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Disclosed is a gas-fired superconductive electrically propelled ship provided with a cargo tank (1) (fuel tank) which stores LNG (2); a boil-off gas feed line (3) which sends boil-off gas (2') generated inside the cargo tank (1) to a dual-fuel engine (5) (drive engine) of a generator (6) as fuel; a gas heater (4) which is provided at the middle of the boil-off gas feed line (3) and raises the temperature of the boil-off gas (2'); a superconductive motor (7) used for propulsion, which is driven by power generated by the generator (6); a heat pump (15) which cools the superconductive motor (7) a

The transport tool with epidemic prevention function comprises a vehicle body, a drive mechanism and an operating mechanism. An air/environment sterilizing device with epidemic prevention function is provided in the vehicle body. An air conditioning mechanism is assembled in the vehicle body. The discharging electrodes of the air/environment sterilizing device are installed in an air inlet and air outlet of the air conditioning mechanism.

The invention refers to a plant and a procedure for heat and electricity production by using energy from sewerage water, especially the one resulting from industrial or housekeeping activities. The problem is solved by inventions from a group of inventions and consists in wastewater treatment simultaneously with obtaining heat and electricity.

U.S. Retailers’ Holiday Sales Jump 5.5% on Apparel U.S. retailers’ 2010 holiday sales jumped 5.5 percent for the best performance in five years as shoppers snapped up clothing and jewelry at Macy’s Inc., Tiffany & Co. and other stores.

In the early hours of 27 December, the MV EMS RIVER was pirated approximately 175 nautical miles North East of the port of Salalah, Oman. The 5,200 tonne general cargo ship, which is Antigua/Barbuda flagged and German owned, was on her way to San Nicolas, Greece from Jebel Ali in the UAE at the time of the attack. She has a crew of 8 (1 Romanian, 7 Philipinos) and is carrying a cargo of Petroleum Coke.

Iron ore prices may rise by 5% next quarter: NMDC Iron ore prices in the domestic market may rise by about 5 per cent from the next quarter, according to NMDC chairman and managing director Rana Som.

Japanese factory output rises for first time in year Japanese industrial production rose for the first time in six months in November, largely thanks to government assistance programmes.

October home prices down for 4th straight month U.S. single-family home prices fell for a fourth straight month in October pressured by a supply glut, home foreclosures and high unemployment, data from a closely watched survey showed on Tuesday.

The traditional Santa Claus rally has helped the UK stock market to become one of the best-performing markets in the developed world in 2010, especially mid-tier and smaller companies. However, gains in German blue-chips were almost double those seen in the UK.

German inland waterways register container growth In the first eight months of 2010, freight transport by inland vessel in Germany grew by 12.5% to 151.2 million tonnes, according to a Port of Rotterdam news release.