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☆ Car companies have plenty of inventory, but the port strike will affect European brands the most
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-01 | by ( Benjamin Zhang | Nora Naughton | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Car companies have plenty of inventory, enough to cover 77 selling days. If no new inventory arrives, car companies have, on average, a 77-day supply of vehicles to sell. AdvertisementEuropean carmakers such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volkswagen, and Volvo are expected to be most heavily affected, Reuters reported, citing research by Barclays analysts. BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, and Volkswagen all operate vehicle-processing and -distribution facilities at the port. At the same time, the Port of Jacksonville handled just over half a million vehicles from Toyota and Volkswagen in 2023.

Persons: Longshoremen, —, Martin Meissner, Cox, Mercedes, Stephen B, Morton Organizations: Service, Cox Automotive, BMW, Mercedes, Benz, Volkswagen, Volvo, Reuters, Barclays, VW, Audi, Toyota, Hyundai, Lexus, Kia Telluride, Port, Georgia Port Authority, Kia, International Longshoremen's Association, US Maritime Alliance, Associated Press Locations: Gulf, Europe, East, New York, Baltimore, Savannah , Georgia, Bremerhaven, Germany, West Coast, Asia, Coast, Jacksonville , Florida, Brunswick, Georgia, Savannah, Port, Jacksonville

☆ Same-sex behavior among animals is being underreported, study finds
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-21 | by ( Rosa Rahimi | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Same-sex sexual behavior has been observed in more than 1,500 animal species, but a new study has found that it is massively underreported by researchers. Observations of this same-sex behavior in animals, such as sexual mounting and genital touching, date back to the 1700s and 1800s. In a study published Thursday in the journal PLOSOne, a team of researchers at the University of Toronto, Northwestern University and the University of Warsaw found that experts who study animal behavior are underreporting and rarely publishing their observations of same-sex sexual behavior. The study surveyed 65 experts and found that 77% of them observed same-sex sexual behaviors in the species they studied. Davis added that there have been other obstacles that get in the way of documenting same-sex behaviors among animals.

Persons: –, ” Karyn Anderson, “, Anderson, cuddle, David Hecker, Josh Davis, it’s, ”, Davis Organizations: CNN, University of Toronto, Northwestern University, University of Warsaw, Bremerhaven Zoo, DDP, Getty Locations: Bremerhaven, Swedish, London, esculentus, Luisenpark, Germany

☆ The three-year cruise is running late
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-27 | by ( Julia Buckley | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

Get the latest news in aviation, food and drink, where to stay and other travel developments. CNN —It was billed as the first ‘affordable’ long-term cruise for people who wanted to live onboard while sailing the world. But a week before the original departure date, passengers who’ve signed up with Life at Sea cruises are still waiting to find out when they will hit the high seas. The company says it will arrange new tickets for those with non-refundable fares, “once the new embarkation date and location have been officially determined.”However, the company is adamant that the cruise will still depart – albeit late. Passengers have previously expressed their concerns that the cruise might be indefinitely delayed, or even canceled.

Persons: who’ve, ”, “ Organizations: CNN, Miray Cruises, ”, Sea Cruises, Passengers Locations: Bremerhaven, Germany, Amsterdam, Istanbul –, Istanbul

☆ German export sentiment drops to three-year low - Ifo
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-26 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

In its fifth consecutive month of decline, the institute's export expectations indicator fell to minus 11.3 points in September, from minus 6.5 points in August. "Germany's export economy is going through a weak phase," Klaus Wohlrabe, head of surveys at Ifo, said. "It's likely that export demand won't pick up again significantly until next year," he added. Wohlrabe said higher interest rates were dampening demand for German goods. Last month's hopes for growth in the German chemical industry did not materialize in September, according to the survey.

Persons: Fabian Bimmer, Klaus Wohlrabe, Wohlrabe, Amir Orusov, Rene Wagner, Rachel More Organizations: REUTERS, Thomson Locations: Bremerhaven, Germany, Ifo

☆ Analysis: China's importance to German exporters on the wane
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

China's emergence as a market economy in the 2000s provided a massive boost to German companies and has proved a big contributor to the overall health of the German economy since. That China is increasingly able to produce goods it previously bought from Germany is weighing on German exports, Brzeski noted. However, the dependence of many companies on the Chinese market will no longer be so visible in export figures, but in their balance sheets," Stamer said. For example, many German carmakers are increasingly producing locally for the Chinese market. Weaker demand from China has had a strong impact on the German manufacturing sector.

Persons: Fabian Bimmer, Joerg Kraemer, Carsten Brzeski, Brzeski, Vincent Stamer, Stamer, Rene Wagner, Maria Martinez, Christina Fincher Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, ING, Reuters Graphics Germany, Kiel Institute, PMI, Thomson Locations: Bremerhaven, Germany, China, BERLIN, Berlin, Beijing, U.S, United States

The fire began on Tuesday night on the 199-metre Panama-registered Fremantle Highway, which was en route from Germany to Egypt, forcing several crew members to jump overboard. Rescue ships sprayed water onto the burning boat to cool it down, but using too much water risked its sinking, the Dutch coastguard said. The coastguard said on its website that the cause of the fire was unknown, but a coastguard spokesperson had earlier told Reuters it began near an electric car. Coastguard spokesperson Edwin Granneman said salvage experts were trying to work out next steps for the burning boat. A fire destroyed thousands of luxury cars on a ship off the coast of Portugal's Azores islands in February last year.

Persons: Edwin Versteeg, Willard Molenaar, Molenaar, Edwin Granneman, Shoei Kisen, Charlotte Van Campenhout, Rishabh, Anthony Deutsch, Alison Williams, Andrew Cawthorne Organizations: coastguard, Fremantle Highway, Dutch coastguard, Dutch Department of Waterways, Public, Reuters, Fremantle, Royal Dutch Rescue Company, Coastguard, Thomson Locations: Germany, Egypt, AMSTERDAM, Panama, Bremerhaven, Ameland, Dutch, Jersey, Portugal's Azores

☆ From Teslas to BMWs, cars are piling up on land and at sea in German port of Bremerhaven
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( Lori Ann Larocco | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Port of Bremerhaven, the main roll on/roll off port in Germany and one of the largest automobile hubs in the world, is experiencing gridlock. He said car imports into Bremerhaven from the U.S. and Mexico are operating on a timeline of months. Bremerhaven is Europe's fourth-largest containership port, with annual capacity over 5 million TEU [twenty-foot equivalent unit] containers. Another UK strike nearsAt the Port of Liverpool in the U.K., a fourth strike is set for November 14-21 if no deal with port management is reached. Braun told CNBC that since these strikes are well organized there is time in advance to plan and circumvent the port, diverting trade elsewhere.

☆ Investments in infrastructure has fueled Germany's transition to hydrogen-powered trains
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( James O'Malley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

In Lower Saxony, in northern Germany, the first hydrogen-powered commuter trains were officially commissioned for full-time service after two years of extensive testing. Otherwise, the lack of hydrogen infrastructure would have rendered the project not viable. Alstom is positioning the iLint as a like-for-like replacement for diesel trains serving regional rail routes that have not been electrified. According to Soua, maintenance costs on hydrogen trains are much lower, and hydrogen-powered trains will cost less than diesel after about 15 years of operation. The company has already signed up its second customer from Germany, as the Rhine-Main region has ordered 27 iLint trains, and similar contracts have been inked in Italy and France.

☆ Roman Abramovic sfidează pandemia! Și-a făcut cadou un nou iaht de lux. Cât valorează
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-05 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +2 min

Și-a făcut cadou un nou iaht de lux. În tur a fost 1-1, iar londonezii pornesc acum cu prima șansă de a juca în ultimul act, acolo unde au mai fost în două rânduri. Iar miliardarul rus și-a făcut deja un cadou somptuos, sfidând criza cu care se confruntă alte cluburi, inclusiv adversara condusă de Florentino Perez. Iar Roman Abramovic se poate baza și pe ultimele descoperiri tehnologice pentru a-i descuraja pe paparazzi. Roman Abramovic a deținut mai multe iahturi până în prezent - Olympia ar fi fost făcut cadou președintelui Vladimir Putin în 2002, iar Le Grand Bleu ar fi fost pierdut la poker în 2006.

Persons: Roman Abramovic, Perez, Timo Werner, Kai, Roman, Abramovic, Vladimir Putin, Le Grand Bleu Organizations: UEFA Champions League, Chelsea, Real Madrid Locations: Bremerhaven, Germania, Uniunea Sovietică, beach, Helipadul, Olympia, Le

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