Desalination Plant

Aurora Expeditions Names New Ship After Renowned Women

Aurora Expeditions will name its second purpose-built expedition ship after the acclaimed marine biologist and oceanographer, Dr. Sylvia Earle, reports Cruise Industry News.

Names of passionate explorers

Earle is the first woman to become chief scientist of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and was named by “Time” magazine as its first Hero for the Planet in 1998.

Built to world-class polar standards, the ship will launch in October 2021 in Ushuaia, Argentina. As part of its...

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Desalination Studies for Cape Town Harbour Have Been Approved

V & A Port of Cape Town

Transnet SOC Ltd has given approval for further studies to be conducted into a Sea Water Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) plant at the Port of Cape Town.

Reverse osmosis is the process of converting seawater into drinking water.

TNPA’s Cape Town acting Port Manager, Captain Alex Miya, said the next steps would be to appoint consultants to conduct studies that could be concluded by September 2019.  If the SWRO plant is found to be a viable option, it could be introduced by the end of 2020.

In the meantime,...

http://www.sashippingnews.com/2019/04/01/desalination-studies-for-cape-town-harbour-have-been-approved/