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Mitsubishi Fuso Has Introduced a New Class 3 Canter Model That Offers Higher Payload
Mar 10, 2014Mitsubishi Fuso has introduced a new Class 3 Canter model that offers higher payload and gross vehicle weight rating than the model it replaces. The manufacturer launched the Canter FE130 here during the Work Truck Show conference and ...
Tags: Transportation, Truck
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Diesel Is at Its Highest Level Since March 18, 2013, When It Was $4.047
Mar 10, 2014Diesel rose a half-cent to $4.021 per gallon, its sixth increase in seven weeks and the highest price in almost a year, the Department of Energy reported March 10. Diesel is at its highest level since March 18, 2013, when it was $4.047. ...
Tags: Transportation
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Emissions-Compliant Equipment Led The News at The Huge Conexpo-Con/Agg Construction
Mar 10, 2014New emissions-compliant equipment led the news at the huge Conexpo-Con/Agg construction equipment show here March 4-8 as every diesel-equipment supplier contacted was offering new emissions-compliant machinery. Jan. 1 was the deadline for ...
Tags: Transportation, Construction, Decoration
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Gap Reported Net Sales for The Four-Week Period Ended March 1, 2014 Were $929 Million
Mar 10, 2014Gap Inc. reported net sales for the four-week period ended March 1, 2014 were $929 million compared with net sales of $966 million for the four-week period ended March 2, 2013. Gap Inc.’s comparable sales for February 2014 were down 7 ...
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Port Metro Vancouver Is Readying Itself for Labour Unrest by Upping Its Security Measures
Mar 10, 2014Port Metro Vancouver is readying itself for labour unrest by upping its security measures. This weekend, members of Unifor-Vancouver Container Truckers' Association (VCTA) and the United Truckers Association (UTA) both voted against a ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts, logistics
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Eaton and Cummins Have Expanded Their SmartAdvantage Integrated Powertrain Offerings
Mar 10, 2014Eaton and Cummins have expanded their SmartAdvantage integrated powertrain offerings. The companies have approved the ISX15 SmartAdvantage - consisting of the Cummins ISX15 engine coupled with the UltraShift Plus automated manual ...
Tags: Transportation, Auto Parts
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Karnataka Invested RS. 13 Billion Under Various Schemes During The Current Financial Year
Mar 10, 2014The Government of Karnataka, a state in southern India, through the Department of Handloom and Textiles, has invested Rs. 13 billion under various schemes during the current financial year, reports The Hindu. Addressing a one-day ...
Tags: Textiles Sector, Textile
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Bearish Sentiment Blanketed The Indonesian Thermal Coal Market Amid Reports of Price
Mar 10, 2014Bearish sentiment blanketed the Indonesian thermal coal market Wednesday amid reports of price discounting by major Chinese coal producers to their domestic customers, said traders. A medium-sized Indonesian coal producer said he expected ...
Tags: Thermal Coal Market, Deal-Making
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China Aims to Cut Energy Intensity by Over 3.9% This Year
Mar 10, 2014China aims to cut energy intensity by over 3.9% this year, as it continues its drive to increase energy efficiency and cut emissions, according to a government work report delivered by Premier Li Keqiang Wednesday at the annual session of ...
Tags: Energy Use, energy intensity
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The Volume of Crude Has Reached 1 Million Barrels
Mar 10, 2014The volume of crude from the northern Iraq region of Kurdistan being held in tanks at Turkey's Mediterranean oil hub of Ceyhan has reached 1 million barrels, Turkish energy minister Taner Yildiz told reporters Wednesday in a press ...
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Middle East Politics Changing Are Focusing Attention on Increases in Energy Production
Mar 10, 2014The changing political situations in the Middle East are focusing attention on possibly significant increases in energy production, but countries that could produce that energy still face significant hurdles, according to a panel of Middle ...
Tags: energy production, Mineral
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US Propane and Propylene Stocks Jumped 479,000 Barrels to 27.15 Million Barrels
Mar 10, 2014US propane and propylene stocks jumped 479,000 barrels to 27.15 million barrels for the reporting week ended February 28, Energy Information Administration data showed Wednesday. The build was far above market expectations, which were for ...
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Iron Ore Exports From Port Hedland in Western Australia Fell 1.8% to 27.7 Million Mt
Mar 10, 2014Iron ore exports from Port Hedland in Western Australia fell 1.8% to 27.7 million mt in February, from 28.2 million mt in January, data released by the port authority Thursday showed. Of the total, 21 million mt went to China, 2.7 million ...
Tags: Iron Ore, Manganese ore
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February Steel Imports Are Expected to Hold at Elevated Levels Seen in January
Mar 10, 2014February steel imports are expected to hold at elevated levels seen in January, which was already a near 27% boost from December, according to Department of Commerce data that was updated Tuesday. The US had 2.9 million mt of steel ...
Tags: Steel Imports, Plate products
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Wearable Technology Mainly Concerns Devices and Apparel/ Textiles
Mar 9, 2014Wearable technology mainly concerns devices and apparel/ textiles. Devices are discrete electronic and electrical hardware sold on its own for bodywear. It may be utilised by being attached to apparel or by constituting worn accessories ...
Tags: Wearable Technology, Electronics
