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The International Road Federation is now accepting abstracts for the 2nd Middle East Regional Congress scheduled for November 29 - December 2, 2010 in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is providing funding worth a total of US$210 million to the Vietnamese Government for infrastructure improvements.

German firm Bisotherm is now offering a new product designed to prevent slipping in icy or snow conditions. Called RUTSCHEX PLUS, the product is claimed to be ecologically sustainable as well as highly effective.

The feasibility of a new border link from Lithuania to Belarus is being examined at present. The road would be an extension of the existing Klaipeda-Visaginas link.

Euro Auctions set a new internet sales record for the company after online buyers spent more than US$10.9million (£7million) on used plant equipment during a recent auction in northern England.

Logistics specialist Damco is now offering customers an online calculation of carbon dioxide emissions.

Strabag is boosting its operations with the planned acquisition of Swiss firms Brunner Erben Holding and Astrada.

US-based Ritchie Bros Auctioneers, the world's largest industrial auctioneer, is staging its biggest ever unreserved public equipment auction. More than 9,100 heavy equipment items and trucks will be sold over the six-day event in Orlando, Florida from February 13-18, 2012.

A new tunnel is being proposed in the Netherlands between The Hague and Delft.

Roadmarking contractor DBi Prismo has rolled out an iPhone application strategy to ensure seamless communication between its on-site workforce and office based departments.

At a time when states are starved for revenues to adequately maintain existing highways, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood told delegates at a meeting of the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association (IBTTA) that he is open to new tolling options. He also challenged the industry to, ".

The Hitachi factory at the port of Hitachinaka has been hit by the second tsunami that hit the coast of Japan's Ibaraki-prefecture.

Auction firm Ritchie Bros says that it is now one of the world's largest online retailers, with Internet sales of equipment surpassing US$1 billion/year.

Ennis Prismo Traffic Safety Solutions has made a successful first installation of its Stimsonite snow-ploughable road studs in Estonia.

Plans are now in hand for a major new highway project in Italy.