Dredging

Greenworks® Partners with BISSELL® to Launch BISSELL® CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum Series

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Thursday, October 26, 2023

MOORESVILLE, N.C., Oct. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Battery industry leader Greenworks® and BISSELL, a leader in homecare solutions, partner to announce the launch of the new BISSELL® CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum series, powered by the innovative POWERALL™ 24-volt lithium-ion battery by Greenworks®.

Key Points: 
  • The Greenworks®  POWERALL™ 24-volt lithium-ion battery powers the new BISSELL® CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum series.
  • Both new, powerful BISSELL® vacuums in the series – the CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum and the CleanView® XR Pet Stick Vacuum boast more powerful motors and increased run times:
    The CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum was engineered to have a 40% more powerful motor1 and up to 35 minutes2 of runtime.
  • The BISSELL® CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum and CleanView® XR Pet Stick Vacuum can clean up messes from floor to ceiling, with three cleaning modes.
  • The CleanView® XR Stick Vacuum comes with a dusting brush and crevice tool, while the CleanView® XR Pet Stick Vacuum also includes an all-new deep cleaning fur brush.

Brownie’s Marine Group exceeded expectations and saw an increase in interest at the 2023 Annapolis boat shows

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Monday, October 23, 2023

Brownie’s Marine Group continues to target boaters and scuba divers with a consistent presence at boat shows around the country.

Key Points: 
  • Brownie’s Marine Group continues to target boaters and scuba divers with a consistent presence at boat shows around the country.
  • After attending the Annapolis Powerboat and Sailboat Show for the fifth consecutive year, Brownie’s Marine Group experienced an increase in interest at the 2023 Annapolis shows.
  • Brownie’s Third Lung also experienced an increase in sales during the Annapolis Boat Shows with many resulting from conversations started in prior year’s shows.
  • Based on the success from the 2023 Annapolis Boat Shows, Brownie’s Marine Group believes that this trend will continue as the concept and brands continue to grow.

DEEP® Announces Mission #OccupyMare: to Make Humanity Aquatic

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Wednesday, October 18, 2023

LONDON, Oct. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- On Monday the 2nd of November 2000, in silent orbit four hundred kilometers above the surface of the planet, one American astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts docked their vessel Expedition 1 to the International Space Station. From that day almost twenty-three years ago, there has been a continuous, uninterrupted human presence in space. 

Key Points: 
  • Today, the oceanic exploration and technology organization DEEP ® ( www.deep.com ) surfaced and, after more than two-years in stealth, announced its #OccupyMare mission: to Make Humanity Aquatic.
  • That day will go down in history as the day our species went to the ocean, and never looked back.
  • Over a hundred and thirty engineering, design, diving and medical professionals are working globally to realize DEEP's mission to Make Humanity Aquatic.
  • "DEEP is leading the way in development and expansion of novel approaches for a sustained intersection of deep-sea and humanity.

Asia Takes the Lead: The Epicenter of Growth in the Global Centrifugal Pump Market - ResearchAndMarkets.com

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Volatility in Oil & Gas Prices: The oil & gas industry, a significant revenue generator in the centrifugal pump market, is susceptible to price fluctuations.

Key Points: 
  • Volatility in Oil & Gas Prices: The oil & gas industry, a significant revenue generator in the centrifugal pump market, is susceptible to price fluctuations.
  • The global centrifugal pump market is highly competitive, with key differentiators being product line, efficiency, product reliability & availability, service capabilities, and price.
  • What is the growth rate of the global centrifugal pump market?
  • Which region holds the largest share of the global centrifugal pump market?

Trans Canada Trail Launches “Made To Be On” Campaign, Celebrating the Spirit of Connection, Community and Adventure

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

The “Made To Be On” campaign emphasizes that the Trans Canada Trail is often right in your backyard – 80 percent of Canadians live within 30 minutes of this nation-wide trail network.

Key Points: 
  • The “Made To Be On” campaign emphasizes that the Trans Canada Trail is often right in your backyard – 80 percent of Canadians live within 30 minutes of this nation-wide trail network.
  • The campaign, which features trail users from across the country, illustrates how we are all connected by the Trans Canada Trail.
  • “The yellow ribbon at the centre of this campaign is a beautiful symbol for the Trans Canada Trail, and how it connects diverse communities and trail users across Canada,” says Meghan Reddick, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Trans Canada Trail.
  • Interviews are available upon request with Meghan Reddick, Chief Communications & Marketing Officer at Trans Canada Trail.

Great Lakes Announces Delivery of Their Multi Cats, the Cape Hatteras and the Cape Canaveral

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Tuesday, October 10, 2023

Chris Gunsten, Great Lakes’ Senior Vice President of Project Services and Fleet Engineering, commented on the improvements the Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral will represent, “This is a milestone for our Company and the U.S. dredging industry.

Key Points: 
  • Chris Gunsten, Great Lakes’ Senior Vice President of Project Services and Fleet Engineering, commented on the improvements the Cape Hatteras and Cape Canaveral will represent, “This is a milestone for our Company and the U.S. dredging industry.
  • The Multi Cat brings step change safety improvements to Great Lakes’ dredge pipeline operations, which was a prime driver for the investment.
  • Great Lakes cautions investors that any forward-looking statements made by Great Lakes are not guarantees or indicative of future events.
  • Although Great Lakes believes that its plans, intentions and expectations reflected in this press release are reasonable, actual events could differ materially.

Critically endangered scalloped hammerheads gather in seas off Perth. They need protection

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Unlike nearly every other species of shark, scalloped hammerheads are highly social.

Key Points: 
  • Unlike nearly every other species of shark, scalloped hammerheads are highly social.
  • In our new research, we describe finding a location in a marine park off the coast of Perth where juvenile scalloped hammerheads (Sphyrna lewini) gather in numbers.
  • Scalloped hammerheads – one of ten species in the hammerhead family – prefer warm waters.

What’s special about these oceanic wayfarers?

    • They’re skilled long-distance swimmers and exceptional free divers, able to hunt in the dark waters 500 metres below the surface.
    • Finding a place where these sharks regularly aggregate offers us a remarkable opportunity to learn more about these oceanic wayfarers.

How did we find them?

    • The aerial perspective lets us see things we couldn’t see before.
    • We began our search at the Shoalwater Islands Marine Park, off the coast from Rockingham, in Perth’s southern suburbs.
    • Over two successive summers, we used drones to successfully spot and then track scalloped hammerheads as they aggregated inside the marine park.

What did we learn?

    • First, the scalloped hammerheads aggregating at the marine park were juveniles, not adults.
    • We only found them in a small area of the marine park.
    • Once aggregated, they would swim in formation, moving in winding patterns through the shallow waters of the marine park.

How can we protect them?

    • Our research points to the urgent need to strengthen protection of scalloped hammerheads in the popular Shoalwater Islands Marine Park.
    • Boat speed limits and bans on chasing animals are essential if we are to protect these endangered animals.
    • Hammerheads are extremely vulnerable to any capture and are unlikely to survive “catch and release” fishing.
    • Given ongoing fishing pressure, there are clear reasons to assess them as endangered rather than their unclear status as “conservation dependent”.

Gaza has been blockaded for 16 years – here's what a 'complete siege' and invasion could mean for vital supplies

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Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as further retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.

Key Points: 
  • Water, food, energy and fuel supplies have been severed as further retaliation for Hamas’s attacks.
  • Gaza’s single power station has now ceased to function, as the current dark night skies – save for explosions – bear witness.
  • Without fuel or electricity, farmers will be unable to pump water to irrigate crops, or to process and safely store food.
  • Before the latest hostilities, 70% of Gaza’s households were already classified as “food insecure”, unable to afford their daily requirements.

Water

    • Mekorot, Israel’s national water company, extracts water from the coastal aquifer that lies beneath bedrock along the coast of Gaza and Israel, to irrigate Israeli farms.
    • It then pipes and sells water into the Gaza Strip.
    • And the municipal desalination plant that supplied Gaza with 15% of its water has ceased to function.
    • Elsewhere, repairs of ageing and damaged infrastructure from previous bombardments have consistently been hampered by the blockade, affecting water pumping, desalination plants and sewage treatment.

Invasion

    • It is impossible to predict how disastrous a ground invasion would be.
    • Over the past 15 years, damage to Gaza’s infrastructure is thought to amount to US$5 billion (£4.1 billion) across four previous wars.
    • After the 22-day invasion from December 2008 to January 2009, the UN documented wide-scale damage to fields, vegetable crops, orchards, livestock, wells, hatcheries, beehives, greenhouses and irrigation systems.
    • A total siege will go a long way towards turning that prediction into a gruesome reality.

Stetson's Jacobs Law Clinic Asks Court to Stop Project That Could Harm Puerto Rico Coral Reef

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Monday, October 16, 2023

Circuit Court of Appeals calling on federal officials to halt a project that could be detrimental to a coral reef system off Puerto Rico's coast.

Key Points: 
  • Circuit Court of Appeals calling on federal officials to halt a project that could be detrimental to a coral reef system off Puerto Rico's coast.
  • The proposed project coincides with catastrophic events like coral bleaching, brought on by pollution and a warming climate.
  • The scientists brought the amicus brief with community-based environmental groups in Puerto Rico who oppose the project.
  • Based on Stetson Law's campus in Gulfport, Fla., the Jacobs Law Clinic pursues and defends justice through advocacy focused on pressing environmental issues.

Rising International Sea Trade and Automation Drive Demand for Marine Telematics; Stringent Safety Norms Propel Market Growth

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Friday, October 13, 2023

Several key factors are driving this market expansion, including the increasing international sea trade activities, stringent marine safety regulations, and a growing demand for fleet safety and security in commercial vessel transportation.

Key Points: 
  • Several key factors are driving this market expansion, including the increasing international sea trade activities, stringent marine safety regulations, and a growing demand for fleet safety and security in commercial vessel transportation.
  • Several trends and drivers are contributing to the growth of the marine telematics market:
    Rising International Sea Trade: The increasing number of container ship transportations and growing international sea trade activities necessitate tracking features to ensure operational safety.
  • Stringent Marine Safety Norms: Governing authorities in various nations are implementing strict marine safety regulations, which drive the demand for marine telematics solutions to ensure compliance.
  • Automation in Maritime Transportation: The maritime transportation sector is witnessing a trend towards automation, leading to an increased demand for marine telematics systems.