Loving an Elevator
The Space Elevator has been a dream of scientists for centuries. A new design may finally make it a reality at least, by the next century.
NOTE FOR 2021 READERS: This is the 16th in a series of award-winning open letters to the next century, now just one generation away. Babies born this year in the U.S., and nearly 50 other countries, are expected to live to 2100 and beyond. These letters examine what the world could look like then and how we can make the best scenario happen.
Dear 22nd Century,
Are you loving the Elevator?
Not the ones in high-rise buildings, although I m sure plenty more of those exist in your time. Condensed city living makes environmental sense, as do vertical farms; stronger and lighter building materials mean more towers; the international competition for tallest skyscraper is unlikely to end any decade soon.
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Cargotec Corporation: Cargotec has completed the sale of its Navis business to technology investment firm Accel-KKR
Cargotec has completed the sale of its Navis business to technology investment firm Accel-KKR
Cargotec has completed the sale of its Navis business to the US technology investment firm Accel-KKR for an enterprise value of EUR 380 million. Accel-KKR has transferred EUR 350 million of the enterprise value to Cargotec and obtained control of Navis business. The remaining EUR 30 million of the enterprise value will be transferred to Cargotec by the end of 2021. The transition of Navis operations and employees to Accel-KKR takes place in phases before the end of 2021, subject to local legal requirements.
Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has led the delegation to the signing ceremony of the Strategic Cooperation Agreement between Sichuan Port and Shipping Investment Group (SPSI) and Cargotec Corporation on 8 June 2021 in Chengdu, China. The agreement covers the vision of the two parties to establish a long-term cooperative relationship from the development of land .