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BYD wins order for another 406 electric buses in Bogotá, Colombia

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BYD entered the Colombian market in 2012 and made several milestone achievements: building the first pure electric taxi fleet in South America in 2013, entering the Bogotá BRT system in 2017. There are currently 483 electric buses in TRANSMILENIO S.A, —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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MHI designs new bulk carrier enabling 25% reduction in CO2 emissions; ADM buying three

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“Post-Panamax” class refers to the ships that are unable to travel through the Panama Canal and “new post-Panamax” refers to the size limit of ships that will be able to travel through the Panama Canal after its planned expansion is completed in 2014: 366m in length overall (LOA), 49m in width and 15.2m

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SpaceX drone ship heads to the Bahamas for its ride to California

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lol so it sounds like OCISLY will be piggybacking on MS1 from the Bahamas through the Panama Canal – and possibly all the way to Port of Long Beach. Mighty Servant 1 is a massive submersible heavy-lift ship. link] pic.twitter.com/e1AXFe2F8C — Eric Ralph (@13ericralph31) June 10, 2021.

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GL presents Approval in Principle to new TECHNOLOG LNG container vessel design

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meter beam allows passage through the existing Panama Canal locks. With this design we show that it is no longer just a dream to build environmentally friendly vessels, which operate both economically and fulfill regulatory requirements. A Becker Marine rudder provides maximum maneuverability. The STREAM 4200 LNG’s 32.25-meter

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Detect Quakes With “Raspberry Shakes”

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Searching the interwebs, I found no shortage of leads about how to build a DIY seismometer. I wondered whether I could build a more compact one using a geophone. earthquake in, fittingly, Panama, birthplace of the Raspberry Shake. The farthest one from Panama that registered a good signal was in Puerto Rico. Panama quake.

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Gigantism Is a Never-Ending Temptation for Engineers and Designers

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Technically, it would have been possible, but such a ship would not fit through the Suez or Panama canals, and its draft would limit its operation to just a few ports. Seven tankers exceeded 500,000 dwt, but their lives were short, and nobody has built a million-dwt tanker. tonnes, the electric Hummer, 4.1

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Engineering Students Innovate Accessibility Technology

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Each team had 12 months to build a prototype or solution in collaboration with its community partners. This project will be very useful, especially [in Panama], where buildings have not been adapted for people with disabilities,” said team member Gael Villarreal, a high school junior.

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