ProLogis, the world’s largest owner, manager and developer of distribution facilities, announced that it has leased approximately 174,000 square feet (16,200 square meters) in Shanghai to Mitsubishi Logistics, a leading third-party logistics company in Asia.
Mitsubishi Logistics will lease the space through its affiliated joint venture Shanghai Linghua Logistics Co. and will fully occupy one of [...]

The world’s leading earthmoving equipment manufacturer, Caterpillar Inc. and Trimble, the leading innovator in developing technology for mobile and work applications, announced today the creation of a new joint venture company and a new distribution agreement. The new company, VirtualSite Solutions, will integrate the deep expertise of both parent companies in the areas of product [...]

McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) (“McDermott” or the “Company”), announced today that a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (“CSIC”).
The joint venture company, Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Company Ltd. (“McDermott Wuchuan”), plans to establish a new facility on over 111 [...]

Brazil is still one of the world’s biggest producers of machinery and equipment. In the first six months of 2007 the sector recorded growth of 10% in revenues compared with the same period last year. This is the scenario setting the optimistic tone for the 27th International Machinery and Industrial Supplies Trade Fair, the most [...]

The 8th China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition (China EPower 2008) will be held from 22 to 24 April 2008 at Intex Shanghai, China.
Formerly known as China International Electric Power & Electric Engineering Technology Exhibition (EPETEE), China EPower is one of the leading exhibitions in China’s power industry.
China EPower 2008 is endorsed [...]

Komatsu Ltd. decided to establish a company to manufacture construction equipment and utility equipment, including forklift trucks, in Yaroslavl, Russia. This will be the 47th production facility (12 in Japan and 35 overseas) for Komatsu Group’s construction and mining equipment. This will also be its second plant in Russia, following Kraneks International Co., Ltd., a [...]

Vietnam, seeking to reduce its reliance on steel imports, has started construction of the country’s largest steel plant, an official said Thursday.
Construction of the $1.6 billion plant, located at the Dung Quat Economic Zone in central Quang Ngai province, is expected to be completed in three years, said Nguyen Van Phu of the zone’s management [...]

HDR is part of a team that was selected to provide construction management for a project to extend the Number 7 Subway Line in New York City. The contract was awarded to Hill International, LiRo Engineers, Lemley International and HDR, a Joint Venture. The team was selected by MTA (Metropolitan Transportation Authority), NYC Transit and [...]

Yokohama-based JGC Corporation has been awarded a contract by Singapore Refining Co. Pte. Ltd. (SRC), a 50:50 joint venture owned by Singapore Petroleum Co. Ltd. and Chevron, for the engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) of a refinery upgrade project. This project is located at Jurong Island in Singapore. Project completion is scheduled for March 2009.

In merely a year, a Springfield architecture and interior design firm has put down roots in foreign soil and is poised to take on major projects in east Asia.
How did Butler, Rosenbury and Partners accomplish this? What is their secret?

NovaGold Resources Inc. (TSX:NG)(AMEX:NG) today announced that it has received the necessary Federal and Provincial authorizations and permits to allow NovaGold’s Board of Directors to approve the start of construction for the Galore Creek copper-gold deposit in northwestern British Columbia.
Board approval for construction activities was contingent on receiving full Provincial and Federal authorization for the [...]

Riffa Views Signature Estates today held a ground breaking ceremony to announce the beginning of construction on the second of its Signature Estates, The Lagoons.
The contract was awarded to GPZ-Sembawang, a joint venture between local contractor GPZ and Singaporean engineering and construction giant Sembawang. The Lagoons Estate will comprise 258 two and three bedroom [...]