2021-01-10 Other Comments Off on Is every form of transport going to become autonomous? Tractors are next!
As the car industry becomes enthralled with the idea of autonomous cars, a major agricultural company is similarly looking to take advantage of the craze, by bringing the concept to tractors. Case IH,...
2021-01-10 Other Comments Off on Large Construction Company set to end all operations in Middle East
South-African contractor ‘Murray and Roberts’ has announced that it intends to cease all of its construction businesses across the globe. Murray and Roberts has been one of the major construction comp...
2021-01-09 Other Comments Off on Asia’s factories are back in business!
Finally after what seemed an eternity, Asia’s manufacturing industry is on the rise (I hope I’m not speaking too soon). Statistics gathered by (Markit, 2016), (National Bureau of Statistics, 201...
2021-01-09 Other Comments Off on Israel looking to instigate a bidding war
Legal and political legislations have long put energy companies off the idea of investing into Israel, but, since the last of those strict regulations was abolished earlier this summer, the country is...
2021-01-09 Other Comments Off on Is Vladivostok about to become the Las Vegas of Russia?
Vladimir Putin the Russian leader, who is renowned for doing as he pleases, has announced he aims to turn the ‘crime capital’ of Russia, Vladivostok, into an unrestrictive centre of commerce and casin...
2021-01-09 Other Comments Off on A driverless flying taxi… yes, you read that correctly!
Okay, I think it is safe to say that the transportation industry is going through one of its biggest ever transitional periods, with a vast number of motor companies and tech giants investing heavily ...
2021-01-08 Other Comments Off on Audi set to compete with Tesla
As with what seems like every car manufacturer in the world, Audi have announced they are aiming to rival Tesla in the electric vehicle industry. Rupert Stadler, the chief executive of the Audi has re...
2021-01-08 Other Comments Off on Further bad news within the shipping industry
As the shipping industry faces one of its worst financial spells for some time, South Korean giant ‘Hanjin’ is the first to bite the dust. On Wednesday 31st August, a board meeting of the world’s seve...
2021-01-08 Other Comments Off on NORTH AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE METALS CONFERENCE 2016, MICHIGAN, USA
Following on from the dynamic and buzzing success of the 1st North American Automotive Metals Conference, Dearborn will once again play host to the second event in this series which takes place on the...
2021-01-08 Other Comments Off on Aluminium used in transport reduces the weight, fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions.
As well as direct weight reduction by material substitution, there are additional possibilities for component light-weighting. Aluminium-specific fabrication techniques, such as complex, multi-hollow ...
2021-01-07 Other Comments Off on The growth of disposable medical supplies in Global market will promote the development of the plastics industry
According to a global disposable medical supplies reach report from the US Freedonia Group, the prevention of hospital infections, the global increase in outpatient and inpatient and direct-to-consume...
2021-01-07 Other Comments Off on 0.4% increase for Stainless Steel Global Output
Industry data on August 8th showed that stainless steel global output of the first quarter had risen 0.4% from a year earlier. Though China promised to lower the amount of overcapacity, Chinese mills ...
2021-01-07 Other Comments Off on You have to give the pope one gift… what would it be?
Mark Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook, has gifted Pope Francis a model of a solar powered drone. The idea behind the ‘Aquila drone’ is that it will have the capability to beam connectivity to remot...
2021-01-07 Other Comments Off on Maersk to adjust its role within mainland China
Maersk has implemented a new feeder service to the rapidly developing port of Yibin; which is located in the west of China, in a bid to assure their commitment to mainland China operations. Maer...
2021-01-06 Other Comments Off on Is it really worth the risk?
A largely untouched and uncontrolled area of the Democratic Republic of Congo is suddenly gathering a lot more attention, thanks to the arrival of Alphamin Resources, a company looking to build a mine...
2021-01-06 Other Comments Off on Checkered Plate
Checkered plate, also known as Diamond plate, Tread plate and Durbar floor plate, is a type of lightweight metal stock with a regular pattern of raised diamonds or lines on one side, with the reverse ...
2021-01-06 Other Comments Off on Shanghai remains the number 1 container port.
The port of Shanghai has further increased its lead over second placed Singapore, to remain the world’s busiest container port, according to statistics compiled by the Journal of Commerce. Singa...
2021-01-06 Other Comments Off on Thinking about investing in an electric vehicle based company in China? Maybe think again.
New laws instated by the Chinese government are going to potentially reduce the number of electric vehicle manufacturers by up to 95%, with the current figure of 200 falling to about 10. The governmen...
2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on India to double mining output… at the cost of $15 billion
The Indian government is looking to attain $15 billion of investment over the next five years, in a scheme which will hopefully double the mining output and decrease the level of mineral imports. The ...
2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on L’Oreal is to build the largest solar energy installation by any private company, ever.
L’Oreal has laid out plans to construct the biggest ever solar energy installation unit, which will be located in Florence, Kentucky. Some have regarded this as a brave and bold move by the company, g...
2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on China Cosco Holdings suffer heavy first half losses
China Cosco Holdings, the largest shipping company in China and also the largest outside of Europe, has suffered heavy losses amounting to $1.08 billion in the first half of 2016. With the two main co...
2021-01-05 Other Comments Off on Is there such a thing as too much profit? One company thinks so.
Fanuc is a group of companies located across the globe, headquartered in Japan; Fanuc is one of the world’s leading producers of autonomous products and services such as robotics and computer numerica...
2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Construction Giants Set to Merge
Two of the largest construction giants in China are set to merge, as part of a plan by president Xi Jinping to revamp China’s lumbering and debt-ridden state sector, with the goal of creating globally...
2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Japan to expand floating wind farm in the wake of a competitve global race
Japan have long held the desire to be the global leader in floating wind farms, however, their status as the best is coming under increased pressure from Europe. The increased pressure has come about ...
2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Uber, Google and who? nuTonomy, that’s who.
Singapore (AP) – Could be the name that marks the beginning of a global phenomonon. On Thursday 25th August 2016, nuTonomy became the very first company to make completely autonomous cars available fo...
2021-01-04 Other Comments Off on Increased Demand for Galvanized Pipes and Tubes to Emerge as a Key Driver for the Global Steel Tubes Market Until 2020, Says Technavio
According to the latest market study released by Technavio, the global steel tubes market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 6% during the forecast period. This research report titled ‘Global ...
2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on Tesla have Produced the World’s Fastest Production Car
The Model S was a breakthrough in the electric car industry; it was the fastest four-door sedan in the world and could produce frightening speeds of 0-60 in 2.9 seconds, enough to rival any of the wor...
2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on China, what is happening with your Super-bus?
What was once considered an image of the future is now looking rather bleak, this article is going to summarize the evolution of the ‘super bus’ so far. The world was surprised, yet excited when...
2021-01-03 Other Comments Off on China to visit Mars in 2020!
China appears to be on a mission to develop its space programme and become as much of an influential player as the US, Russia, Europe and India. An announcement from Beijing saw the government reveal ...
2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on Railway Galore in China!
China’s commitment and belief to efficient transportation systems roles on, this time Ganzhou and Shenzhen are the beneficiaries. The 432-kilometer rail is designed to run at a speed of 350 kilometers...
2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on Why are thousands of ships being destroyed?
It is really not looking very pretty for the shipping industry at the moment. Approximately 1’000 ships with the capability of transporting 52 million metric tonnes worth of cargo will this year...
2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on The wrath of Volkswagen
Volkswagen are really not having the best of times recently; this week they announced production cuts are going to be extended to a further six factories, due to an ongoing disagreement with an auto p...
2021-01-02 Other Comments Off on To monopoly, Chinese high-end medical consumables industry development trend analysis
Modern medicine speed up to early detection, accurate quantitative diagnosis, slightly non-invasive treatment, individualized treatment, intelligence services and other direction to develop. And it ha...
2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Uber to install self-driving cars in Pittsburgh
In what seems to be the week for companies to release statements with regards to autonomous vehicles, Uber, the firm whose operations are based on members of the public ride-sharing, has stated its se...
2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Bosch… have you been naughty like Volkswagen?
In the latest episode of the Volkswagen emission scandal, lawyers are turning their attentions towards auto-parts manufacturer Bosch, the supplier of engine control units used in Volkswagen’s diesel v...
2021-01-01 Other Comments Off on Panama Canal extension is welcomed in London!
On Tuesday we published an article explaining the effects of the newly developed Panama Canal and how it is of importance to the world (Not read it? Now is a good time to do so). Well, today we are br...
