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Post-Sandy baby boom unlikely
But marriage, divorce rates often soar after natural disasters
The physical disruption of hurricane Sandy is overwhelming, but it can be measured: tens of billions of dollars in damage, lost income, and interrupted business. Catastrophes and their ensuing stress also take a toll on relationships and interrupt our best-laid plans. The human costs are harder to measure, but we can predict some of Sandy's likely impact by examining the effects of disasters on marriage, divorce and birth.
Next year, expect to see a rise in the number of marriages in the areas hit by Sandy. Hurricane Hugo hit South Carolina in 1989 at a time when the marriage rate in South Carolina was declining. In their examination of the social consequences of Hugo, Catherine Cohan and Steve Cole found an upward hitch: The marriage rate increased by 0.7 per 1,000 people in 1990 before returning to the pre-storm decline. Although the overall effect was small, it was especially pronounced in the seven counties hit hardest by the disaster.
The marriage-rate boost seems intuitive. People seek security in the face of threats and grow closer to their sources of comfort. (The whole field of attachment theory is based on how this phenomenon plays out.) Catastrophes can also give people a push into the next stage of their lives and provide a reality check about what's important.
Those same bonding mechanisms should make the already coupled more likely to stay together after Sandy, right? After all, one of the least-known legacies of the 9/11 disaster was its impact on divorce: In September 2001, the number of couples filing for divorce in New York dropped by 32 per cent. The researchers who analyzed the effects of hurricane Hugo also examined divorce rates after 9/11 and found the drop in filings couldn't be explained by interruptions to civil services. The decrease falls in line with that following other man-made disasters: After the Oklahoma City bombing in 1995, divorce rates decreased for the seven counties around Oklahoma City.
Hurricane Sandy isn't likely to leave marriages intact in the same way that 9/11 did, however. While divorce rates decrease after man-made catastrophes, they tend to increase after natural disasters. Hurricane Katrina, for example, devastated marriages. The 2005 divorce rate in Orleans Parish was 2.3 per 1,000 people; a year later, it nearly doubled to 4.4. In Jefferson Parish, the rate increased from 2.9 to 3.9. Unmarried people may have fled in the post-Katrina exodus, leaving behind a disproportionate number of married couples, but this finding has been observed after other natural disasters that didn't experience such a massive outward migration. The divorce bump in counties hit by hurricane Hugo was slight by Katrina standards -- 0.3 additional divorces per 1,000 people -- but accounted for a statistically significant increase that year before the rate returned to pre-storm levels in 1991. After hurricane Andrew hit Florida, Dade County's divorce rate spiked 30 per cent.
Why would people stick together after a man-made disaster but split up after hurricanes? Think of recent hurricanes as the inverse of 9/11: Instead of a large loss of life and relatively concentrated physical damage, the populations grappled with relatively small loss of life but widespread physical damage. After 9/11, people became acutely aware of death but faced no great increase in the everyday stressors that take a real toll on marriage. In these conditions, couples stayed together.
In the immediate aftermath of Sandy, people are dealing with significant interruptions to every aspect of their daily routines, hefty economic stressors and increased risk of anxiety and depression, all of which are known to bring relationships to breaking points.
Birth rates are the source of the biggest disagreement among researchers studying the after-effects of disasters. Plenty of individual stories suggest a boom: Nine months after cyclone Yasi hit Australia in February 2011, one hospital reported 120 births instead of its usual 70 to 80. The idea of a post-disaster baby boom is almost a cliché, and it makes for great copy nine months after disasters.
Because post-disaster baby booms are vivid, tantalizing stories for newspapers grasping for silver linings, it's likely they're over-reported. They're also prone to selection bias: How many times, nine months after a natural disaster, does a non-baby-boom make the news?
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All is quite as the week approaches. GLA
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So has that therefore created a delay! If the expectation was next week are prospectus made available the day before, on the day? Wonder what the timing is when you wish to meet the law requirement rather than new funding.
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Isnt it like when people take on she'll companies, it lists and trades the sp wonders based on info and only when this is clarified does sp rise,
Cic gave cic gold all the money it needed to list but the investment create the value afterwards.
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I don't think so. Isn't a prospectus put out to interest investors and sell the shares to. On this occasion the shares are already sold and no new issued. Therefore with CICs it's just a listing, so the shares can be listed against a value agreed for the company at that moment, then based on info know the sp will alter.
Isn't it similar with cic gold. It will list, no shares sold for inward cash and then the sp will drift or alter up dependant on info given.
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Please don't say that, surely this is in the bag now, before end November listing? The latest RNS stated all tied up by year end.
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An enclosure for housing electrical equipment is constructed to simplify use of general purpose electrical equipment at a location in a petroleum refinery which may contain combustible vapors. The construction provides an enclosure that is vapor tight except for an open front, thus providing user access and adequate ventilation to equipment such as a computer. In use a combustible gas monitor surveys the relatively small open area at the front of the enclosure and automatically disconnects electric current supplied to the general purpose rated equipment inside the enclosure on detection of a dangerous concentration of combustible gas entering through the front opening.
1. Apparatus for use in an area designated as hazardous according to a national or local government electric code, said apparatus comprising:
(a) an electrical enclosure having a construction that is essentially vapor tight except for a front access opening, said enclosure including:
i. an enclosed frame structure having all joints sealed to resist vapor entry;
ii. a table top surface on said frame structure;
iii. a compartment located beneath said top surface for containing said gas monitor, said low thermal storage electrical devices and said electrical receptacle; and wherein said compartment includes said front access opening; and
iv. four legs for supporting said enclosed frame structure,
(b) a combustible gas monitor for producing an alarm signal on detection of a predefined level of explosive gas concentration;
(c) wherein said gas monitor is securely mounted in said enclosure and aligned to monitor the atmosphere introduced through said front access opening, and wherein said combustible gas monitor is rated for operation in said hazardous location;
(d) means for delivering electric current to equipment housed in said enclosure;
(e) at least one low thermal storage electrical device, which is safety rated for general purpose areas, wherein said device is housed in said electrical enclosure;
(f) an electrical power receptacle housed in said electrical enclosure for delivering electric current to said at least one low thermal storage device; and
(g) means responsive to said alarm signal for automatically disconnecting electric current delivered to said at least one low thermal storage electrical devices through said electrical receptacles.
2. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1 additionally comprising:
a partition adjustably located to divide said compartment into two sections.
3. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said means for delivering electric current includes wires designated as L and N for supplying AC electric current, said apparatus additionally comprising:
a power disconnecting electric circuit having electrical contacts contained in an explosion-proof box mounted within said electrical enclosure, said power disconnecting electric circuit including:
i) an electric contactor including a solenoid and at least one contact means;
ii) a time delay relay including a solenoid and at least one contact means;
iii) means for connecting a series arrangement of said contactor solenoid and said time delay relay contact means between said line N and a first junction point;
iv) means for connecting the solenoid of said time delay relay between said line N and said first junction point;
v) means for connecting said gas alarm contact between said first junction point and said line L;
vi) means for connecting said electrical receptacle between said line N and a second junction point; and
vii) means for connecting said contact means of said contactor between said second junction point and said line L.
4. A method for using combustible gas monitoring equipment for safely operating low thermal storage electrical devices safety rated as general purpose in a location designated as hazardous according to a national or local government electric code, said method comprising:
(a) providing an electrical enclosure having a construction that is essentially vapor tight except for a front access opening;
(b) securely mounting a combustible gas monitor in said electrical enclosure, wherein said combustible gas monitor produces an alarm signal on detection of a predefined level of explosive gas concentration, and wherein said gas monitor is positioned to monitor the atmosphere introduced through said front access opening;
(c) providing electric current to equipment housed in said electrical enclosure;
(d) housing at least one low thermal storage electrical device safety rated for general purposes in said electrical enclosure;
(e) providing an electrical receptacle in said electrical enclosure for supplying electrical current to said low thermal storage electrical devices;
(f) providing a power disconnecting circuit separately enclosed for operation in a hazardous location, said power disconnecting circuit comprising:
i) an electric contactor including a solenoid and at least one contact means;
ii) a time delay relay including a solenoid and at least one contact means;
iii) means for connecting a series arrangement of said contactor solenoid and said time delay relay contact means between said line N and a first junction point;
iv) means for connecting the solenoid of said time delay relay between said line N and said first junction point;
v) means for connecting said gas alarm contact between said first junction point and said line L;
vi) means for connecting said electrical receptacle between said line N and a second junction point; and
vii) means for connecting said contact means of said contactor between said second junction point and said line L; and
(g) automatically disconnecting electric current delivered to said low thermal storage device responsive to said alarm signal.
5. Apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said electrical enclosure has an internal volume that is at least two orders of magnitude less than the volume of the control house in which it is to be located.
This invention relates to use of a combustible gas monitor for testing atmosphere at a petroleum facility. More particularly it relates to general purpose rated electrical equipment for use in an area designated as hazardous according to a national or local government electrical safety code.
Electrical power supplied to the point of entry into an electrical instrument in a hazardous location is subject to detailed rules and regulations. In most of the United States the "Recommended Practice for Classification of Locations for Electrical Installations at Petroleum Facilities" issued by the American Petroleum Institute has been adopted by petroleum facilities.
One method of safely operating electrical instruments suggested by the code is to prevent combustible gases from contacting any instrument that could create an arc or have a thermal storage sufficient to ignite the combustible gas. This method is usually accomplished by maintaining a slight positive pressure of air or inert gas within the enclosure so that hazardous or otherwise contaminated atmosphere cannot enter. While this method is applicable to any size or type of equipment and can be applied to large enclosures, thus avoiding possible excessive temperatures inside small purged enclosures with inadequate ventilation, it is relatively expensive and difficult to maintain for an entire building such as some control houses.
It is also known, and permissible according to the code, to detect potentially explosive concentrations of methane, ethane, propane, butane and other hydrocarbon gases using infrared monitors that can provide alarm signals for automatically shutting down low thermal storage electrical equipment in the event a combustible gas is encountered. As used herein, low thermal storage equipment is equipment having electrical power supplied from a single source and containing no accessible electrical parts that may operate at a temperature equal to or above eighty percent of the ignition temperature of the gas or vapor involved. This method also has disadvantages for monitoring entire buildings, such as some control houses, because an adequate number of sensors must be installed and carefully positioned to ensure the sensing of combustible gas in all areas where such gas might accumulate.
Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to construct an enclosure for electrical equipment that simplifies reliable detection of combustible gases by a gas monitor.
Another object of this invention is to safely operate low thermal storage electrical equipment rated for a general purpose location in a hazardous location (class 1, Division 2) of a petroleum/chemical processing facility or laboratory.
Yet another object is to provide an electrical apparatus for use in a location designated as hazardous by a national or local government safety code.
A more specific object is to provide control room operators in a refinery with a personal type computer for communication, data modification, data retrieval, graphic displays, calculations, etc.
According to the present invention, the foregoing and other objects and advantages are attained by constructing an enclosure for electrical equipment that allows effective use of a combustible gas monitor. The enclosure is essentially vapor tight except for a front access opening. Inside the enclosure the combustible gas monitor and other electrical equipment are sheltered from the outside atmosphere, and the gas monitor is securely mounted and positioned to monitor any atmosphere entering through the front opening. The gas monitor is safety rated for operation in the hazardous location, and provides an alarm signal in the event combustible gas is detected. Other electrical equipment inside the enclosure is low thermal storage electrical equipment, safety rated for general purpose locations, and a power disconnecting circuit having associated relay contacts separately enclosed in an explosion-proof box. Electric power, provided by wiring suitable for class 1, Division 2 hazardous locations, is supplied directly to the gas detector and the power disconnecting circuit, and supplied to the other electrical equipment through an electrical power outlet strip mounted in the enclosure. Activation of the alarm signal in cooperation with the power disconnecting circuit automatically disconnects current to the receptacle.
In a preferred embodiment the enclosure includes two adjoining vapor tight compartments, with one compartment containing a gas detector having dual sensor heads, a computer, a printer, a keyboard, a CRT, power outlet strips, a circuit breaker and a power disconnecting circuit. The second compartment contains, power outlet strips, and miscellaneous equipment such a radio, a battery charger, etc.
The method and apparatus of the invention using the combustible gas monitor thus surveys only a relatively small area defined by the front opening for protecting a relatively large volume containing electrical equipment inside the enclosure. The probability of failing to detect an accumulation of combustible gas that could contact the general purpose rated equipment is relatively remote.
Other objects and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art from the foregoing brief description of the invention and the claims as well as the accompanying figures which illustrate the preferred embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an electrical enclosure partially cut away to show location of the gas monitor with associated sensor heads, and a power disconnecting circuit contained in an explosion-proof box.
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a base for supporting the enclosure of FIG. 1.
FIG. 3 is an electrical schematic diagram showing the power disconnecting circuit according to this invention.
FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the electrical enclosure having equipment located therein according to this invention.
The invention is described in terms of a combustible gas monitor having two sensor heads for monitoring hydrocarbon gases in an indoor area that could at one time or another contain combustible vapors. The hydrocarbon sensors are of the type responding to contact with the combustible gas and the sensors are mounted on a partition that divides the enclosure. The environment contemplated for use of the invention is indoors at a petroleum refinery, however, the invention is not limited to this environment, type of sensor, or placement of the of sensor employed, since it would be within the ability of a person skilled in the chemical art to position a different type of sensor in a different location while achieving the results of the present invention.
Referring now to FIG. 1 of the drawings, a typical electrical enclosure is generally illustrated at 10. The enclosure, which is illustrated without general purpose rated equipment installed, includes walls 12, a floor 14, a ceiling 16, shown partially cut away to reveal location of the partition 18. Preferably the enclosure is constructed of aluminum, and completely closed except for the open front. An important consideration for construction of the enclosure is providing resistance to air or vapor flow through any of the ceiling, wall and floor joints. Accordingly, all of the joints are sealed by any suitable means such as caulking or welding. Partition 18 divides the enclosure 10 into two compartments, and further provides an opening adjacent to the floor 14, as illustrated at 20.
Securely mounted on the partition 18 is the combustible gas monitor 22 having a pair of sensor heads illustrated at 24. The sensor heads may be mounted at any desired position in the enclosure 10, and any number of sensor heads may be utilized. The important consideration is selecting a location most likely to first contact any combustible gas present in an atmosphere that may enter the front opening of the enclosure 10. As shown in FIG. 1, one sensor head is mounted toward the front of the enclosure 10, and a second sensor is mounted adjacent the opening 20 in the partition 18. Another possible mounting location for a sensor head 24 is underside of the ceiling towards the open front of the enclosure 10. Preferably positioning of partition 18 is field adjustable such that the sensor heads 24 may easily be moved toward or away from the open front. Also the partition 18 may be moved toward either sidewall 12 to accommodate various arrangements of equipment. A generally preferred position places the front sensor head 24 about eight inches inside the enclosure. This position is effective for sensing gases while avoiding accidental contact with control room personnel. Also mounted on the partition 18 is the explosion proof box 28 containing the power disconnecting circuit, which will be explained more fully hereinafter. Two warning lights associated with the power disconnecting circuit are indicated at 30 and 32 on the box 28 . All penetrations of the enclosure 10 by field wiring or power cords are sealed using silicon rubber caulk or equal, thus providing a construction that is vapor tight except for the front opening.
The gas monitor 22 is rated for class 1 division 2 locations and will not deenergize on an alarm condition that causes a shutdown of the general purpose equipment. It cooperates with the power disconnecting circuit to provide the automatic shutdown and alarm indication if the vapor detected reaches e.g., a 20 percent lower flammable limit. A thirty second time delay period must lapse before power strips 26 are reenergized after the gas monitor clears a shutdown alarm and is manually reset. The same 30 second lapse will occur if the power is interrupted as would occur during a utility power failure, or by manual operation of the circuit breaker 46. This delay is to allow time for the gas monitor to survey for a combustible level of vapor prior to reenergizing the power strips, thus preventing the strips from being reenergized in the presence of combustible gas. FIG. 3 is an electrical schematic wiring diagram showing the gas monitor 22 and the power disconnecting circuit that includes several electrical relay contacts. In accordance with recommended safety practice all contacts are contained in an explosion proof box (NEMA-7) indicated by the dash line 28 in FIG. 3. The power disconnecting circuit includes a contactor 52 with associated contacts 54 and 56, power outlet strips 58 and 60, time delay relay 62 with associated contact 64, and contacts 66 and 68 associated with the gas monitor 22, indicator lights 30 and 32, circuit breaker 46, and power terminals L1, L2 and N. An additional safety feature is provided by the monitor 22 in that contact 66 must be manually set to the closed position by a reset switch (not illustrated) of the gas monitor 22. Alternately the contact 66 can be reset by operating the ON/OFF position of circuit breaker 46.
Referring now specifically to FIG. 3, three wire single phase AC voltage is supplied from an external source to terminals L1, L2, and N. Preferably the voltage is 240 volts L1 to L2, and 120 volts L1 or L2 to the neutral wire N, as is commonly supplied to commercial facilities. As is standard practice, a circuit breaker 46 is provided to automatically interrupt current under infrequent abnormal conditions. As shown in FIG. 3, line L1 extends through circuit breaker 46 and provides its voltage on junction points 50, 80 and 82. Likewise line L2 extends through circuit breaker 46 and provides its voltage to terminal 84 on contact 56. Line N extends throughout the circuit, and can be considered a common junction point for return of current supplied by L1 and L2. Accordingly, L1 supplies current through various contacts to the contactor 52, time delay relay 62, power outlet strip 60, indicator lights 30 and 32 and further directly powers the gas monitor 22. Line L2 supplies current to power outlet strip 58.
Still referring to FIG. 3 operation of the circuit proceeds as follows: without power applied all contacts are normally open. Closing circuit breaker 46 applies power to the gas monitor 22, and assuming normal conditions of a clear state for combustible gas, power is applied to contact 66, which is connected between junctions 50 and 76, and contact 68 connected between junction 82 and one terminal of indicator light 30. Closing contact 66 applies power to the solenoid of time delay relay (TDR) 62, which is connected between junction 76 and the neutral line N. On lapse of a thirty second time delay, TDR closes contact 64 which applies power to contactor 52. Contactor 52, which is essentially a heavy duty relay to control electric power circuits, closes contacts 54 and 56 to supply current to power outlet strips 60 and 58 respectively. Indicator light 72 is connected in parallel with the solenoid of contactor 52 and accordingly follows the voltage applied to the solenoid 52. In normal operation both indicator lights 30 and 32 are illuminated.
Indicator light 32 is an amber colored warning light, and is extinguished responsive to the gas monitor opening contact 68 on sensing a trace level of combustible gas. If the vapor detected by gas monitor 22 reaches 20 percent of the lower flammable limit, contact 66 opens thus interrupting current to the contactor 52, and in turn opening contacts 54 and 56 disconnecting power to the power outlet strips 58 and 60. In this manner all equipment in the enclosure 10 is disconnected from its supply of electric current except for the gas detector 22. On clearing of the combustible condition and manually resetting the contact 66, power is returned to the power outlet strips after lapse of the time delay associated with relay 62.
The invention has been described in terms of a preferred embodiment as illustrated in FIG. 1 and 3. Specific components used in the practice of this invention as shown in FIG. 3 such as the gas detector 22, contactor 52, time delay relay 62 and power outlet strips 58 and 60 are each well known commercially available components, available from vendors. Examples of suitable components are illustrated in the following table.
______________________________________Description Manufacture Catalog______________________________________Hydrocarbon Gas General Monitor IR 2000-321-101-701Detector Lake Forest, CaliforniaTime Delay Relay Potter Brumfield CDA-38-70028 Princeton, IndianaCircuit Breaker Westinghouse EHD 2030LContacter Square D 8501-C016\120Power Outlet Strips Intermatic 1G11266(6 outlets)______________________________________
Accordingly, there have been described an apparatus and method for effective use of a gas monitor to simplify use of electrical equipment, that is safety rated for general purpose locations, in a location at a refinery where hydrocarbon gases such as methane, ethane, etc., might accumulate to cause a dangerous condition. The general purpose equipment is housed in a vapor tight enclosure except for a front opening that is surveyed by the gas monitor. The construction of the enclosure thus directs any hazardous vapor that may be present, as in a class 1, division 2 area, to be detected before vapor concentration reaches a dangerous combustible level, which could be ignited by general purpose rated electrical equipment, such as a computer, printer, etc. If combustible gas is detected, all general purpose electrical equipment in the enclosure, as illustrated in FIG. 4, is automatically de-energized. The internal volume of the electrical enclosure is at least two orders of magnitude smaller than the control house in which it is located. Therefore, relative speed of gas detection and safe deenergization of general purpose equipment is enhanced for a given number of gas sensors. In the preferred arrangement of sensor heads in the enclosure, all general purpose equipment in the enclosure is less than 51/2 feet away from a gas monitor sensor head. In use, the combustible gas monitor surveys only the relatively small frontal open area, and on detecting vapor exceeding 20 percent of its lower flammable limit, it will alarm and automatically activate the power disconnecting circuit contained in the Nema 7 explosion proof box. Consequently, all general purpose rated electrical equipment in the enclosure is deenergized before exposure to combustible gases that could be ignited by the equipment.
In this disclosure, there is shown and described only the preferred embodiment of the invention, but as mentioned above, it is to be understood that this invention is adaptable to for use in various other conditions and environments, and it will be appreciated that certain changes and modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention as expressed in the appended claims.
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Port of Rotterdam Designs Intermodalism into new Megaport
| October 24, 2010 | Intermodal | Ports & Terminals
In 2008 the Port of Rotterdam began its latest expansion project, Maasvlakte 2. Estimated to cost over $3 billion, the new maritime facility is expected to begin operations in 2013 and help Rotterdam more than triple its container handling to 38 million t Read More »
Hamburg on the comeback trail; 2010 cargo growth shows recovery
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Growth in cargo volumes at the port of Hamburg, Germany, provide strong evidence that it has put the "crisis year" of 2009 behind it. The first half of 2010 showed an eight percent growth of total cargo handling, with increases demonstrated across the boa Read More »
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| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
California: light at the end of the funnel
For a generation California has been the end of the funnel for goods coming in from Asia. However, with the advent of the Great or at least near-Great recession, California's ports were hit hard on Read More »
California's niche ports put emphasis on new facilities for new opportunities
| October 24, 2010 | Breakbulk & Projects | Ports & Terminals
California's niche ports like San Diego, San Francisco, Richmond and West Sacramento are gearing up for a rebound with new facilities in the works.
If these ports were located in another part of the country they would be attracting a great d Read More »
Atlantic Off-Shore Power Line Can Generate New Wind Farms & Economic Development
| October 24, 2010 | Breakbulk & Projects | Energy | Alternative | Ports & Terminals
A proposed offshore electric power transmission line could lead to an explosion in new offshore wind farms on the East Coast of the US. What is at stake is nothing short of economic jolt that could stimulate the US marine industries, ranging from ports Read More »
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| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Abu Dhabi Ports Co has awarded about 11 billion dirhams ($3 billion) in contracts so far to build the first phase of its new port and industrial zone, its chief executive said.
The first phase of Khalifa Port & Industrial Zone (KPIZ) in Abu D Read More »
PD Ports leads the way again as portcentric logistics moves into second phase
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
PD Ports, which introduced portcentric logistics into the UK, says the concept is now well-established and moving into its second phase.
The port company, owners of Teesport, Hartlepool and various other port facilities, is once again showing Read More »
CN, Western Stevedoring and forest-products companies sign MOU at Port Metro Vancouver
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
CN, Western Stevedoring Company Ltd. and several forest-products companies have reached a memorandum of understanding for seven-day-a-week unloading services at Western Stevedoring's Lynnterm Terminal at Port Metro Vancouver (PMV). Read More »
HHLA sees container shipping volumes picking up
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Container shipping volumes will grow more than 10 percent in 2010 at German port logistics company HHLA , HHLA Chief Financial Officer Roland Lappin told Reuter.
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Port of New Orleans set to break record for container vessel arrivals
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
During the month of September, 43 container vessels worked cargo at the Napoleon Avenue Container Terminal. The figure set an all-time record for the number of container ships arriving at the Port within a given month.
"The better news is Oc Read More »
Port of Rotterdam recovery remains strong
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Goods throughput in the port of Rotterdam increased over the first nine months of 2010 by 13.4% to 321 million tonnes. Virtually all categories of goods showed a positive trend: iron ore and scrap (+112%), coal (+2%), other dry bulk (+31%), crude oil (+3% Read More »
Port of Houston, Government officials & General Electric partner to bring jobs, cleaner air to…
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
A Port of Houston Authority public-private partnership announced October 19 could dramatically reduce pollution from multi-modal sources while producing thousands of jobs in the manufacturing, maritime and railroad industries in Texas, Pennsylvania and Mi Read More »
Port open as crews work to restore water service
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Shipping terminals at the Port of Long Beach are open and operational while crews work to determine the extent of contamination in a water line that runs through a limited portion of the Harbor area and take corrective action. Water service to the southea Read More »
Container traffic falls 6 pct at key ports
| October 24, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Ship container volumes at the world's top nine ports fell by 6 percent in September from the previous month, an indication of weakening demand in global trade, said market intelligence provider Alphaliner.
Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and s Read More »
DP World wins deal to expand terminal at Egypt port
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
DP World has won a concession to double the size of its container operations at Sokhna Port on Egypt's Red Sea coast, the company said in a statement.
Sokhna, near the southern end of the Suez Canal, is Cairo's main port for cargo from the Fa Read More »
APM Terminals signs Monrovia concession
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
APM Terminals has signed a 25-year concession agreement for the operation of the Port of Monrovia in Liberia, having been named the preferred bidder for the port management and modernization project last March. The now formalized agreement for the port's Read More »
Congested Asian ports struggle to sate Chinese demand
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Australia, India and Indonesia are under the gun to expand port capacity so exporters can cash in on China's commodities boom or face losing billions of dollars in business to other markets.
China, already the top iron ore importer and coal u Read More »
Henry named Maritime Person of the Year by the International Propeller Club
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
The International Propeller Club of the United States named James L. Henry the Maritime Person of the Year at its international convention in Tampa, Fla. Henry is Chairman and President of the Transportation Institute, a leading maritime industry associa Read More »
Lanier re-appointed to Port Commission of the Port of Houston Authority
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
The Port of Houston Authority announced that Elyse Lanier has been re-appointed to serve as a member of the Port Commission, its governing body. The vote on October 12 by the Harris County Commissioners Court was unanimous. Commissioner Lanier was initial Read More »
APM Terminals' FastNet Cranes represent a quantum leap in terminal productivity
| October 14, 2010 | Ports & Terminals
Addressing the Annual Med Freight Conference in Barcelona, APM Terminals' Head of Design and Development for New Terminals, Ross Clarke introduced the FastNet crane technology which would enable STS gantry cranes to work adjacent bays of a large container Read More »
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- Founders of Dubai-based electronics firm Merlin, Sharad Bachani (left) and Rohit Bachani display the Pocket Theatre 3D, which they say is the world's first of its kind.
Dubai: Capitalising on the latest three-dimensional craze spurred by the hugely successful movie Avatar, two brothers running a Dubai-based electronics company say they have released the world's first portable 3-D movie player that does not require special glasses.
Dubai-born brothers Sharad and Rohit Bachani say their UAE-based company Merlin has launched its new Pocket Theatre 3D on big-named store shelves across the country.
"Glasses-free 3-D — also known as auto-stereoscopic 3-D is a technology that promises to change the way people view 3D content," Rohit, sales and marketing head of Merlin, told Gulf News.
"The Merlin 3D player incorporates a high-end digital LCD display with a parallax barrier to ensure realistic 3D viewing without the need for any special glasses. Aside from being very convenient, this also greatly reduces the cost of bringing 3-D to the user as the glasses can be quite costly."
After six months of product research, Merlin is building the user-friendly unit in partnership with original equipment manufacturers.
"The Merlin Pocket Theatre 3D is great for watching 3-D movies like Avatar or photos taken with a 3-D camera like the new Fujifilm or the Merlin 3D camera launching next month," Rohit said. "But it's also great for watching regular 2-D movies and photos. The Merlin 3D player has a built in auto convert feature that allows you to watch any regular movie or image in 3-D."
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Weighing less than 250 grammes, the unit retails across the UAE for Dh1,500.
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Whittingham shunned an offer from Utah's rival and his alma mater, Brigham Young, to take the Utes' job.
He was to be introduced at a Wednesday afternoon news conference, sports information director Liz Abel said.
Whittingham will replace Urban Meyer as Utah's coach following the Jan. 1 Fiesta Bowl. Meyer was introduced Tuesday as the new coach at Florida.
Whittingham was to have led the Utes' Tuesday practice, but didn't attend to mull over offers from the two schools.
BYU still needs to replace Gary Crowton, who resigned last week after the Cougars' third straight losing season. Whittingham, a Provo native, was strongly considered for the Cougars' job because he is a BYU graduate, former player and graduate assistant.
He also fit one very important requirement for BYU as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which owns the school.
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Utah safety Morgan Scalley and a group of players met with Whittingham on Sunday night to talk to him about taking over for Meyer, who kept Whittingham on his staff when he was hired from Bowling Green two years ago.
Whittingham will have to starting building his own staff immediately.
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A message left with BYU on Wednesday was not immediately returned.
The committee responsible for hiring the next BYU coach was in New York for former Cougars coach LaVell Edwards' induction into the College Football Hall of Fame on Tuesday night.
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JP Morgan, BofA Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley are the lead underwriters to the offering.
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After a worldwide appeal came up empty, Tim McCaskie and an aquarist team went to Madagascar to find Mangarahara cichlids — a tropical fish feared extinct in the wild.
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Late last year, only three Mangarahara cichlids were known to exist. The fish were all males, living out the last days of their species in aquariums. An earlier attempt to breed a pair at the Berlin Zoo resulted in the male killing the female, marking a likely end to the tropical fish native to Madagascar.
Aquarists with the Zoological Society of London released an eleventh-hour worldwide appeal — a wanted poster for a female of the species "for a vital conservation breeding program to save a species." The campaign circulated in Europe and North America but, despite garnering lots of support, didn't bring in any fish.
Toronto Zoo wildlife care keeper Tim McCaskie got in touch with his contacts in Madagascar, who thought it might be possible to find the fish there, despite the deforestation, pollution, overfishing and habitat loss imperiling so many fish in the island nation, off the southeastern coast of Africa. Many scientists feared the wild population was extinct.
McCaskie and two curators from London arrived in Madagascar in early November and began the search for the fish, which can grow larger than a human hand.
The first river they went to check was dry. The second was, too — the field team, working with local biologists, pitched their tents on the river bed for the night.
A vehicle breakdown sent them backtracking to a major town for repairs. They checked about 15 sites, losing hope of saving a species along the rugged, remote roads of Madagascar.
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"It was just amazing to know that, hey, there must be some around here," said McCaskie.
The team walked through rice fields and burned-out forest to the river, where the villagers had set up nets to catch the fish.
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"We found one there," said McCaskie. "It was just amazing, because really, we didn't know if we were going to find this fish."
Much of the river, one of two the fish occupied in the wild, more closely resembles a desert now because of deforestation and agriculture, said the London Zoo's aquarium curator, Brian Zimmerman, who was on the trip.
"These cichlids have shown remarkable survival skills, and managed to find one of the very last remaining water sources to live in, but their numbers are tiny and the non-flowing water is not an ideal habitat for them," said Zimmerman in a news release. "We're now doing all we can to protect these remaining fish."
The team moved 18 of the rare fish to an aquaculture facility in Andapa, a town in northern Madagascar, where biologists are successfully breeding them.
A pool of 20 would ensure the species' survival for about a century, said McCaskie.
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