Road building enters a more selective boom as a $3.9tn project slate meets tariffs, debt and delivery risk
The world is not short of road projects. It is short of certainty, which is the more useful reading of…
24 Apr 2026
Tunnel construction faces a funding squeeze, but the pipeline shows where the next decade of work will land
The centre of gravity in the global tunnel construction market is shifting. Demand has not weakened in any meaningful sense. What has changed is the ease with which that demand…
22 Apr 2026
Ports built for uncertainty: Why volatility is changing the economics of terminal investment
Port development has moved into a more demanding phase. The old logic was clear enough: trade expands, vessels scale, hinterlands deepen and ports add capacity to keep pace. That still…
20 Apr 2026
$3.8tn and counting: What the global oil and gas project pipeline means for construction
GlobalData is tracking oil and gas construction projects worldwide worth a combined $3.8tn, spanning everything from early planning to execution. For contractors and suppliers, that suggests a deep reservoir of…
17 Apr 2026
Healthcare construction enters a new cycle of resilience, readiness and reinvention
The most revealing thing about the global healthcare construction pipeline is not its size, though $715.5bn is substantial by any measure. It is its maturity. Nearly three-fifths of the tracked…
14 Apr 2026
A $505bn global bridge construction pipeline, but fewer easy wins
The global bridge construction pipeline still appears robust. GlobalData estimates its value at $504.8bn, spanning both stand-alone bridges and wider transport schemes with significant structural components. On the surface, this…
07 Apr 2026
$1.8tn hospitality construction pipeline enters a more volatile age
International travel has regained momentum, but this is not a simple return to the old cycle. Figures cited in GlobalData’s hospitality construction pipeline report, drawing on UN tourism data, show…