July 5, 2018

OC Global Representative Gives Speech at the FIDIC ASPAC 2018 Annual Conference

Mr. Atsushi Nishikori, General Manager, Railway Engineering Department 2 of Oriental Consultants Global made a speech on the Marmaray Project-Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing at the FIDIC ASPAC 2018 Conference. The conference was held at Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall (BMICH), in Colombo, Sri Lanka from 24 to 27 June 2018.

The International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) is the International Federation to which consultant associations of more than 100 countries are affiliated, and ASPAC, among other members, is a regional group with a focus on the Asia Pacific region. ASPAC holds an annual conference, where about 300 participants from government representatives and consulting companies in the Asia Pacific region participate. This year’s theme was “Infrastructure Connectivity in the ASPAC Region”, and Mr. Nishikori explained the immersed tube method and a construction summary of the Yenikapi Station (Museum Station) of the Marmaray Project.

The Marmaray Project – Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing has been awarded the prestigious FIDIC Award 2017, Japan Construction International Award and Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MLIT) Award.

Learn more about the Marmaray Project-Bosphorus Rail Tube Crossing Project, of which Mr. Nishikori is involved:
https://ocglobal.jp/what-we-do/project/railways-and-mass-transit/dream-link-for-turkey/