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(Scania/NGV Journal) Zurich’s Office of Parks and Open Spaces, Grün Stadt Zürich, maintains all public green spaces in the city (street and park trees, urban woodlands, parks, playgrounds and cemeteries) and has invested in a new Scania G 410 natural gas truck powered by locally-produced biomethane. This department manages 40% of the entire city area and employs 550 people including apprentices. Its daily activities generate huge amounts of organic waste. “Scania offers us the opportunity to use a natural gas engine, which we can run on 100% biogas,” said Beat Schraner, Fleet Manager...

Two former longtime employees of Bestway Disposal have joined with two trucking industry veterans to form Carefree Disposal, the latest entrant into the suddenly crowded Colorado Springs trash market. Darrell Stutzman and Renae Rockwell left Bestway last year, two years after the company was acquired by Canadian waste giant GFL Environmental, and joined with Scott and Ricky Saunders of local trucking company Carefree Heavy Haul to form Carefree Disposal last month. The new company plans to begin picking up trash March 1 from homes in western and central Colorado Springs and expand to the enti...

Singapore support for maritime digitalisation Singapore has further accelerated its drive to advance the maritime digital transformation with the recent announcement that it will grant funding for Singapore-based shipping companies to digitalise their operations. As organisations across the world rethink processes and practices due to COVID-19 challenges, the Singapore government will offer support to small and medium enterprises to update and innovate their processes. Intended to underpin growth and transform across industries, cloud technology, which enables companies to work remotely and c...

Report: Innovative New Robotics at PACK EXPO Connects PMMI Media Group editors—covering a virtual event instead of an in-person exposition—divided and conquered to collectively take in as much of PACK EXPO Connects as possible. Here’s what they saw in the robotics category. Jan 19th, 2021 NOTE: Robotics wasn’t the only area of interest at PACK EXPO. Click the links that follow to read more about innovations in: E-commerce has reached unprecedented levels, much like the unprecedented pandemic that prompted the rise. According to Robert McElmurry, Executive Director—Global Accou...

Hanseaticsoft’s Cloud Fleet Manager endorsed by Singapore government to help shipping companies accelerate their digitisation In light of the ongoing pandemic and the challenges associated with it, the Singapore government has further accelerated its ongoing activities to take a leading role in the digital transformation of the maritime industry. The government strongly recommends shipping companies take action to digitalise their processes and will grant funding for companies that choose innovative solutions, the company said in its release.   A recent survey from Australian telco Tel...