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Drought conditions force Panama Canal to lower maximum depth limit for ships

E&T

For example, when the new locks opened in June 2016, the ACP limited draft to 43ft – over 4ft lower than today's limit. The 2016 low was increased a few months later after monitoring Lake Gatún and with the weather forecast predicting that the rainy season was due to begin in earnest.

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Auto supplier Gissing enters Chapter 11, owes Tesla $13.3M

Plastics News

The company, a subsidiary of a Chinese automotive supplier, manufactures interior acoustic and cargo management systems for Tesla, GM, Ford Motor Co., subsidiary was formed in 2016. It filed for bankruptcy Aug. 8 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of the Eastern District of Michigan in Detroit. Stellantis NV and Toyota Motor Corp.

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Torsus and MAN Truck & Bus Expand Cooperation With New Chassis Manufacturing Agreement for World’s Toughest Off-Road Bus

i4.0 today

The TORSUS brand was released in 2016, developing and manufacturing heavy-duty off-road 4×4 buses in a purpose-built factory in Slovakia. The company’s product portfolio includes vans, trucks, buses/coaches and diesel and gas engines along with services related to passenger and cargo transport. www.torsus.eu

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Indian Electric Two-wheeler Startup Liger Mobility Unveils World’s First Self-Balancing Electric Scooter equipped with its Proprietary AutoBalancing Technology

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Liger Mobility was started in 2016 with objective of “making electric two-wheelers safer and more comfortable for riders.” Liger Mobility was backed by and awarded seed capital by IIT Bombay and was mentored by the Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) and the Automotive Research Association India (ARAI).

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Mind matters: Road transport industry mental health initiatives

SMMT

Andysmanclub takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who took his own life aged 23 in 2016. Driving an HGV and its cargo naturally comes with pressure. However, that does not mean the simple steps in our ‘5R’s’ (Reach out/Recognise/Respond/Reflect/make it Routine) can’t be followed.

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Statiflo Celebrates 40 Years

MEM

The same year, Gareth Fry joined the business as sales manager and, in 2016 as managing director, he acquired a majority stake from John, who retired following the transaction. It is fitting, at this time, to pay tribute to Gareth, my successor in 2016. Statiflo has had its share of challenges and faced them well.

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EV Adoption: The India Story  

Dinesh Mishra

This was in the second week of September 2016.I For example, when planning National Highway EV stations, we also opened applications for two-wheelers and three-wheelers for cargo hubs, and now, they receive a lot of parcels from ecommerce players for delivery within a 50-kilometer radius. Manoj K Sundaram: It was in the U.S.