.2019 (1102 Clicks)

Hochtief Joint Venture to deliver London Power Tunnels Project

A Hochtief joint venture has been awarded with a GBP 400 million contract to deliver the second phase of the London Power Tunnels (LPT2) project.

13.12.2019 (1230 Clicks)

Cronimet Holding GmbH appointed new CEO Europe

• Mr. Marijo Zeljko is responsible for the overall management of all European locations
• In addition, he will remain Managing Director of Cronimet Ferroleg. GmbH

13.12.2019 (796 Clicks)

Fugro wins nearshore Site Characterisation Contract for Copenhagen Megaproject

Danish consulting firm Cowi has awarded Fugro a nearshore geotechnical site investigation for CPH City & Port Development’s Lynetteholmen megaproject in Copenhagen.

13.12.2019 (1004 Clicks)

Boliden appointed General Managers

Peter Bergman has been appointed as General Manager for The Boliden Area. For the last two years, Peter has been General Manager in Kevitsa and before that he worked as Mine Manager in Kankberg, Maurliden and acting General Manager at Aitik.

13.12.2019 (34 Clicks)

Beumer Group zählt zu umsatzstärksten Familienunternehmen in Deutschland: Motor der deutschen Wirtschaft

Familienunternehmen sind Motor und Stablilitätsanker der deutschen Wirtschaft in einem. Doch wer zählt in Deutschland zu den größten unter ihnen? Das multimediale Wirtschaftsmedium Die Deutsche Wirtschaft (DDW) hat dies zum Jahresabschluss ermittelt und ein Ranking veröffentlicht. Die Beumer Group gehört zu den Firmen, die ihre Position im Vergleich zum Vorjahr sogar noch verbessern konnten – um 84 Plätze. Der Systemanbieter gehört damit zu den Ranggewinnern.

12.12.2019 (1001 Clicks)

Glencore to join The Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network

Glencore PLC (Glencore), one of the world’s largest industrial cobalt producers, announces that it is to join the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN). RSBN is an industry collaboration utilising blockchain technology to support responsible sourcing and production practices from mine to market. With members spanning downstream auto brands, refiners and miners, the network’s blockchain has moved beyond proof of concept and is on track to become commercially operational by spring 2020.

11.12.2019 (769 Clicks)

SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall welcome higher Ambitions to reach Climate Targets

HYBRIT's owners SSAB, LKAB and Vattenfall welcome the higher ambitions to reach climate targets discussed at the COP25 climate summit in Madrid. The companies cite the need for powerful measures to secure industrial transition. The HYBRIT initiative for fossil-free steel production shows that zero net emissions is possible.

11.12.2019 (1006 Clicks)

TOMRA’s Technology and Partnership approach delivers record-breaking Diamond Recoveries for Lucara

Lucara Diamond Corporation owns the Karowe diamond mine in Botswana, which has been in production since 2012. The mine is recognised as one the foremost producers of very large, high-quality Type IIA diamonds in excess of 10.8 carats. Historic recoveries include the 1,109 carat Lesedi La Rona – the second-largest gem quality diamond ever found – and the 813 carat Constellation diamond. Lucara’s success at the Karowe mine continues, most recently with rare gem quality blue and pink diamonds recovered in September 2019.