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Athens prepares for the World Tunnelling Congress
Tunneling Journal   26 April 2023   Greece   athens  
<p>This year&rsquo;s World Tunnelling Congress (WTC 2023) will be held in the historic capital of Greece, Athens. Themed &lsquo;Expanding Underground&rsquo;, the event will run from 12 to 18 May at the Megaron Athens International Conference Centre in the ...
The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender BOAK for the part from Chania to Heraklion
Real Estate and Development   07 December 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>The Ministry of Infrastructure accelerates proceeds for the tender for construction project of the Northern Road Axis Crete (B.O.A.K.) from Chania to Heraklion to the Invitation to Submit Binding Offers.<br />This is the largest part of the BOAK, 157.5 ...
Filed under: Construction News
Tourist killed as landslide hits Crete hotel (Video)
social news xyz   31 October 2022   Greece   Crete  
<p>(31 Oct 2022) A foreign tourist died on Sunday after a landslide at a hotel in Crete. (Oct. 31)</p>
Tender for Rio – Antirio bridge former construction park
Oikonomikos Taxidromos   08 July 2022   Greece   Antirio  
<p>The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund &ndash; HRADF, a member company of the Superfund, and the state&rsquo;s privatization arm, is proceeding with the development of property in the former construction site of the Rio &ndash; Antirrio brige project, ...
Filed under: Contests
GEK TERNA – Hard Rock Join Forces for Luxury Resort and Casino in Greece
An impressiion of Greece’s first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Ellinikon.
<p>Greek construction firm GEK TERNA, awarded the 30-year concession for the development of the first Integrated Resort and Casino (IRC) in Greece dubbed INSPIRE Athens, has entered a partnership with Hard Rock International, the companies announced this week ...
Filed under: Construction News
Greece earthquake: Huge 6.2 magnitude quake rocks Mediterranean Sea - residents 'rattled'
Express   21 May 2020   Greece  
Greece earthquake: A 6.2 quake has rocked near Greece (Image: EMSC)
<p>The epicentre of the quake, about 240 km (149 miles) south-west of Greece's Methoni region, was at a depth of 10 km, according to the European Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC). EMSC said. EMSC tweeted: "M6.2 #earthquake (#&sigma;&epsilon;&iota;&sigma;&mu;ό&sigmaf;) ...
Strong earthquake rocks Greek capital of Athens; buildings seriously damaged
CBS NEWS   19 July 2019   Greece   athens  
ALKIS KONSTANTINIDIS / REUTERS
<p>Athens, Greece &ndash; A strong earthquake hit Friday near the Greek capital of Athens, causing residents to run into the streets in fear and firefighters to check for people trapped in elevators. The Athens Institute of Geodynamics gave the earthquake ...
DESTRUCTIVE 6.8 magnitude earthquake strikes Greece - felt in Italy and Albania
Express   26 October 2018   Greece   Zakynthos  
The quake was felt as far as South Italy, Albania and Macedonia (Image: EMSC)
<p>A MASSIVE 6.8 magnitude earthquake has struck off the coast of Greece at around 12.54am local time (11.54pm BST) and was followed by a series of 12 other quakes. The epicentre of the 6.8 magnitude quake was located in the Ionian Sea, near the Greek Island ...
14th International Sumposium of continuous surface mining - Greece, Thessaloniki, 23-26 September 2018
http://www.iscsm.gr/   07 September 2018   Greece   Thessaloniki  
<p>The Symposium aims at giving an opportunity to professionals from the mining industry and practitioners from consulting companies, equipment suppliers and software providers, people from research institutions and government agencies as well as academic ...
4.3 magnitude quake rattles Greece, tremors felt in Athens
RT Question More   15 January 2018   Greece   athens  
<p>A 4.3 magnitude quake that shook Greece on Monday night was felt in Athens. Witnesses reported a strong tremor in the capital city.<br />The U.S. Geological Survey said the quake struck 25 kilometers (15 miles) northeast of Athens at a depth of 10 kilometers, ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards