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Incat Tasmania selects Wärtsilä solutions for battery-electric lightweight Ro-Pax ferry

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The uniquely designed vessel will be fully battery powered, with e-motor driven Wärtsilä waterjets as the main propulsors. The vessel will operate between Argentina and Uruguay. The overall high-efficiency of this next-generation ferry represents a game-changing advance in catamaran design.

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Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola; 2.25-mile water depth

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The current world record is 3,400 m, set by Maersk Voyager’s sister drillship Maersk Venturer when it drilled the Raya-1 well for TotalEnergies offshore Uruguay in 2016. Maersk Voyager is a high-spec ultra-deepwater drillship which was delivered in 2014; the ship is a Samsung 96K designed drillship with several Maersk Drilling upgrades.

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Eaton signs long-term agreement with Argentine bus manufacturer TATSA to design and supply hybrid systems

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Eaton Corporation has signed a long-term agreement to design and supply Argentine bus manufacturer Tecnología Avanzada en Transporte S. Since 2005, the company has been building commercial vehicles at a plant in San Martin, Buenos Aires, and this year will start production in a new plant located in Maldonado, Uruguay.

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Williams Advanced Engineering wins award for the Formula E battery

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The Formula E battery had to be designed from scratch within an aggressive 12-month timeframe, fit into a strictly pre-determined safety cell, cool sufficiently, be 100% consistent from one team to the next (40 race cars plus spares), and last an entire season with no loss of power or performance.

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HIF Global, Porsche and Volkswagen Group unveil new direct air capture unit to be installed at eFuels plant in Chile in 2024

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Baker Hughes is leveraging its advanced capabilities, including modular design and material science, to develop and scale Mosaic’s innovative technology with the goal to enable direct air capture with higher efficiency and lower cost. The company plans, builds and operates eFuels plants in Chile, Uruguay, the US and Australia.

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GM Shows Picture of New Chevrolet Agile for Mercosur Market

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General Motors provided an image of the new Chevrolet Agile, a small car designed in Brazil and due to launch in that market in October. The Agile is targeted for emerging markets such as Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay (Mercosur). The 2010 Agile. Click to enlarge. GM began doing business in Brazil in 1925.

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GM Creates New South America Regional Organization

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GM South America includes GM’s existing sales and manufacturing operations in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela as well as sales activities in those countries and Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. GM South America currently has 29,000 employees.