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  • K Line to build electric tugboat

    Daito Corporation (Daito), a subsidiary of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha (K Line), has signed a collaboration agreement with Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) to build an electric tugboat. K Line’s electric tugboat The EV tugboat will be equipped with a high-capacity 3.2MWh battery and operate using green electricity charged into the battery. Using battery power will reduce…


  • Hifood and Crust & Crumb Bakery recognised for protein-enriched pizzas

    Hifood and Crust & Crumb Bakery have been recognised with “Plant-Based Excellence Awards” for their protein-enriched pizzas. The two companies received the awards for their joint submission of plant-based, wood-fired pizza concepts enriched with Proteios, HiFood’s textured vegetable proteins, as follows: Gold Medal: Protein Woodfired Pizza with Semi-Dried Tomatoes, Basil, and Kale. Silver Medal: Protein…


  • Learn about the must haves for your smart city

    Image credit: Diehl Metering Today’s smart metering solutions have evolved with a wide range of connectivity options and choosing the right solution can unlock new levels of performance, scalability and cost-efficiency. Smart metering has been a driving force in the IoT revolution for over 25 years. Utilities have long faced the challenge of collecting data…


  • Sainsbury’s draws inspiration from Asia wifor ready meals line

    Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…


  • Sainsbury’s draws inspiration from Asia for ready meals line

    Sainsbury’s has unveiled a new range of own-brand Pan-Asian ready meals, inspired by popular Japanese, Indonesian, Korean and Thai cuisine. The ‘by Sainsbury’s’ range features seven new ready meal mains starting at £4 each and six sides at £2.50. Mains include Chicken Pad Thai Noodles, Beef Bibimbap, Nasi Goreng, a Sticky Chilli Chicken Rice Bowl,…


  • Australia greenlights vehicle to grid household standards

    Image courtesy 123rf The federal government in Australia has announced new standards for vehicle to home (V2H) and vehicle to grid (V2G) charging, enabling households to tap into the tech to use EVs to power their home and feed back into the grid during peak periods. The standards were officially announced by Chris Bowen, the…


  • IEMA partners with Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo to drive forward electrification in the maritime industry

    The International Electric & Marine Association (IEMA) has partnered with UKi Media & Events, the owner and organizer of the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo. Through this exciting collaboration, IEMA has been granted exclusive ‘Trade Association Partner’ status. This global partnership, officially launching at the Electric & Hybrid Marine Expo from June 24-26, 2025, at…


  • Grid modernisation a policy priority – ISGAN

    Image courtesy 123rf Four key messages and areas of action for energy policy makers to create the conditions for efficient and forward-looking grid planning processes are proposed by ISGAN. As is widely acknowledged, modernisation of the grids and the distribution grids in particular is a top priority to go hand in hand to integrate the…


  • ADM analytics tool navigates the global trends towards sugar reduction

    ADM’s new interactive tool provides food and beverage manufacturers with comprehensive data on how people around the world are navigating their sugar reduction journeys, revealing the similarities and differences across nations. ADM Outside Voice research surveyed 13,900 people in 15 countries across four regions about their purchase behaviours. On average, 83% of consumers are limiting…


  • Masterfoods in Australian first with Easysnap’s paper-based squeeze-on packs

    Masterfoods has introduced new paper-based squeeze-on packs in an Australian first. Australia’s favourite tomato sauce brand, MasterFoods, is trialling the paper-recyclable single-serve tomato sauce packs – using 58% less plastic than the original packaging – which can be recycled via traditional kerbside recycling. The MasterFoods Recyclable Squeeze-On Tomato Sauce packs are made in Mars Food…