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CV Show 2025 Preview: Part Three

SMMT

In the third part of our show preview, we take a look at some of the seminars, speakers and other special events at the 2025 event, which is being run by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) as well as the Road Haulage Association (RHA) and delivered by Nineteen Group.

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'World's largest’ fully electric passenger ferry planned for Helsinki-Tallinn route

E&T

Travelling at a speed of 23 knots, Helios will be able to transport approximately 2,000 passengers and 650 cars in just over two hours. According to the Port of Helsinki, passenger traffic on the Helsinki-Tallinn route totalled 5.5 million in 2024, and this is set to increase to 11.6 million by 2040.

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Celebrating Industry Samurai Awards & Conference 2022

Dinesh Mishra

Following are the main highlights of the week-long event in images and main specifications such as topic introduction and individual talk dates. Globally, the transportation sector accounts for about 16 percent, within which road transport is ostensibly the biggest contributor at about 12%, followed by aviation (1.9%) and shipping (1.7%).

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Racing certainty: How truck racing is promoting greater sustainability in transport

SMMT

With trucks weighing in at more than five tonnes and with engines producing in excess of 1000bhp, the British Truck Racing Championship is one of the largest sized motorsport categories in the UK – and is growing in popularity with ever more teams and spectators turning out on race day.

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Top Legal Issues Facing the Manufacturing Sector in 2023

Foley

This category of software is designed to infiltrate, damage, or disrupt systems. This encompasses sectors such as power generation, water supply, transportation, telecommunications, and healthcare. Transportation. Telecommunications. As such, regular employee training and awareness campaigns are crucial. Legal Measures.

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Spending Review 2025: All the engineering and technology announcements

E&T

Transport infrastructure The first announcement came last week, when Reeves revealed that £15.6bn will be invested in local transport in nine city regions across Northern England, the Midlands and the South West. Local authorities need investment to improve the road network’s long-term condition, he said, not just “manage the decline”.

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Constipated scorpions and love at first sight inspire winners of Ig Nobels

E&T

The winners, honoured in 10 categories, also included scientists who found that when people on a blind date are attracted to each other their heart rates synchronise, and researchers who looked at why legal documents can be so utterly baffling, even to lawyers themselves. This topic is mystical, life threatening and more relevant than ever.”.

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