By Jonathan Landay MYKOLAIV, Ukraine, Oct 22 (Reuters) – Sveta has no doubt about why the Ukrainian-held southern city of Mykolaiv, a ship-building center that is home to a half a million…
https://gcaptain.com/how-water-has-been-weaponised-in-ukraine/
By Clara Hernanz Lizarraga (Bloomberg) — Shipping freshwater by sea is becoming a reality in a corner of Spain that’s turned to a tanker to keep the taps running amid the…
https://gcaptain.com/spanish-town-facing-water-shortage-turns-to-tanker-for-freshwater-supply/
By Alexander Clapp and Peter Schwartzstein(Bloomberg) –Alexandros Petropoulos pauses as he surveys the miles of pipeline arrayed in front of him, reflecting on what it took to get here. It’s late 2020,…
The following is an excerpt from the article Meet Six People Fighting Water Scarcity Across the Globe: Bloomberg–Finding more water for the Panama Canal Ilya Espino de Marotta has never…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s removal of Coca Cola bottles at a Euro 2020 press conference on Monday was followed by $4 billion being knocked off the company’s market value, reports TheAthletic.
Reason behind Coca Cola’s market value dropRonaldo, removed the soft drinks placed in front of his seat at a press conference ahead of Portugal’s game against Hungary. The 36-year-old said that people...
https://mfame.guru/watch-ronaldos-gesture-that-wiped-4b-off-coca-colas-market-value/
According to an article published in the New Atlas, Researchers from Rice University have built a simple new solar-powered device that can create hydrogen for fuel by splitting water.
What is it?The system is very similar to other “artificial leaf” designs, but the team says it’s self-sufficient and relatively cheap to produce.
The system is made up of a perovskite solar cell, hooked up to electrodes made of a catalyst that electrolyzes the water.
How does it work?https://mfame.guru/a-new-leaf-in-fuel-production-turning-water-sunlight-to-fuel/
The Army Corps of Engineer’s Mississippi Valley Division (MVN) opened the Bonnet Carré Spillway on April 2. The MVN opened a total of 90 bays and has now closed 60 of them.
Designed to pass flood water from the Mississippi River into Lake Pontchartrain above New Orleans to prevent flooding below the floodway, the Bonnet Carre´ Spillway is a flood control structure on the Mississippi that extends from Mile 128.8 Above Head of Passes to Mile 127.3 Above Head of Passes.
The forecast flow with a...
The launching and hauling of vessels has mostly been done on a set of greased ways with the boat sliding into the sea in a cradle. It isn’t foolproof, especially when the cradle breaks, sending the vessel off the ways and onto its side, its guests tossed into the scuppers and maybe over the side.
Cranes have been used to launch vessels but they too have had their problems, primarily when the crane’s boom snapped while the boat was hoisted out over the water.
The reverse of that, hauling a vessel...
J&B Manufacturing, Chauvin, La., delivered the new aluminum 50’x15’x7′ shallow water offshore crewboat Mister P to J&B Boat Rental in November.
Main propulsion comes from a pair of Cummins Tier 3 QSL 9 diesel engines, producing 450 hp at 2,100 rpm each. The mains connect to 30’x38′ Michigan Wheel 4-bladed propellers through ZF 325A marine gears with 2:1 reduction ratios. The propulsion package will give the new crewboat a running speed of 27 knots.
The rear cargo deck measures 16’x10′ and can...
https://www.workboat.com/news/shipbuilding/j-b-manufacturing-completes-new-50-27-passenger-crewboat/
As follow up to the Resolve Marine Group’s immediate Hurricane Dorian relief response, Resolve has assembled and launched a critical response barge transporting a water purifying plant to Freeport which can produce 5,000 gals. of potable water daily.
The plant system, consisting of three reverse osmosis water purifiers and all support systems, left Port Everglades and arrived in the surveyed and cleared Freeport Harbor where Resolve Maritime Group is planning assembly operations that will...