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Student team Solar Team Eindhoven of TU Eindhoven has tested Stella Juva, the world's first solar energy powered ambulance, in Kenya,. The vehicle is designed to make medical care accessible to people in the most remote areas where poor infrastructure and a lack of fuel or electricity limit access to healthcare.

APM Terminals today marked the official groundbreaking for the APM Terminals Laldia in Chattogram, moving one of the largest Public-Private Partnership investments in Bangladesh's history from signing to construction.

DP World's Marine Services business, Shipping Solutions ("Shipping Solutions"), has named its new methanol dual-fuel vessel, DP World London, at a ceremony in Aarhus, Denmark, marking a milestone in the company's investment in more connected, resilient and lower-carbon supply chains. Shaped by trade, the sea and an outward-looking mindset, Aarhus provides a fitting stage for the introduction of the vessel.

Federal Express Corporation (FedEx), one of the world's largest express transportation companies, partnered with Rise Against Hunger Philippines in Cebu to package 10,000 nutritious meals for underserved communities. The volunteering activity was held during Purple Week as part of the FWS Day of Service, which honors the legacy of FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith and encourages team members to give back to the communities they serve.

As partners, both companies will support the terminal's continued development, capacity expansion and operational performance. The investment also underlines the importance of Maasvlakte II as a key European hub for the Gemini Cooperation between Hapag-Lloyd and A.P. Moller - Maersk. With the transaction, Hapag-Lloyd will secure long-term automated terminal handling capacity and strengthen its worldwide terminal presence, under its Terminals and Infrastructure division Hanseatic Global Terminals.

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners has approved a 30-year lease with Yusen Terminals, securing the longtime Port of Los Angeles marine terminal operator through 2056 and paving the way for an additional $200 million investment in zero-emission cargo-handling equipment. Yusen Terminals has operated at the Port of Los Angeles since 1991. Spanning 232 acres at Berths 212-224, it is located north of the Vincent Thomas Bridge along the Port's East Basin Channel.

EUROGATE and ICT Logistics have entered into a strategic cooperation to design and implement a next-generation Equipment Control System (ECS) based on ICT Logistics' SmartECS solution. This solution will integrate closely with EUROGATE's Terminal Operating System and scheduler, operateMyBox (oMb), and will orchestrate automated equipment from multiple vendors in a fully vendor-independent environment.

Logistics is the glue that binds the global economy together, connecting raw materials to sub assembly manufacturing plants, then to final assembly and ultimately to the consumer. And within the global logistics industry, air cargo plays a vital role as the mode of choice for time critical, sensitive, high value and precious cargo.

Mammoet, the global leader in engineered heavy lifting and transport, has become the first company in its industry to achieve ISO 19443 - the international quality assurance and management standard for organizations operating in the nuclear power sector. ISO 19443 was officially published in 2018 and is an international quality management benchmark specific to the nuclear power industry.

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