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Understanding the Opportunities for AI-Cameras and LiDARs for Smart Road Infrastructure
Date: March 25, 2022
As the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in January sparked a new wave of autonomous vehicles (AVs) coming to the automotive market in the next few years, much focus as of late has been on the technology of these vehicles themselves. However, the technology embedded in road infrastructure is also beginning to see more conversation between...
Spanish Truckers Protest in Madrid After Rejecting New Government Aid Package
Date: March 25, 2022
By Inti Landauro and Susana Vera MADRID (Reuters) -Spain’s transport minister agreed to meet with striking truck drivers on Friday after they rejected a 1 billion euro ($1.10 billion) support package aimed at defusing a 12-day walkout over fuel prices that has caused sporadic goods shortages. Minister Raquel Sanchez announced the measures, which include a...
Russian Shipping Firm Sovcomflot in Choppier Waters After UK Slaps on Sanctions
Date: March 24, 2022
By Jonathan Saul LONDON (Reuters) – Russia’s top shipping company Sovcomflot (SCF), already struggling to find berths to discharge cargoes, is facing fresh pressure after the UK on Thursday joined countries that have slapped sanctions on it, with implications for insurance and certification. With a modern fleet of ships, state-run SCF is a key transporter...
Diesel Shortage in Europe Threatens to Slow Economic Growth
Date: March 24, 2022
By Bozorgmehr Sharafedin and Rowena Edwards LONDON (Reuters) – European economies face the risk of a shortage of diesel, the preferred fuel for heavy industry, as sanctions on Russian energy threaten to disrupt imports while supply from elsewhere remains limited. Russia is Europe’s largest supplier of diesel and related fuels, sending over three quarters of...
Protesters Gather at UK Ports After P&o Sacks 800 Ferry Workers
Date: March 18, 2022
DOVER, England (Reuters) – Trade unions protested at British ferry ports on Friday after Dubai-owned P&O Ferries abruptly sacked 800 workers via a video message, drawing widespread condemnation and raising the prospect of disruption to key tourist and goods routes. P&O, which is owned by Dubai ports firm DP World, is recovering from a difficult...
Erdogan Opens Huge Suspension Bridge Linking Europe and Asia
Date: March 18, 2022
By Daren Butler ISTANBUL (Reuters) – President Tayyip Erdogan opened a massive suspension bridge across Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait on Friday, the latest in a series of major infrastructure projects which he has prioritised during his two decades in power. Connecting Turkey’s European and Asian shores, the 1915 Canakkale Bridge was built by Turkish and South...