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Drought conditions force Panama Canal to lower maximum depth limit for ships

E&T

For example, when the new locks opened in June 2016, the ACP limited draft to 43ft – over 4ft lower than today's limit. The 2016 low was increased a few months later after monitoring Lake Gatún and with the weather forecast predicting that the rainy season was due to begin in earnest.

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Driving development: How Transaid transforms lives for the better

SMMT

International development organisation Transaid, which has strong backing from the UK logistics industry, works with communities, partners, and governments to solve transport challenges throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

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Driving development: How Transaid transforms lives for the better

SMMT

International development organisation Transaid, which has strong backing from the UK logistics industry, works with communities, partners, and governments to solve transport challenges throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

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Mind matters: Road transport industry mental health initiatives

SMMT

Meanwhile, Whistl, the logistics specialist, has partnered with Andysmanclub, a group where men aged 18 and above can speak openly about their mental health in a judgment-free, non-clinical environment. Andysmanclub takes its name from Andrew Roberts, a man who took his own life aged 23 in 2016.