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SpaceX drone ship sails through Panama Canal on the way to California

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For the third time ever, one of SpaceX’s “autonomous spaceport drone ships” has successfully transited the Panama Canal on its way to a new home port. Now, though, the company intends to restart West Coast launches with a vengeance – and soon. por toda la información! Aprendí mucho! Welcome to the Pacific Ocean!

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This Startup Is Using AI to Help Keep Store Shelves Stocked

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The company also is included in the startup portfolio for ChileGlobal Ventures , a startup accelerator. Wisy currently has 16 employees, who work in Costa Rica, Panama, Peru, the Philippines, and the United States. Chen is based in Panama City. Slow or unavailable Internet connections posed another problem, Chen says. “We

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US EIA reminder: Strait of Hormuz world’s most important oil chokepoint; almost 20% of oil traded worldwide

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The Strait is located between Oman and Iran, and connects the Persian Gulf with the Gulf of Oman and the Arabian Sea. The Suez Canal is located in Egypt, and connects the Red Sea and Gulf of Suez with the Mediterranean Sea, spanning 120 miles. Panama Canal. The Trans-Panama Pipeline (TPP - Petroterminal de Panama, S.A.)

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The Suez chokepoint

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Major chokepoints in addition to the Suez Canal include: Strait of Hormuz; Strait of Malacca; Bab el-Mandab; Bosporus/Turkish Straits; Panama Canal; and the Danish Straits. a joint venture between the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC), Saudi Aramco, Abu Dhabi’s ADNOC, and Kuwaiti companies. million bbl/d in 2009.

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The Maya Train Will Get You to All of Yucatán’s Best Spots. But Not Yet.

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Now that the train is operating, transport companies will begin to connect stations with lesser-known sites nearby, she said. Tour companies already run trips to many sites from major cities, which are well served by buses. It’s fair to ask whether the train is the most effective way to develop the peninsula’s tourism.

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Down to the wire for final round of public voting in DOE Apps for Vehicles challenge

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Once registered, a user will be able to compete against themselves, a friend (celebrity in future releases), as a team (future release), and insurance companies (future releases) in energy and safe driver challenges. Green Button Gamer is going beyond its initial release that gamified users meter data to now gamify the driving experience.

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IEEE Humanitarian Program Sees Record Growth

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HAC’s IEEE SIGHT program, which helps connect IEEE members with underserved communities and local organizations for work on sustainable development projects, now has almost 25,000 members. For the first time, IEEE members from China, Ethiopia, Hungary, Italy, Panama, and Thailand submitted proposals.

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