Items filtered by date: December 2014

Jan 31, 2018  -  Qantas has overhauled its Brisbane to Los Angeles, replacing the Boeing 747-400 currently operating this route with Dreamliners.  The Dreamliner will then continue on as QF11/12, Qantas’ connecting service between Los Angeles and New York (JFK), carrying passengers connecting from Sydney and Melbourne services as well as from Brisbane.

Jan 31, 2018  -  On January 29, the Chinese General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) announced that New Zealand avocado has been granted official market access to China.Avocado exports are allowed from three production sides, including Youngs Hill Orchard, Springfield Orchard and Tarlena.....

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Jan 31, 2018  -  Saudi Arabian packaging company Noor Carton is reporting successful production using its two Rapida 106 coater presses. KB Rapida Saudi.  The company erected its new plant in 2015, and a six-colour Rapida 106 with coater and extended delivery has been in production since then.

• Lewis Road investor Southern Pastures ties up with Westland Milk
• Grant Robertson to deliver first Budget on May 17
• Facebook bans all cryptocurrency ads
• The right time is now for the Government to undertake some scenario planning for New Zealand's economic development
• Tying poverty measures to the median income is simply a target for socialism
• Christchurch-based liquor distributor Brandhouse has bought Renaissance Brewing for an undisclosed sum, beating three other offers on the table
• French tyre manufacturer Michelin has taken a quarter-stake in Hamilton-based wholesaler Tyreline Distributors and retailer Beaurepaires at a time when New Zealand's new car sales have been at record highs

Jan 30, 2018  -  40-foot standard containers are the most frequently used sea containers worldwide. With internal dimensions of roughly 12 by 2.3 by 2.4 metres, they have a loading volume of 65m3 and a cargo load of up to some 26 tonnes. Unloading these containers is heavy work, still mainly carried out manually in the world’s ports.

Industries rise, fall and evolve under the constant development of new and innovative technologies. Refrigeration changed how food was supplied, the lightbulb enabled us to utilise more hours in the day, the telephone connected people and the internet distributed information far better and quicker than ever before.

Jan 30, 2018 -  Inventors and their inventions are essential to keeping the composites industry vibrant and ever improving writes Dale Brosius for CompositesWorld.