From ConstructionIndustryNews.net
Fiday, 17July 2009

Building and placing the huge concrete wharf sections at Sydney’s Port Botany expansion is a mighty challenge. Greg Keane explores the details behind these demanding lifts. 

Counterfort units are cast in a circle around the Ringer crane (upper left).

Base unit being carried in a transporter frame between two SPMTs

Baulderstone and Bilfinger Berger, in a joint venture with Dutch dredging specialist
Jan de Nul NV, have been contracted to design and construct the Port Botany container terminal expansion for Sydney Ports Corporation.

From ConstructionIndustryNews.net
Wednesday, 15 July 2009
Blair Price

Construction of the NCIG port at Newcastle. Courtesy Felix Resources.

Tripodi said letters have been sent to coal producers to invite them to take part in the expansion work.

From ConstructionIndustryNews.net
Wednesday, 15 July 2009

MAGELLAN Petroleum Australia will look into building and operating a methanol plant near Darwin after signing a heads of agreement and exclusivity agreement with a major methanol producer.

Darwin

Under the agreements, Magellan will identify natural gas reserves suitable to supply the proposed plant.

From Constructioncontractor.com.au
Thursday, 10 July 2009

Thiess has been contracted to construct the Site Preparation and Temporary Facilities for the Gorgon Project on Barrow Island for Chevron Australia.

The contract value is approximately $500 million. Thiess managing director David Saxelby says being awarded this contract was a positive addition to the $500 million Construction Village facility project that they were awarded last month, as part of a joint venture.

From ConstructionIndustryNews.net
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 

THE Australian Construction Industry Forum’s Construction Forecasting Council says the civil construction sector will remain “relatively unaffected” by the economic downturn.

Picture: J. Herrero

In its June forecast, the CFC predicted most sub-sectors of engineering construction including road construction, bridges, rail and ports, electricity generation, telecoms, water and sewerage would have modest to significant growth over the next few years.

From ConstructionIndustryNews.net
Wednesday, 17 June 2009 

THE Queensland government will continue to outspend all other states on infrastructure, with a record $18.2 billion program for 2009-10.

Treasurer Andrew Fraser said the Bligh government would spend $2083 for each Queenslander on the 2009-10 building program – more than every other state and territory in the country.