toneladas

Economy

A gigantic piece weighing 300 tons, equivalent to two Statues of Liberty, was hoisted almost 100 meters high in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul to complete the largest recovery boiler in the world inside the R$ 23 billion megafactory of cellulose.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 26/05/2026 at 22:24

Interesting facts

Amid the United States’ economic blockade, China delivers 15,000 tons of rice to Cuba as part of a 60,000-ton donation personally approved by Xi Jinping. The package includes 80 million dollars and solar panels for hospitals.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 25/05/2026 at 01:48

Ports and Shipyards

The largest port in SC operates ships up to 336 meters that require pilots, tugboats, and calculated maneuvers to dock, broke a record of 17.5 million tons in 2025, and is now dredging the channel to accommodate even larger ships with 16,000 containers.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 14/05/2026 at 22:37

Construction

A Boeing 747 freighter took off from China carrying 90 tons of oil equipment, including an 8-meter part, to Saudi Arabia because global shipping delays were already threatening to halt the client’s operations in the middle of the desert extraction field.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 08/05/2026 at 16:53

Maritime

Nuclear warship of over 100,000 tons returns to United States missions after 15 months of maintenance, with tests completed ahead of schedule, reinforced catapults, and the naval fleet under global pressure.

Flavia Marinho 01/05/2026 at 20:03

Construction

A ship loaded with 800 tons of equipment set sail from China to Salvador to begin the construction of the longest bridge over the sea in Latin America, measuring 12.4 kilometers in length and featuring technology never before used on the continent.

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 21/04/2026 at 10:18

Agribusiness

With nearly 500 thousand tons per year, barley production is growing in Brazil, while a decline in beer consumption among Generation Z raises alarms in the sector.

Ruth Rodrigues 30/03/2026 at 16:00

Entenda por que a Torre de Pisa ficou inclinada, os erros de engenharia, o solo instável e as soluções que evitaram seu colapso ao longo dos séculos.

Construction

The Leaning Tower Built on Shallow Foundations in Unstable Sand and Clay in the 12th Century Began to Sink When It Was Only Three Stories Tall and Was Almost Abandoned; Discover the Tower of Pisa, a Monument Weighing About 14,000 Tons and Approximately 56 Meters Tall.

Ruth Rodrigues 02/03/2026 at 11:56

Caterpillar 6090 FS na mineração pesada: pá hidráulica que carrega caminhão fora de estrada e define produtividade por tonelada em grandes minas.

Science and Technology

She Doesn’t Dig, She Swallows Mountains: The Caterpillar 6090 FS Weighs 1,000 Tons, Has Two 4,500 Hp Engines, and Loads Giant Trucks in 4 Passes, Dumping Up to 9,000 Tons Per Hour in Heavy Mining

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 18/02/2026 at 18:12

caminhão militar redefine a logística agrícola com transporte pesado de colheitadeira e silagem em fazendas de alta escala.

Agribusiness

Made For War, Now Pulling Harvest: 700 hp Military Truck Designed To Transport Tanks Is Hauling Harvesters And Silage On Giant Farms, Unveiling How Agriculture Has Started Operating With Military-Grade Logistics

Maria Heloisa Barbosa Borges 15/02/2026 at 12:06

Pesquisa estima consumo diário de lulas por baleias-piloto no Havaí e calcula impacto anual de até 88 mil toneladas no ecossistema.

Science and Technology

These Whales Consume Between 82 and 202 Squids Per Day, Require Up to 88,000 Tons Annually from the Local Ecosystem, and Dive Up to 1,700 Meters in Search of Their Main Food

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 18/01/2026 at 23:31

Pesquisas apontam que a crosta terrestre pode armazenar hidrogênio natural suficiente para suprir a demanda global por até 170 mil anos.

Science and Technology

Earth’s Crust May Hide 6.2 Trillion Tons of Natural Hydrogen, Volume 26 Times Greater Than Oil Reserves and Capable of Fueling the Planet for Up to 170,000 Years

Fabio Lucas Carvalho 12/01/2026 at 10:41

A gigantic piece weighing 300 tons, equivalent to two Statues of Liberty, was hoisted almost 100 meters high in the interior of Mato Grosso do Sul to complete the largest recovery boiler in the world inside the R$ 23 billion megafactory of cellulose.

Amid the United States’ economic blockade, China delivers 15,000 tons of rice to Cuba as part of a 60,000-ton donation personally approved by Xi Jinping. The package includes 80 million dollars and solar panels for hospitals.

The largest port in SC operates ships up to 336 meters that require pilots, tugboats, and calculated maneuvers to dock, broke a record of 17.5 million tons in 2025, and is now dredging the channel to accommodate even larger ships with 16,000 containers.

A Boeing 747 freighter took off from China carrying 90 tons of oil equipment, including an 8-meter part, to Saudi Arabia because global shipping delays were already threatening to halt the client’s operations in the middle of the desert extraction field.

Nuclear warship of over 100,000 tons returns to United States missions after 15 months of maintenance, with tests completed ahead of schedule, reinforced catapults, and the naval fleet under global pressure.

A ship loaded with 800 tons of equipment set sail from China to Salvador to begin the construction of the longest bridge over the sea in Latin America, measuring 12.4 kilometers in length and featuring technology never before used on the continent.

With nearly 500 thousand tons per year, barley production is growing in Brazil, while a decline in beer consumption among Generation Z raises alarms in the sector.

The Leaning Tower Built on Shallow Foundations in Unstable Sand and Clay in the 12th Century Began to Sink When It Was Only Three Stories Tall and Was Almost Abandoned; Discover the Tower of Pisa, a Monument Weighing About 14,000 Tons and Approximately 56 Meters Tall.

She Doesn’t Dig, She Swallows Mountains: The Caterpillar 6090 FS Weighs 1,000 Tons, Has Two 4,500 Hp Engines, and Loads Giant Trucks in 4 Passes, Dumping Up to 9,000 Tons Per Hour in Heavy Mining

Made For War, Now Pulling Harvest: 700 hp Military Truck Designed To Transport Tanks Is Hauling Harvesters And Silage On Giant Farms, Unveiling How Agriculture Has Started Operating With Military-Grade Logistics

These Whales Consume Between 82 and 202 Squids Per Day, Require Up to 88,000 Tons Annually from the Local Ecosystem, and Dive Up to 1,700 Meters in Search of Their Main Food

Earth’s Crust May Hide 6.2 Trillion Tons of Natural Hydrogen, Volume 26 Times Greater Than Oil Reserves and Capable of Fueling the Planet for Up to 170,000 Years

Cambodia has started digging a nearly 180-kilometer canal to connect the Mekong River directly to the sea and reduce its dependence on the ports of neighboring Vietnam.

Four times faster than the Concorde, capable of taking passengers from New York to London in less than an hour at Mach 5.5, and with an engine that switches from turbojet to ramjet mid-flight at Mach 3.5, the Hermeus Quarterhorse went from paper to its first flight in just 19 months.

SpaceX will dock a $843 million vehicle to the International Space Station to push a nearly 420-ton laboratory against the atmosphere and make the debris fall in a controlled manner into the ocean.

China has put millions of electric cars on the roads, but now faces the side effect: more than 1 million tons of batteries are expected to go out of use per year by 2030, while the government expands tracking and combats illegal dismantling with environmental risks.

An Indonesian fisherman pulls a mysterious object from the sea and discovers that it is a Chinese underwater monitoring system, part of the so-called Underwater Great Wall that Beijing uses to track submarines and unmanned vehicles in strategic straits of the region.

The end of Nokia: the brand that was the cellphone of an entire generation has ended its smartphones, left Brazil, and today survives only in basic phones in India while seeking a new partner.