US AND EGYPT DISCUSSED REGIONAL STABILITY ON GERD DAM

US AND EGYPT DISCUSSED REGIONAL STABILITY ON GERD DAM

Following a meeting over the weekend between President Joe Biden and his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah Al Sisi in Jeddah in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the two leaders issued a joint statement in which the U.S. and Egypt discussed, among others, promoting “regional stability.” One of the issues the two leaders discussed is the issue of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD). “President Biden reiterated U.S. support for Egypt’s water security and forging a diplomatic resolution that would…

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BOSTON – FIRST US CITY TO IMPORT CHINESE SUBWAY SYSTEM

BOSTON – FIRST US CITY TO IMPORT CHINESE SUBWAY SYSTEM

Chinese train makers finally cracks US market as CRRC wins contract to supply Boston subway system with rail cars. World’s largest and Chinese state-owned train maker, China Railway Rolling Stock Corporation (CRRC), has won a US$842m contract to supply hundreds of rail cars for the Boston subway system. The first batch of 152 carriages for the city’s Orange Line will be shipped to Boston in December while another set of 132 cars will follow to replace the Hawker…

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PORTABLE INLINE FLUID RECLAMATION MACHINE UPDATED

PORTABLE INLINE FLUID RECLAMATION MACHINE UPDATED

US manufacturer Eriez HydroFlow® has introduced a new version of its SumpDoc™ portable inline fluid reclamation machine. This redesigned version was based on customer feedback at numerous installations. The updated unit is simple to operate and small and lightweight enough to allow an operator to push SumpDoc quickly and easily from location to location. The machine provides complete coolant restoration and rejuvenation treatment of metalworking fluids in the machine tool sump with minimal operator intervention. There…

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AMAZON OPENS BID FOR SECOND HEADQUARTERS

AMAZON OPENS BID FOR SECOND HEADQUARTERS

Amazon founder and chief executive Jeff Bezos has made it known that Amazon plans to build a massive second headquarters in North America that will equal its current headquarters in Seattle and are ready to spend US$5bn over 15-17 years on the project. In line with this, Amazon has asked interested cities to submit proposals for housing the new headquarters. He said, Amazon are willing to look beyond the US for the new Headquarters location, so Canadian cities…

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