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EU should mandate electric freight trucks by 2035, say Unilever and Maersk

E&T

The firm first announced its intentions to produce such a vehicle in 2017 , although it has only become a commercial reality this month. As a cargo owner, we’ve made some great progress on limiting our emissions through critical efficiencies and reducing how many trucks we have on the road, but as an industry we can do more.

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Cdn. labour minister asks mediator for final terms to end B.C. port strike

Canadian Manufacturing

Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan has given a federal mediator 24 hours to send him recommended terms to end the British Columbia port strike that has snarled cargo in about 30 ports and spurred fears of supply chain chaos across Canada. per cent since 2017. O’Regan said in a statement issued late on Jul.

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Hydrogen, EVs may both be winners in new energy future

Plastics News

Many have eyed hydrogen's tantalizing potential as an abundant and pollution-free energy source for transportation and beyond. Jules Verne described a method in which "water will one day be employed as fuel," and wrote hydrogen and oxygen will "furnish an exhaustible source of heat and light" in his 1874 novel The Mysterious Island.

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Investment Trends in Decarbonization

Frost & Sullivan Manufacturing

Some of the more prominent decarbonization technologies and their adoption have been highlighted below: Prominent technologies Renewable Energy : Renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, hydro, and geothermal power are naturally replenished and have a low carbon footprint. trillion in 2017 to USD 1.3 CAGR during the same period.

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K. Soundhar Rajhan, Chief Strategy Officer,  Lakshmi Machine Works Limited, shares highlights and insights from his more than five-decade journey with the iconic company

Dinesh Mishra

Joining LMW’s Board in 2017 until 2023, I now lead the company’s strategy function. Image 1: source: DMG Mori. In 1982, Mr. Rajhan successfully set up the shipping and clearing division, along with overseeing imports and export operations, resulting in the formation of Lakshmi Cargo Company. October, 2019 Link Q4.

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Flying cars and hyperloops?

E&T

His target is 10 billion miles, which is about 50 per cent more than the total miles driven worldwide in 2017. It is even possible that changes in legislation mean some of those ships being built today will wind up with a different power source within a couple of decades. That does not mean shipping is not due for some major changes.