China Pursuing Bigger Ocean Carbon Sinks to Help Meet Climate Goals
in 2020, with the number of marine species below the normal range.In July, the eastern port city Qingdao experienced its worst ever algae infestation, with about 60,000 square km of area covered in harmful green seaweed, caused by intensive farming and increased organic matter.The coastal province of Zhejiang plans to establish more algae and shellfish breeding facilities dedicated to improving its carbon sink capacity, and will look to bring carbon sink products into its provincial carbon sink trading market over 2021-2025.(Reporting by Muyu Xu and David Stanway, Additional reporting by Ryan Woo Editing
Aquaculture: Inside the De Maas’ Offshore Fish Farm
first unit was selected by the owner and operator, i.e. the farmer - the species farmed, Large Yellow Croaker, has specific needs in terms of environment and the farmer considers the current location to be optimal. Traditionally, nearshore farming of large yellow croaker takes place along the coast of Zhejiang and Fujian province. Waters further offshore, east and north east of that area are the fish’s original natural habitat. Albeit that the wild yellow croaker travels a lot more through the seasons - farmed yellow croaker over the years has adapted to a certain range of conditions.Image Courtesy
China to take action against 'uncontrolled' hydro on Yangtze
small-scale hydropower, warning that some plants could be closed, according to a government notice on Wednesday.Local authorities have been instructed to conduct a survey into hydropower construction along the Yangtze River Economic Belt, which stretches from Yunnan in the far southwest to Jiangsu and Zhejiang on the eastern coast.Small plants that damage the environment, encroach upon protected areas or violate approval rules could eventually be dismantled, China's planning agency, the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), said.The Yangtze and its tributaries are the location of some
Teams Vie for $2m Ocean Health XPRIZE
student from Metropolitan State University. •Boardformula (San Diego, Calif.), a team led by the founder of Boadformula, an engineering consultancy for research and development in the surf industry. •Cross Strait Team (Hangzhou, China), a team of chemists, oceanographers and engineers from Zhejiang University, Hangzhou Dianzi University and National Sun Yat-sen University. •HpHS (Yokosuka, Japan), a team of research scientists and engineers from the Kimoto Electric Co., Ltd. and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology. •NanoInnovations (Sugar Land, Texas), a team
SINOPACIFIC’s Design SPP17A Secures First Order from Mexico
Sinopacific Shipbuilding Group (SINOPACIFIC), has recently signed a contract with a Mexican shipping company, Naviera Petrolera Integral S.A. de C.V. for the construction of 3 (three) SPP17A vessels. All vessels will be built in SINOPACIFIC’s Zhejiang Shipyard and are expected to be delivered before the end of 2015. Following that, the new vessels will be used by PEMEX, Mexico’s largest governmental owned oil company, in their oil and gas development projects in the Gulf of Mexico. This is the first time that SINOPACIFIC’s own “SP” brand Offshore Support Vessel
Jinhai Heavy Industry Secures Another Invention Patent
correction, finally complete the safe and efficient lifting operation, so that the dock cycle shortened obviously, greatly ease the ship total set of ground pressure, effectively promote enterprise's production of the ship. For a long time, Jinhai heavy industry as a national high-tech enterprise, Zhejiang province's shipbuilding industry leading enterprises, attaches great importance to scientific research and technological innovation, constantly increase input in the patented invention. Up to now, the enterprise has self-developed 25 patents, was named in 2013 of zhoushan patent demonstration enterprises
Seatankers Receives Third Ulstein-designed PSV
The third Ulstein designed platform supply vessel of the PX105 design for Seatankers, Sea Forth, was delivered on August 16, 2013 from the Zhejiang yard in Ningbo. Ulstein delivers twelve design and equipment packages to the Chinese yard, where all the vessels for Seatankers Group will be constructed. The packages include design, engineering and equipment supplies. The ships comply with the DNV requirements of the Clean or Clean Design standards. The ship is designed with the patented X-BOW hull line design. These vessels have low vibration levels, resulting in increased comfort, and no speed
Bourbon Orders MacGregor Subsea Crane
services specialist, Bourbon. This builds on a contract that was secured at the end of 2007 from the operator for ten similar cranes. This crane will be delivered in August 2014 and is, as per nine of the previous orders, for a Bourbon Evolution 800 multi-purpose support vessel under construction at Zhejiang Shipyard, in China. Designed to meet the new development challenges of offshore oil and gas operations and operate safely at a depth of 3,000 meters, the Bourbon Evolution 800 series vessels offer an array of services at a par with deepwater offshore market in terms of operations and finance
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