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Cargill Opens Latin America Innovation Center

From a Cargill news release:

Cargill opened one of the food industry’s most advanced technology and innovation centers today in Campinas, state of Sao Paulo (Brazil). The new complex was developed based on sustainable principles and houses technical teams from many fields of knowledge to develop innovative solutions, ingredients and applications in partnership with customers.

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Vietnamese dockworker dies after falling into ship hold; third fatality in two weeks

The Oriental Treasure

A Vietnamese dockworker for Korean joint-venture Hyundai-Vinashin Shipyard Co Ltd died in a central Vietnamese town yesterday after falling into the cargo hold of a berthed vessel while unloading it.

The accident occurred at 3:30 pm when Tran Ba Luong was working aboard South Korean ship Oriental Treasure which had anchored [...]

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Requirements Defined for Puerto de La Union Concessión

The Salvadoran government has announced the conditions to be fulfilled by companies who operate, under the form of concessions, at the new port.

Having a minimum capital of $50 million and experience in cargo handling of at least 800 000 TEUs are two conditions that companies who choose to participate in the tender for the [...]

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