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Choosing the best boat heater depends on a number of factors, explains Rupert Holmes, and you should also have a marine-compliant carbon monoxide detector
Diesel fuelled heating systems
Having a warm boat can significantly lengthen the sailing season, but the best boat heater for you depends on budget, the size of your boat, and whether or not you wish to install it yourself. In many cases fitting a commercially produced heating system can now be less expensive than it has been for decades. Part of the reason for this are the Autoterm diesel fuelled heating systems that sell for a fraction of the price of more established brands. And there are even cheaper unbranded heaters available online, though these rarely have type approval that’s valid in the UK or the EU, which makes installing one a risk that may not be covered by insurance. At the top end of the market the very best units have become even more efficient and quiet.
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UK Export Finance unlocks trade to Egypt and supports UK jobs with £1.7bn guarantee
First export of UK-built trains for over 12 years allows Bombardier to expand manufacturing capacity in Derby
UK Export Finance provides £1.7bn backing for deal with Egypt
Government-backing part of commitment to help exporters across the UK build back better and take advantage of new trade deals
A consortium led by Bombardier Transportation has confirmed a deal with the Egyptian Government to build two new monorails thanks to £1.7 billion backing from UK Export Finance (UKEF), the largest amount of financing it has ever provided for an overseas infrastructure project.
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On 31-Dec-2020 IAG announced that its subsidiary British Airways had received commitments for a GBP 2 billion five-year term loan facility underwritten by a syndicate of banks. On 8-Jan-2021 easyJet announced a GBP1.4 billion five year facility, also underwritten by a syndicate of banks.
The unusual feature in both loans is that they are partially guaranteed by UK Export Finance (UKEF), an arm of the UK government.
Such loan guarantees to UK exporters mark a strategic shift for the UK s export credit agency towards more direct support. In the past, its support has typically been indirect, through guarantees provided to foreign buyers of UK-produced goods and services, with direct support to UK exporters generally focused on smaller businesses.
| UPDATED: 14:39, Mon, Jan 11, 2021
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The claim was made by Christopher Wanjek, a science writer who authored ‘Spacefarers: How Humans Will Settle the Moon, Mars, and Beyond’. According to the most recent United Nations estimate the current human population is around 7.8 billion.
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The Tiangong space station will include living quarters for three astronauts to spend a period of around six months in space. Completion is planned for 2022 and it will orbit 340-420 kilometres above the Earth. The launch of its core module is scheduled for next spring.