China to begin constructing a Maglev railway
CRRC Corporation, a train manufacturer in China has announced that it will soon begin the construction of a new maglev railway, which will have the capacity for trains to travel up to 600km/h. The fir...
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Solar and Wind will continue to thrive because of economics, not politics
As the world still ponders over the amount of impact Trump’s negative climate change policies will have on renewables, many experts are coming forward to articulate the limited effect Trump can have. ...
Tangshan is leading China’s fight against pollution
Tangshan is a city in northern China that is well-known for its heavy industries, the industries that tend to be big contributors of pollution. The city has pledged to have severe cutbacks in Co...
Solar-Panel roads to be trialled in 4 continents
As would be expected, it appears as the price of solar comes down, the amount of everyday utilization of the renewable source continues to peak. So much so that a subsidiary of Bouygues SA has designe...
Shanghai wants to become an international shipping centre
You would think that when you are by a considerable the busiest port in the world, that you are already an ‘international shipping centre’. However, according to the well respected Xinhua-Baltic Excha...
More Consistency is needed within the global construction industry
As the world’s leaders tightening their public spending and the demand of investment grows, the construction industry is finding out more and more the need for global consistency. Hence the reason con...
Base Metals rise again!
Copper has hit a one-week high, powered by signs of tighter supply and as investors betting on rising US inflation and a further depreciation of the yuan bought the metal as a hedge. The Chinese appea...
Chernobyl ‘exclusion zone’ to become a solar power hub
It has been thirty years since the worst ever nuclear disaster occurred in the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl; the 2’600km exclusion zone has become home to a thriving wildlife and still consists of coun...
Hong Kong Disneyland is set for an expensive expansion
Hong Kong Disneyland, which is the smallest of the 6 resorts worldwide, is set for an incredible $1.4 billion development. Disney’s theme park division is its second largest business and the company i...
Sweden to scrap taxes on solar energy from 2017
Sweden is without doubt one of the world’s leading countries with respect to trying to implement renewable energies, they are ambitiously attempting to run off 100% renewable energy by the year 2040. ...
Got a spare $111 million lying around? Buy a nuclear power plant!
A business tycoon from the US has recently made history, he became the first ever individual to purchase a nuclear power station. Franklin J. Haney, whom has made his fortune through being an&nb...
Are all these shipping mergers good news?
The European Shippers’ Council (ESG) and the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) have joined forces to raise concerns over the impacts of new container shipping ‘alliances’ and their ever-increasing use of 1...
German car manufacturer to cut 30’000 jobs
Volkswagen, one of the biggest car brands in the world, has announced they will be eliminating 30’000 employees from their workforce, a 5% cut from the current number. The move has come in retaliation...
The U.S. is trialling an ‘earthquake-proof’ bridge!
The United States is trialling what will be the first bridge in the world that can ‘bend’ its way through an earthquake. The bridge will be located in Seattle on the west coast of the United States, a...
Tesla and Solar City officially become one!
Tesla Motors Inc. and SolarCity Corp. shareholders have officially approved the purchase of the latter by the former, a deal which is being made to suit CEO Elon Musk’s desire for one-stop shop for cl...
India to have a national development of shipping ports!
India, one of the world’s fastest growing major economies is looking to have a national enhancement of their commercial shipping ports. As the country continues on its path of rapid economic expansion...
Base Metals back to normality
After a frantic two weeks, firstly with the highly anticipated LME week in which thousands of industry experts attended, and then the U.S. Presidential election of the controversial Donald Trump, base...
LA container port sees busiest ever month in the Western Hemisphere
The Port of Los Angeles set a record last month, for the busiest ever month recorded by a container port in the Western Hemisphere; in case you were wandering, the Port of Los Angeles held the previou...
The world’s fastest car just got faster
The Tesla Model S, the world’s fastest-accelerating car has just received an upgrade and will soon be able to go 1/10 of a second quicker. The upgrade will enable the car to go from 0-60mph in just 2....
Sweden to operate off 100% renewables by 2040
In a month that has not been too great in terms of the future prospects for renewable energy, Sweden have given environmentalists something to cheer about. Anne Vadasz Nilsson, the director general of...
New York to London in just over 3 hours!
Sir Richard Branson, one of the most famous entrepreneurs to come out of the United Kingdom to date, is the founder of the Virgin Group which controls more than 400 companies. However, if and when his...
China is committed to Paris agreement even if the US is not
Since the election of Donald Trump last week and his flat-out refusal to acknowledge climate change, much of the world has feared this would send a ripple effect around the world. Nevertheless, China,...
The largest moveable land-based structure ever built!
The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 will forever be one of those times in history, that when you think of it, you get a shiver down your spine. For the very few people that do not know of the event, the ca...
HS2 railway gets the green light!
Despite considerable opposition to the idea, the British government has announced they will be going ahead with plans to build the highly anticipated High-speed 2 (HS2) railway in full. The line is es...
How long will the base metals – Trump love affair last for?
Last week was exciting to say the least; the unexpected US election result saw the metals market become incredibly volatile. All base metals at some point last week reached year-to-date highs on the L...
Denmark have caught the high-speed fever
It seems like most countries in the world are building high-speed trains at the minute, you can also now add Denmark to that list. The northern European country have begun laying the tracks for their ...
Hanjin Shipping’s dire 2016 is nearly over!
The 2016 nightmare is nearly over for Hanjin Shipping; Korea Line Corp, has managed to fend off competition from national rival Hyundai Merchant Marine (HMM) and outbid them in an auction to obtain Ha...
Is government intervention hampering private investment into East-African renewables?
Many experts believe the contribution of governments within East-Africa is slowing the speed of growth in the renewable energies sector. Government involvement in the design, development and operation...
Duplex stainless steel
Duplex stainless steels are called “duplex” because they have a two-phase microstructure consisting of grains of ferritic and austenitic stainless steel. The picture shows the yellow austenitic phase ...
Improvement in container shipping but still cause for concern
The middle of 2016 was one of the worst periods of time ever encountered by the container shipping industry, several companies went bust, most notably Hanjin Shipping, and most companies were reportin...
The World’s Greenest Football Stadium
The home of football, the United Kingdom, is soon to be home to the world’s ‘greenest stadium’. Zaha Hadid Architects won an international competition ahead of 50 other companies to award the contract...
Is the US on course to dominate the manufacturing industry?
Okay, the whole world knows that right now, China is the factory of the world. For about two decades now, China has been a manufacturing juggernaut, producing a vast amount of the products used in eve...
Infrastructure industry excited by Trump
Leaders throughout the infrastructure industry in the United States are suddenly realising the opportunities presented by a Donald Trump leadership. Trump’s victory caused stock prices to soar for sev...
China will become largest producer of industrial robots
China is on course to become the world’s largest producer of industrial robots, after recent years show a phenomenal increase in domestic use and rates of production. Annual sales of Chinese-mad...
Copper finds a friend in Trump
The Comex copper price surged on Wednesday in response to the highly unexpected presidential win for Donald Trump, the base metal reached a one-year high. Copper for December settlement on the Comex d...
Can Trump stop the momentum of renewables?
Throughout his, to say the least controversial campaign, Donald Trump repeatedly disregarded the threat of climate change and said should (which we now know he will be) become President of the United ...