/INS.  Nuremberg/Bremen, August 2, 2023 - Bio-Gate AG (ISIN DE000BGAG981), a leading provider of innovative technologies and individual solutions for health and hygiene, has concluded a preliminary agreement (LOI, Letter-of-Intent) with a North American medical device manufacturer focusing on the trauma sector. The medical device manufacturer intends to use Bio-Gate's "HyProtect TM " coating process for its own implants in human medicine following the FDA approval process.

/INS.  Building on its international expertise in climate adaptation, Ricardo is delivering adaptation planning and resilience support to Europe’s regions and local authorities

/INS.  Akzo Nobel India, a paint manufacturing company, reported a positive trend in the paints and coatings industry during fiscal 2022-23, driven by a decline in raw material prices from previous highs. In its latest annual report, the company projected that the paints and coatings industry in the country is set to reach Rs. one lakh-crore in the next five years, with the current size estimated at around Rs. 62,000 crore.

/INS. The New Jersey Economic Development Authority (NJEDA) has approved agreements with Ørsted for the development and sublease of up to 34 acres at the New Jersey Wind Port (NJWP), which Ørsted will use as a staging and support area for its 1.1 GW Ocean Wind 1 offshore wind project.

/INS.  Maersk has signed and taken delivery of the world’s first methanol-fuelled container vessel, built at Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea.

/INS.  Maersk, a leading integrator of logistics dedicated to simplifying and connecting its customers’ supply chains, is implementing an AI-enabled robotic solution in its  latest UK warehouse  in East Midlands. The state-of-the-art Robotic Shuttle Put Wall System by the US based company Berkshire Grey will automate and enhance and accelerate the warehouse operations in the 685,000 sq ft facility significantly.

/INS.  GKN Aerospace announced today the first delivery of F-35 Lightning II wheels and brakes assemblies serviced and maintained at its GKN Fokker landing gear facility in The Netherlands. This delivery marks the first shipset of its contract to service and maintain wheels, brakes and strut assemblies for the F-35 fleet in Europe.

/INS.  Maritime technology company Yara Marine Technologies, Artificial Intelligence application developers Molflow, and Chalmers University of Technology and social science specialists from Halmstad University and Gothenburg University have collaborated over 3 years to develop and trial an AI-based semi-autonomous voyage planning system. Initiated in August 2020, the Via Kaizen project explores how AI and machine learning can enable more energy-efficient voyage planning for ship operators.

/INS.  Ricardo, a global strategic, environmental, and engineering consulting company, has worked in collaboration with Achates Power, one of the world’s leading engine design companies to develop the next generation of opposed-piston  gasoline compression ignition engines  for  light duty vehicles .

ZF showcases its next generation of electric powertrains which deliver everything manufacturers need to electrify their commercial vehicles New, integrated modular AxTrax 2 drives are suitable for light delivery vehicles through to 44-ton trucks and trailers Production of AxTrax 2 planned to begin in 2024