• English
  • 简体中文
  • 繁體中文
  • Tiếng Việt
  • ไทย
  • Indonesia
Subscribe
Real-time News
On August 26th, it was reported that in July, total electricity consumption in China exceeded 1 trillion kilowatt-hours again, with electricity consumption for internet data services increasing by 40% year-on-year. Computing power is becoming a significant source of new electricity consumption. In August, the peak electricity load of a smart computing center in Changshu, Jiangsu Province, increased by over 70% compared to the same period last year. The peak electricity load of the computing power industry reached 200,000 kilowatts, accounting for approximately 4.1% of the citys total electricity load. The State Grid Changshu Power Supply Company stated that the computing power industry contributed nearly half of the citys increased electricity load, accounting for approximately 49%, reflecting that computing power load is gradually replacing seasonal air conditioning load as the core driver of electricity consumption growth this summer. In July, the electricity consumption of 106 computing power centers in Jiangsu Province exceeded 1.3 billion kilowatt-hours, a year-on-year increase of 31%, with supercomputing and smart computing centers accounting for over 80% of the total.Dubai International Airport (DISA) reported on August 26 that passenger traffic fell by nearly a third in the first half of the year due to disruptions caused by the war in Iran, but expects demand to recover in the second half. DISA stated that passenger traffic reached 13 million in the second quarter, bringing the total for the first half of the year to 31.5 million. Despite a rebound in traffic in May and June, first-half traffic was still 31% lower than the record level set in the same period last year. The war in Iran has led to a global readjustment of air routes, repeatedly disrupting DISA. In May, the airport announced it had postponed its target of 100 million annual passengers by one year due to the significant drop in passenger traffic. Major Middle Eastern airlines Emirates, Qatar Airways, and Etihad Airways have all reduced operations and adjusted their international route networks to accommodate increased travel demand during the war. Several European airlines have also suspended flights to multiple destinations in the region and avoided the airspace of several Gulf states.August 26th - According to the Guangdong Branch of the General Administration of Customs, in the first seven months of this year, the import and export volume of comprehensive bonded zones (including cross-border industrial zones and bonded areas) in Guangdong Province reached 1.05 trillion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 32.3%, setting a new record for the same period in history and surpassing the trillion-yuan mark two months earlier than last year. While Guangdongs foreign trade has exceeded one trillion yuan for two consecutive months, the provinces comprehensive bonded zones continue to play a driving role, contributing 23.3% to Guangdongs foreign trade growth in the first seven months of this year.On August 26th, it was reported that on August 25th, the first cross-border highway shuttle service along the Western Land-Sea New Corridor successfully completed a trial run of documents compatible with the United Nations Convention on Transferable Documents of Goods. This cross-border highway shuttle, fully loaded with general-purpose equipment and other goods, departed from the Chongqing Nanpeng Bonded Logistics Center, crossed the border at the Friendship Pass, and headed directly to Vietnam, covering a distance of approximately 1400 kilometers. This trial run, based on the United Nations Convention on Transferable Documents of Goods, marks a significant leap forward in the transformation of cross-border highway transport documents into documents of title.Slovakian power company said that Unit 3 of the Mohawkwice nuclear power plant has been reconnected to the grid after a shutdown for fuel replacement.

The conclusion of the Argentine truckers' strike increases grain shipments

Charlie Brooks

Jul 01, 2022 11:36


The Argentine truckers' strike ended on Thursday, when several unions incensed by fuel shortages reached an agreement to terminate the one-week protest near the vital port of Rosario, which is expected to assist future grain exports.


The truck driver's protest over high gasoline prices has halted shipments of corn and other goods, just as the bulk of the harvest was making its way to ports for export to worldwide markets.


Due to the exclusion of a few tiny truckers groups from the deal, however, it is possible that certain protests may continue.


Argentina is the second-largest exporter of maize, the top exporter of processed soy oil and meal, and a major supplier of wheat and beef.


One of the unions, Autoconvocados Unidos, issued the following statement: "Despite our dissatisfaction (with the latest settlement of truck freight rates) and in light of the present crisis in our country, we have chosen to halt the strike."


The union described their action as an act of kindness.


The number of trucks entering ports surged by 70 percent on Thursday compared to the previous day, reaching approximately 1,500 vehicles, as reported by the Rosario grains market.


The Rosario ports are the departure point for 80 percent of Argentina's agricultural exports, the vast majority of which are transported by truck.


The ability of trucks to access the port is returning to normal, according to the manager of the country's marine port chamber, Guillermo Wade.


Additionally on Wednesday, the transport ministry secured a deal with non-striking agricultural and transport groups to hike grain freight charges by 25%.


However, the majority of protesting unions, led by the UNTRA truckers' union, felt the rate increase insufficient and chose to dismantle highway blockades.


The head of the UNTRA, Carlos Geneiro, said, "We have far greater expenses than that."