World Cup organizers said Wednesday that an estimated 320 tons of solid waste which the June 12 to July 13 event is expected to generate will be sent for recycling. The government World Cup web portal said organizers expect each match to ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
NTEA, the Association for the Work Truck Industry will be opening of its first Canadian office in Ottawa, ON. “Around the world, governments have begun to recognize the economic benefits associated with global truck platforms, ...
Westcan Bulk Transport, one of Western Canada's largest haulers of liquid and dry bulk commodities, is celebrating 50 years in the transportation industry. "We are extremely proud of our successes over the past 50 years, through economic ...
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Packaging and distribution of goods is a multi-billion dollar industry. Yet damage to goods while in transit has a financial impact on companies and consumers, also in the millions of dollars, according to national industry advisory ...
A NHVAS review is underway as part of Heavy Vehicle Roadworthiness Program, following a week of confusion and contradiction. The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is undertaking the review of the National Heavy Vehicle Accreditation Scheme ...
There's promising news from the front on efforts to produce fuels through artificial photosynthesis. A new study by Berkeley Lab researchers at the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis (JCAP) shows that nearly 90-percent of the ...
The U.S. manufacturing sector is in the midst of a technology renaissance that has the potential to bring manufacturing work back to North America for years, according to Manufacturing Engineering's annual trends report released with its ...
Tags: Construction, Decoration, Manufacturing
Packet optical networking system maker Optelian of Ottawa, ON, Canada says that optoelectronics device foundry Compound Semiconductor Technologies (CST) of Hamilton, Scotland, UK will supply grown gallium arsenide (GaAs) wafers to its ...
Authorities are being urged to review road lighting on two stretches of the M65. Following a fatal crash in November near junction 8 - a stretch which is managed by the Highways Agency - the Blackburn Coroner has written to the Agency ...
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The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released January performance data showing a strong rise in air freight growth compared to a year ago. Global freight tonne kilometres (FTK) rose 4.5% in January compared to January 2013. ...
Tags: Air Freight, Service, Logistics
Nigerian crude values have been picking up steadily this week on strong US demand for Nigerian and West African crudes, trading sources said Friday. There has been a lot of activity in the past week, with only about 12 out of the 62 ...
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The year 2013 saw growing volumes for many of the tailor-made solutions offered by the RadiciGroup PET YARN Business Unit: RADYARN UV STABILIZED (UV-stabilized yarn), RADYARN FR (flame-retardant yarn), r-RADYARN and CORNLEAF ...
This Editorial appears in the March 10 print edition of Transport Topics. Click here to subscribe today. Signs are increasing that the nation's economic health is steadily improving. It's not a barnburner, and there is still some ...
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Changes in the sun's energy output may have led to marked natural climate change in Europe over the last 1000 years, according to researchers at Cardiff University. Scientists studied seafloor sediments to determine how the temperature of ...
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An increase in construction activity and government funded infrastructure projects in Oman is set to boost the country s cement market. Demand for cement is predicted to grow at an annual rate of 6% over the next four years, according to a ...
Tags: Cement, Construction