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Volkswagen Group of America opens new Tradepoint Atlantic vehicle terminal at Port of Baltimore; formerly site of Bethlehem steel

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(VWGoA) and Tradepoint Atlantic celebrated the first day of operations at the Tradepoint Atlantic terminal at the Port of Baltimore, VWGoA’s newest port in the US. Tradepoint Atlantic is the largest private terminal within the Port of Baltimore. The Port of Baltimore transported approximately 857,890 vehicles in 2019.

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GM begins manufacturing Spark EV electric motor in Baltimore

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General Motors has begun manufacturing the electric motor for the Spark EV at its Baltimore Operations plant in White Marsh, Md. Earlier post.). The heart of the Spark EV’s propulsion system is the GM-designed, oil-cooled, permanent magnet motor.

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GM Investing $23.5M for Vehicle Electrification Components in Baltimore Transmission Plant

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million for additional production of vehicle electrification components on the site of the Baltimore Transmission Plant, site of its electric motor manufacturing facility the first in the US to be operated by a major automaker. General Motors will invest $23.5 This will allow us to strengthen our core electrification components expertise.

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GM Investing $246M in Baltimore Transmission Plant for Electric Motors and Hybrid Components

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General Motors will invest approximately $246 million in the Baltimore Transmission plant to construct a high volume electric drive manufacturing facility that will in 2013 produce US designed and manufactured global rear-drive electric motors, a core technology for hybrids and electric vehicles. Earlier post.)

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ExxonMobil and Electrovaya Launch Electric Car Sharing Program in Baltimore

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ExxonMobil is sponsoring an all-electric car-sharing and rental program, called AltCar, at the Maryland Science Center in Baltimore, MD. The 10-vehicle program (five now, with a further five cars to be made available to the public in the next few weeks) uses Electrovaya’s low-speed Maya 300. Earlier post.) Earlier post.). Earlier post.).

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Siem Aristotle joins sister ship as the world’s two largest LNG-powered car carriers

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The Aristotle recently made port calls in Halifax, NS, Baltimore MD and Vera Cruz, MX. The vessel is 200 meters long, 38 meters wide with a maximum draft of 10 meters and her sailing speed of up to 19 nautical miles per hour. Bunkering in Emden.

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Michelin to ship tires on sail-powered cargo ships

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The transport commitment signed by Michelin concerns the transport of tires loaded in containers from Halifax (Canada) to Saint-Nazaire - Montoir de Bretagne (France) on the pilot line opened by NEOLINE, which will also serve the archipelago of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, as well as Baltimore.

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