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

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The buses were tendered by the Bogotá City Public Transport Authority (TRANSMILENIO S.A.). A joint venture between Colombian business group Fanalca and international public transport operator Transdev used BYD’s integrated E-bus solutions to bid and successfully won the tender. —Lara Zhang, Regional Director of BYD Latin America.

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BP begins shipping crude oil for US West Coast through transPanama Pipeline

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BP Products North America Inc. has started shipping crude oil bound for the US West Coast through Petroterminal de Panama ( PTP )’s trans-Panama pipeline, marking the start of a seven-year transportation and storage agreement between BP and PTP. Under the terms of the agreement, BP has leased a total of 5.4

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Florida Governor Rick Scott rejects proposed Federal high-speed rail project

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Florida Governor Rick Scott has informed US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood of the state’s decision to reject President Obama’s Tampa to Orlando high-speed rail project. —Governor Scott.

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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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Use of the alternate routes would increase the cost of transportation. Other critical chokepoints highlighted in the brief include: The Strait of Malacca , located between Indonesia, Malaysia, and Singapore, which links the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea and Pacific Ocean. Panama Canal. million-bbl/d Tapline to Lebanon.

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