Eyebrows raised after Chinese power plant contractor nominated to build Vietnam’s mega-airport The lotus design of Long Thanh International Airport in Dong Nai Province. The selection process hasn’t started yet, and Chinese contractors have already gained notoriety for costly delays in Vietnam. Questions are being asked about the expertise of a Chinese contractor that has been […]
Continue ReadingHat Yai International Airport will undergo a major renovation amid an increasing number of passengers. Hat Yai Airport is a gateway to five southern provinces, namely Songkhla, Satun, Narathiwat, Yala, and Pattani. It also has direct flights to Malaysia and Singapore. At present, the airport is capable of handling 2.5 million passengers a year. In […]
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Hyundai Engineering Wins $320M Order to Build Utility Plant in Vietnam Hyundai Engineering has received a letter of award (LOA) for US$320 million deal from Longson Petrochemical to build facilities at the Longson petrochemical complex in Vietnam. Hyundai Engineering has established a bridgehead to target the Vietnamese power plant market. The company announced on August […]
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Airport trio key for vast Thai economic venture Development of U-Tapao International Airport as an ‘aerotropolis’ is being seen as vital to the success of Thailand’s massive Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) regional development project. U-Tapao will be multi-linked with Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi and Don Muang airports The airport – not far from Pattaya, which is morphing […]
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Bangkok’s monorail makes progress Bombardier Transportation has announced two contracts for its Innovia Monorail 300 system for two mass rapid transit lines in Thailand. The contracts are with the Northern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (NBM) and the Eastern Bangkok Monorail Co Ltd (EBM). They will be responsible for the turnkey construction and 30-year concession of […]
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Suvarnabhumi Airport upgrade contract approved The Airports of Thailand (AoT) board on Wednesday (23 August 2017) awarded a 14.2-billion-baht contract to PCS Joint Venture to carry out a key part of Suvarnabhumi airport’s upgrade. The Thai-Chinese consortium, comprising Power Line Engineering Plc and China Construction Engineering Thailand Co, beat out two other bidders vying to […]
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Building that looks like it’s falling over triggers minor panic in Bangkok It’s an unforeseen peril of dramatic architecture – a building meant to inspire awe that instead triggers minor panic. In the Pathumwan district of Thailand’s capital last week, the removal of some scaffolding from a 30-storey luxury hotel, the Rosewood Bangkok, sparked fear […]
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Green Light for Chiang Mai Light Railway Transit System Deputy Governor of Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has agreed to the draft decree on the light railway transit system project in Chiang Mai, Phuket and Phang Nga. Chiang Mai and Phuket will be the first two provinces to execute the plan as MRTA […]
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Dresser-Rand compressor trains to enhance pipeline capacity in Thailand The Dresser-Rand business, part of Siemens Power and Gas, will supply three gas turbine-driven turbo compressor trains for the Wang Noi compressor station in Thailand. Samsung Engineering is constructing the station. Owner of the station is Thailand’s state-owned oil and gas company, PTT Public Company (PTT). […]
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