International Construction - June 2020

Included in this issue:

• WORLD NEWS
  Global construction equipment forecast to fall 19%; trade shows postponed; proposal to extend Stage V; sales down 25% for John Deere.
• DOWNTIME INDEX
  The Downtime Index, calculated by Trackunit, shows that machine usage is recovering after a sharp drop caused by Covid-19.
• CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY NEWS
  Including: autonomous hauling milestone; China puts 5G to use in construction; VR and BIM used in hospital construction.
• ECONOMIC OUTLOOK
  Even though China’s economic recovery from Covid-19 may be slower than first forecast, the country is still well placed for future growth, writes Scott Hazelton.
• REGIONAL REPORT
  With some of the countries in the Latin America region being badly affected by Covid-19, Andy Brown reports that the region is braced for steep falls in economic and construction growth.
• MARKET OVERVIEW
  The team from Off-Highway Research forecast what construction equipment sales could look like in 2020 across the world.
• EXCAVATORS
  Jenny Lescohier reports on the new technology being implemented in the world’s most popular construction equipment segment.
• INTERVIEW: XCMG
  XCMG’s vice president, Mr Liu, talks to Andy Brown about the company’s future ambitions and why construction is well placed to recover from Covid-19.
• TRANSPORT INFRASTRUCTURE
  With many of the world’s biggest construction projects being in the transport sector, Andy Brown takes a look at some of the most interesting projects.
• GLOBAL DIESEL EMISSIONS
  Courtesy of Diesel Progress International, a map showing different emissions regulations around the world.
• TUNNELLING
  Jenny Lescohier takes a deep dive into the world of tunnelling and Tunnel Boring Machines to discover the latest innovations in these often gigantic machines.