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The International WorkBoat Show in New Orleans, the largest commercial marine tradeshow in North America, opened today. Our GE Transportation team looks like they're having a blast! Make sure to check back here and follow @GETransport for more news about International WorkBoat.
Mark Wear and Dave Zimmerman help strike up the band for the kickoff!
GE employee Patti Trites with Marinas Ueli, Adrian Walchli and Paul & Christian Chaput.
GE has signed an agreement with Transmashdiesel and JSC National Company Kazakhstan Temir Zholy's (KTZ) subsidiary JSC Remlokomotiv to create a joint venture company to produce diesel engines in Astana, Kazakhstan.
The JV will produce approximately 400 Evolution Series diesel engines a year to serve rail, marine and stationary power customers in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region. The JV will plan to invest approximately $90 million to build a new diesel engine facility in Astana, Kazakhstan and intend to manufacture, sell, service and provide spare parts for Evolution Series diesel engines.
GE Transportation’s strong results through the third quarter in 2012 were driven by continued infrastructure growth in the markets in which the company operates.
GE Transportation reported $1.4 billion in third-quarter 2012 revenues, up 9% versus 3Q 2011 and 24% year-over-year. The segment profits for 3Q in 2012 were $265 million, up 35% from $197 million in third quarter 2011. GE Transportation’s orders in the third quarter rose 21% to $1.2 billion, driven by locomotive orders from international customers.
GE Energy Storage, a manufacturer of performance leading sodium nickel-based batteries, announced that its Durathon™ E4810 and E4815 Batteries have completed qualification testing to achieve Telcordia’s NEBS™ Level 3 certification. These Durathon Battery models have also demonstrated conformance to the requirements for outside plant electronics detailed in GR-3108 “Generic Requirements for Network Equipment in the Outside Plant (OSP),” no. 2 (2008).
1. The GE Water Solutions team had a great time at MINExpo! If you couldn’t join us for the event, or would just like to learn more about our water treatment solutions for the mining industry, visit bit.ly/Sj2MIX.
2. Honey I shrunk the kid! GE Mining's Harry Sachdeva standing by the Komatsu truck.
3. Today we showcased technologies that drive mining customers’ electrical power needs safely, efficiently and reliably. Read more here: is.gd/LQE8rp
