30 Apr 2013

Maritime & Fishing

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Aquaculture feeds world appetite for seafood
According to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service, total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to top 60 percent of production by 2020, reports TheFishSite.com. Read more >>


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Maritime & Fishing
ECFS elects Xtera as subsea cable system
Eastern Caribbean Fiber System (ECFS) Consortium has selected Xtera Communications (Xtera), a global provider of optical networking solutions, for the upgrade of its festoon subsea cable system. Read more >>


Aquaculture
Aquaculture feeds world appetite for seafood
According to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute for its Vital Signs Online service, total global fish production, including both wild capture fish and aquaculture, reached an all-time high of 154 million tons in 2011, and aquaculture is set to top 60 percent of production by 2020, reports TheFishSite.com. Read more >>


Marine Engineering
Kuwait marine engineering conference set for December
The Kuwait Coastal and Marine Engineering Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for 4 December 2013 at the Kuwait Hilton Hotel and Resort, reports Dredgingtoday.com. Read more >>

Transnet gets reverse osmosis desalination plant
Transnet now has access to its own constant supply of high-quality water for use in dust suppression and a range of other tasks. This is after the completion of the new reverse osmosis (RO) desalination plant at its iron ore terminal situated at the Port of Saldanha, reports Cape Business News. Read more >>


Marine Science
Technology emerges for critical ocean measurements
Scripps / SAN DIEGO: Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego, in collaboration with two private industry firms, are developing potentially breakthrough technologies to capture vital information from the world's oceans. Read more >>


Shipping
Cape conferences highlight importance of sea freight
[Helmo Preuss] Two conferences held in Cape Town this week highlighted the fact that about 90% of all trade between countries is shipped by sea. Read more >>


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