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Zululand Observer
April 23, 2018
Wild baby elephants captured in Hwange National Park in Zimbabwe have reportedly been exported to two safari parks in China. The 31 elephants were captured in August 2017 and footage of the operation was secretly released to the media. The shipment was confirmed by the ZimbabweanÃâà...
Tom's Hardware
April 23, 2018
Pimax yesterday announced that it is facing more delays with the Pimax 8K production schedule. The company redesigned the lenses again, and it is now awaiting delivery from the factory. The update set the M1 beta test back at least three weeks, which likely means that Kickstarter backers are also facingÃâà...
PYMNTS.com
April 23, 2018
Apple doesn't report earnings until May 1, but that hasn't stopped Wall Street analysts from cutting their forecasts for iPhone shipments, with Morgan Stanley the most recent to pile on. According to Bloomberg, Morgan Stanley analyst Katy Huberty cut her forecast for the number of iPhones shipped during the March-endingÃâà...
Digitimes
April 23, 2018
The increasing popularity of all-screen and AMOLED smartphone panels will boost global shipments of TDDI (touch and display driver integration) chips and AMOLED driver ICs in 2018 and beyond, according to China-based CINNO Research. While the traditional 16:9 screens allow the lamination ofÃâà...
I-Connect007
April 23, 2018
With demand growing for active matrix organic light-emitting diode (AMOLED) TV panels, shipments of overall AMOLED panels by area is forecast to more than quadruple to 22.4 million square meters by 2024 from 5.0 million square meters in 2017, according to IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), a world leader inÃâà...
Transport Topics Online
April 21, 2018
The bar has been raised for freight visibility. Shippers are demanding more precise information about the location and status of their shipments, and transportation and logistics providers said they are using multiple load-tracking platforms to collect and share that information. Shippers want regular updatesÃâà...
CompositesWorld
April 20, 2018
(Cincinnati, OH, US) recently celebrated General Electric's first shipment of a GE Passport Engine shipset built with their RM-1100 Polyimide high-service temperature composite prepreg materials. GE hosted 40 composite materials manufacturing and test technicians from Renegade Materials, for a facilityÃâà...
Rappler
March 22, 2018
DAVAO CITY, Philippines – Customs officials in Davao City discovered a sports-utility vehicle (SUV) inside a shipment declared as only containing a used dump truck and a tractor head. Erastus Sandino Austria, Port of Davao district collector, said this on Thursday, March 22, a day after he inspected theÃâà...
Benzinga
March 22, 2018
This is down from the 225 million units the firm estimated in its Feb. 24 update. Bluefin is now meaningfully below consensus estimates for the first half of 2018, the analysts said. Bluefin's reduction has been mostly with respect to the iPhone X, for which it lowered its unit shipment estimate from 37 millionÃâà...
Bangkok Post
March 22, 2018
The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) is optimistic for the country's vehicle shipments in 2018 after witnessing growth for four straight months. On Wednesday the FTI's automotive industry club reported that vehicle exports in February rose by 4.1% to 102,217 units, marking the fourth straight expansionÃâà...
CleanTechnica
March 22, 2018
On Monday, Canadian Solar revealed impressive results for both its fourth quarter, with shipments and revenue above the company's own guidance, and supremely strong full-year shipments and revenue, bolstered by quarter after quarter of strong growth. In the fourth quarter, Canadian Solar recordedÃâà...
nwitimes.com
March 22, 2018
HAMMOND — Eight years after accepting a marijuana shipment at Cabela's totaling 1,450 pounds, a 45-year-old man entered a guilty plea Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Genaro "El Vecino" Flores, of Hammond, was among three men indicted by a federal grand jury in July 2010 on two counts ofÃâà...
PotatoPro
March 21, 2018
... the farms where the shipments originated from. In June 2011, the Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance imposed bans on potato shipments, as they were infected with brown rot. The ban was lifted in 2012 on the condition that Russia would check crops before shipment.
American Machinist
March 21, 2018
Total monthly shipment volumes for service center steel and aluminum products declined from January to February across the U.S. and Canada, but the year-over-year totals showed growth, and year-to-date totals increased for steel product shipments. Inventory levels decreased very slightly for steelÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 21, 2018
Research firm IDC said Tuesday that it expected wearables shipments to grow 15.1% this year, led by strong growth in basic trackers as well as continued growth in smartwatches. IDC sees wearables shipments growing at a 13.4% annual rate through 2022, however, as basic trackers grow less popularÃâà...
CNNMoney
March 21, 2018
Saudi Arabia's oil shipments to the United States have declined sharply despite closer ties between the two nations under President Trump. American imports of Saudi crude dropped 14% last year to 943,000 barrels per day, according to US government statistics. That's the lowest since 1988, PresidentÃâà...
Motley Fool
March 21, 2018
What could serve as a bonus for Broadcom's wireless business is that Apple's iPhone unit shipments stand to grow this year. Apple's new iPhone portfolio is shaping up to be much more compelling than the lineup it launched last year. The combination of content growth and unit shipment growth couldÃâà...
ABC News
March 21, 2018
For truck shipments, cargo carriers train employees to look for suspicious behavior, including anything that looks odd about the package, or a shipper who buys too much insurance for what he says is in the box, Cohen said. Those procedures developed in the 1980s to detect shipments of drugs or gunsÃâà...
Los Angeles Times
March 21, 2018
United Airlines suspends pet shipments, but what if you already have a reservation? By Mary Forgione. Mar 21, 2018 | 6:10 AM. United Airlines suspends pet shipments, but what if you already have a reservation? United Airlines is studying ways to improve its pet shipment program. It is suspending service for newÃâà...
CBS News
March 20, 2018
United Airlines (UAL) is hitting the pause button on letting customers pay to ship pets as cargo. The carrier's decision on Tuesday comes a week after United inadvertently flew a German shepherd to Japan instead of Kansas, compelling the airline to charter a private jet to carry the canine back to his humanÃâà...
KVIA El Paso
March 20, 2018
PRESIDIO, Texas - U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized 1,666 pounds of marijuana being transported with a shipment of commercial clay tile at the Presidio Port of Entry Friday. The seizure occurred at 3:30 pm when a flatbed trailer, driven by a Mexican male, entered the Presidio cargo facility.
WeAreGreenBay.com
March 20, 2018
WINNECONNE, Wis. - With a total of four construction projects scheduled between Omro and Winneconne, some businesses are being put into a figurative anaconda vise. These simultaneous resurfacing and reconstruction efforts will completely close off State Highway 116 to semi-trucks in both townsÃâà...
Seeking Alpha
March 20, 2018
Canadian Solar (CSIQ +6.6%) surges after Q4 earnings top expectations, revenues rise 66% Y/Y and solar shipments exceed company guidance. CSIQ says Q4 solar module shipments totaled 1.83 GW, slightly lower than 1.87 GW in Q3 but beating guidance of 1.72-1.82 GW, and gross margin was 19.7%,Ãâà...
Digitimes
March 20, 2018
The new product family will be developed using 7nm process technology at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) and will tape out later this year, with customer shipments set to kick off in 2019, according to the FPGA chip vendor. Xilinx said ACAP goes far beyond the capabilities of anÃâà...
Business Standard
March 19, 2018
Shipments of the MacBook range of laptops of global technology giant Apple Inc is expected to grow at a faster clip than the popular iPhone and iPad devices in 2018, according to Taiwan-based KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo. According to a news report in the StreetInsider, the analyst believes thatÃâà...
FXStreet
March 19, 2018
CANADA: Manufacturing shipments fell 1.0% m/m in January, a second consecutive decline following a very strong reading in November (+3.5%). Sales fell in 14 of the 21 broad industries surveyed, including transportation equipment (-6.3%), wood products (-4.1%), and primary metals (-2.8%).
Mongabay.com
March 19, 2018
A British government office has prosecuted a wood importer certified by the Forest Stewardship Council after it was found to have failed to ensure the legality of a shipment of timber from Cameroon. The Forest Stewardship Council, or FSC, is an international organization dedicated to ensuring companiesÃâà...
Firstpost
March 18, 2018
KGI analyst Ming-Chi Kuo — known as the most trusted Apple analyst globally — is positive on the outlook for Apple MacBook, which is expected to see the best YoY shipments growth among Apple's (US) main product lines (13-16 per cent) in 2018. iPhone shipments are expected to grow just 4-6 per centÃâà...
Busted Coverage (blog)
March 18, 2018
Just look at these games today: Butler vs. Purdue, Syracuse vs. Michigan State, Clemson vs. Auburn, Maryland-Baltimore County vs,. Kansas State and then wash it all down with a game where there could be fisticuffs…Marshall vs. West Virginia. The crazy part about that last game is that it's being played inÃâà...
gulfnews.com
March 18, 2018
The Saudi-led coalition has imposed a tight air and sea blockade to curb the flow of arms to the rebels, but this is proof that some shipments seemed to seep through the vast coastline. And that's worrying. It will embolden the Al Houthis to continue their relentless efforts to wreak havoc in the country with theÃâà...
WPXI Pittsburgh
March 17, 2018
... drugs heading to Allegheny County. The packages were stopped in Chicago when agents noticed they were coming from a Chinese shipper that had previously sent synthetic compounds. One box contained red, crystal-like chunks identified as N-ethylpentylone, or "bath salts." That shipment was headedÃâà...
York Daily Record/Sunday News
March 17, 2018
Dozens of FBI agents, along with Pennsylvania state officials and members of a treasure-hunting group, trekked this week to a remote site where local lore has it that a Civil War gold shipment was lost or hidden during the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The treasure-hunting group Finders Keepers has longÃâà...
whnt.com
March 16, 2018
LAUDERDALE COUNTY, Ala. – Multiple law enforcement agencies were involved in a large crystal meth bust. Agents with the Colbert County Drug Task Force, Colbert County Sheriff's Office, Lauderdale County Sheriff's Office, Lauderdale County Drug Task Force, Franklin County Drug Task Force, MuscleÃâà...
The Data Center Journal
March 16, 2018
The LTO Program Technology Provider Companies (TPCs), Hewlett Packard Enterprise, IBM Corporation and Quantum, released their annual tape media shipment report, detailing year-over-year shipments. The report showed a record 108,457 petabytes (PB) of total tape capacity (compressed) shipped inÃâà...
Cincinnati.com
March 15, 2018
A 58-year-old woman was arrested on several drug charges after an investigation in Aurora. According to police, the investigation began when they received a call from a citizen stating Debra Ferguson was receiving mail shipments of marijuana on a regular basis from her son, Eric Anderson, who lives inÃâà...
FreshPlaza
March 9, 2018
According to the Crop Report of the Chilean Blueberry Committee prepared by IQonsulting (which corresponds to week 9-2018), the season continues delivering good news in its end phase; in week 8, Chile exported 3,788 tons of fresh blueberries, i.e. 22% more than the volume that had already beenÃâà...
Photonics.com
March 9, 2018
Mar 2018 SAN DIEGO, March 9, 2018 — Light source developer Cymer LLC has announced the first shipment of the newly qualified XLR 800ix light source for argon fluoride (ArF) immersion lithography systems. Several leading semiconductor manufacturers received early access upgrades to the XLR 800ix, achievingÃâà...
CBC.ca
March 9, 2018
Alberta Premier Rachel Notley said she's serious about a threat to cut the flow of oil to British Columbia if that province continues to block construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline. She made the promise in her throne speech to the Alberta legislature on Thursday. Alberta premier threatens to cut off oil toÃâà...
CleanTechnica
March 9, 2018
If we were to look at Vivint Solar's shipments in megawatts (MW) throughout 2017, we might imagine that the company had a relatively quiet, even disappointing year. Across the four quarters of 2017, Vivint Solar reported installations of 46 MW, 47 MW, 47 MW, and 45 MW. However, the company's goalsÃâà...
Digitimes
March 8, 2018
Chunghwa Picture Tubes (CPT) has reported decreased panel shipments in February resluting in a sequential 20.9% and on-year 33.1% decline in revenues to NT$2.05 billion (US$70.1 million) in the month. The company's shipments of large-sized panels totaled 105,000 units in February, down 8.6%Ãâà...
ComputerWeekly.com
March 8, 2018
To sidestep price rises, IT buyers are re-prioritising their hardware purchases, hence the downturn in server shipments across Emea, said O'Connell. Although the shortages are expected to ease in due course, a rebound in customer demand for servers will not necessarily follow, he said. “Server prices willÃâà...
Digitimes
March 8, 2018
Eris' shipments for automotive electronics are expected to account for about 5% of company revenues in 2018, said Chang, adding that the proportion is set to reach 15% by 2020. Rising auto diode shipments will also buoy Eris' profitability, Chang indicated. The company shipped more than 100 millionÃâà...
Market Realist
March 6, 2018
Terra Nitrogen's (TNH) shipments were almost flat at 0.6% year-over-year at 576,000 metric tons from 572,000 metric tons. On the other hand, CVR Partners' (UAN) shipment growth fell 1% over the same period to 351,000 tons. Under Nutrien (NTR), both Agrium (AGU) and PotashCorp (POT) experiencedÃâà...
The River City News
March 2, 2018
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Cincinnati intercepted a shipment containing nearly 25lbs of liquid cocaine at a local express consignment facility. CBP officers selected the shipment for inspection on February 6, while reviewing incoming cargo from Columbia. The package wasÃâà...
AnandTech
March 2, 2018
This week, Jon Peddie Research (JPR) released their much anticipated quarterly discrete video card sales report for Q4 2017. Overall, the research firm is reporting a 4.6% decrease in graphics add-in board (AIB) shipments from last quarter. According to JPR, this is in line with their seasonal ten-yearÃâà...
The Straits Times
March 2, 2018
Companies that sell steel to the United States may find their product less competitive there, if the tariffs plan materialises, and turn to other markets, said industrialists in Indonesia. While noting that the US plan is a good move to protect its domestic players, they expressed concerns about that impact on localÃâà...
The Register
March 2, 2018
IDC beanies said entry-level server revenue went up 21.9 per cent to $15.8bn, midrange leaped 48.5 per cent to $1.9bn, and high-end systems jumped 41.1 per cent to $2.9bn, driven by IBM's z14 launch last quarter. Take that away and the revenue rise would have been more in line with the unit shipmentÃâà...
MarketWatch
March 2, 2018
IDC said Thursday that Apple Inc. AAPL, +0.13% led all wearable makers in shipments during the year, shipping 17.7 million devices, up 55.9% over 2016's numbers. Apple doesn't report its own shipment or sales numbers for the Apple Watch. Xiaomi shipped 15.7 million devices during 2017, according toÃâà...
Atlanta Journal Constitution
March 1, 2018
A UPS driver takes his truck on a delivery route, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan). Sandy Spring-based UPS has a contract with the National Rifle Association to ship items purchased on the gun group's online store, but said it does not have a discount program for NRA members. The NRA's onlineÃâà...
ZDNet
March 1, 2018
IDC posits that the decline was due to lackluster demand for legacy form factor devices and component shortages. Nevertheless, commercial activity, and notebook shipments swung to positive growth with the ongoing business PC refresh. IDC expects traditional PC shipment volumes to drop from 259.4Ãâà...
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