Canadian Manufacturing

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

million in PacifiCan funding for eight Vancouver Island-based organizations to try to advance innovation, attract visitors, and boost the region’s leadership in areas such as ocean technology and Indigenous tourism. Local entrepreneurs and leaders are growing a diverse, inclusive and thriving economy in the region.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JUNE 23, 2023

Tire Stewardship BC and Ocean Legacy Foundation announce partnership VICTORIA — Tire Stewardship BC (TSBC), an environmental not-for-profit group dedicated to the collection and recycling of scrap tires in British Columbia, announce that they are providing a five-year annual grant of $30,000 to Ocean Legacy Foundation (OLF).

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E&T

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Deep-sea mining is a highly controversial activity that seeks to obtain minerals such as lithium, copper and cobalt from the ocean floor. The UK government currently holds two exploration licences to extract metals from the floor of the Pacific Ocean.

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21st Century Tech

MARCH 16, 2023

The ink hasn’t yet dried on the newest international agreement to protect vast areas of the global ocean from human predation, yet a two-week meeting starting in Kingston, Jamaica, today could lead to the beginning of deep-sea mining of the ocean floor this year. Jamaica is hosting the meeting. responsible for the NORI-D Project.

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E&T

MAY 24, 2023

The study from the University of California, San Diego, tracked the ability of natural, synthetic and blended fabrics to biodegrade directly in the ocean. What might biodegrade in an industrial setting does not necessarily biodegrade in the natural environment and can end up as marine and environmental pollutants.”

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Electronics 105

21st Century Tech

JULY 31, 2023

In Part 1 of this look at the world’s oceans, we described observations suggesting a catastrophic tipping point for the North Atlantic is much nearer than previously thought. The Deepwater Horizon accident is just one of several environmental insults humans have put upon the ocean environment in pursuit of profit.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 9, 2022

The power plant, one of three that Albioma operates on Réunion Island in the Indian Ocean, will be converted to use 100% biomass wood pellets. The multi-million-dollar project is the latest example of how Emerson technologies are helping customers accelerate their transition to more sustainable energy.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 19, 2024

Image: AMDA Foundation July’s Indian Ocean Defence & Security (IODS) event 2024 concluded with a deeper insight into the strategic significance and practical challenges of the AUKUS and Quad partnerships, drawing record attendance from industry and government officials. We need to talk about maritime security issues.

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Manufacturing 98

E&T

AUGUST 8, 2023

The team of researchers designed and built a robotic sea turtle , which they are testing in varied environments on Notre Dame’s campus. Sea turtles are intriguing animals for scientists due to their locomotive adaptability, which allows them to glide through ocean waters and manoeuvre like armoured vehicles over rocks and sand on land.

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E&T

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

The device is capable of taking colour photos, even in dark underwater environments, and transmits image data wirelessly through the water. An estimated 95 per cent of the Earth’s oceans have never been observed, which means less of our planet’s oceans has been seen than the far side of the moon or the surface of Mars.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 18, 2023

Now more than ever, there is a need to open up the earth’s oceans, to make data and knowledge more accessible to global communities, research institutions and governments. Western Australia has always been an exploration hub for ocean discoveries,” said Xavier Orr, CEO and co-founder, Advanced Navigation.

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E&T

DECEMBER 16, 2022

Nearly £30m will go to support developing countries in delivering the ‘30x30’ target, which is aiming to protect least 30 per cent of the world’s land and ocean habitats by 2030.

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Sourcing 98

Manufacturer's Monthly

APRIL 15, 2024

At Indian Ocean Defence & Security 2024 (IODS 2024), in Perth Western Australia, the geographic fulcrum between the UK, India, Japan and US, key Australian and international government, defence and industry leaders will explore the theme: Where AUKUS meets the Quad. The region is essential to Australia’s security and prosperity.

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Canadian Manufacturing

JULY 11, 2023

Over 400 million tons of plastic is produced each year worldwide, half of which is for single-use items, and 8 to 13 metric tons of plastic ends up in the ocean each year, making up 80 per cent of all marine pollution. Chloé Dubois, co-founder, Ocean Legacy Foundation, was one of the 120 global leaders who took part in ACE 2023.

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E&T

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Scientists from the University of Exeter and Greenpeace Research Laboratories believe the process could be a “significant risk to ocean ecosystems” with “long-lasting and irreversible” effects. Despite this lack of information, it appears industrial-scale mining could soon begin in one of the planet’s few remaining undisturbed environments.”

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 27, 2024

The biennial Indian Ocean Defence & Security conference and international industry exhibition will highlight challenges and opportunities for international engagement, and discuss how industry may support diplomacy, defence, and security policy in the region.

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Robotics Business Review

MARCH 25, 2025

Unloading containers has many problems parcels, pallets, and even furniture but were mainly focused on unloading boxes from ocean containers, said Yun. Contoro claimed that its technologies enable highly reliable unloading, even in unpredictable freight logistics environments that are typically challenging for robots.

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E&T

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Despite the seafloor generally being the final sink for microplastics floating on the sea surface, the level of build-up and the sequestration and burial rate of smaller microplastics on the ocean floor is unknown. In addition, the influx of sediment from the Ebro River provides higher sedimentation rates than in the open ocean.

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E&T

AUGUST 22, 2023

Over 12 years after a massive earthquake and resulting tsunami wrecked the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, Japanese authorities have set a date to begin releasing the plant’s treated wastewater into the Pacific Ocean. However, Fukushima will not be the first nuclear plant to release wastewater containing tritium into the ocean.

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E&T

MARCH 28, 2023

In 2017, Cefas (Centre for Environment, Fisheries & Aquaculture Science) published microplastic data from many of their offshore trawls. Dr Fay Couceiro, a researcher from Revolution Plastics at the University of Portsmouth, said: “Ocean pollution is one of the biggest challenges of our generation. It found just 0-1.5

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E&T

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

China’s new ground stations will be built at Zhongshan, located by Prydz Bay in East Antarctica, south of the Indian Ocean. To protect the ecosystem and environment in Antarctica, prefabricated buildings will be used to reduce on-site operation.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

MAY 19, 2025

Currently, PFAS-based foams are the best performing fire suppressants, despite being a risk to the environment and health. Yet, Dlugogorski would quickly learn that this move was no accident and was instead a result of the foams containing fluorochemical surfactants that were toxic, bioaccumulative and persistent in the environment.

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E&T

MARCH 8, 2023

"We've known for some time that bacteria can use the trace hydrogen in the air as a source of energy to help them grow and survive, including in Antarctic soils, volcanic craters and the deep ocean," said Professor Chris Greening, "but we didn't know how they did this, until now."

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E&T

OCTOBER 19, 2022

Single-use facemasks are a real travesty for the recycling system as they create vast amounts of plastic waste - much of it ending up in our oceans," said Professor Alvin Orbaek White, one of the authors of the study, from Swansea University’s Energy Safety Research Institute (ESRI). .

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Manufacturer's Monthly

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Optical fibre is typically used in internet cables, carrying huge amounts of information across the ocean. Optical fibre is extremely susceptible to soundwaves in its environment; when sound waves make contact with an optical fibre, it induces subtle alterations in the fibre’s physical length.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

Two per cent of all plastic leaks into the environment which equates to roughly 300,000 tonnes of waste per year. The team has already synthesised prototypes, but until research has been completed, it is still unclear whether they will remain completely degradable in marine environments. “We

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Robotics Business Review

OCTOBER 30, 2024

“In this environment, performance, size, endurance, and power consumption are all critical factors where we believe our technology can make a real performance difference.” An example user is the autonomous Mayflower , which crossed the Atlantic Ocean in 2022. Apply to speak.

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Manufacturer's Monthly

SEPTEMBER 3, 2024

Licences will only be awarded to developers whose proposed projects do the most to incorporate Australian materials and manufacturing, consult with local industry, protect the environment, share the marine space and provide benefits to workers, businesses and communities.

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Plastics News

DECEMBER 13, 2022

The United States is responsible for less than 1 percent of the mismanaged plastic trash in the ocean. Almost all ocean trash comes from 10 rivers in Africa and Asia. Yet the national conversation on ocean pollution is largely devoid of these facts. Plastic is better for the environment in almost every case.

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E&T

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

European astronauts have been travelling to the ISS for over 20 years, offering European scientists access to a weightless environment via ESA’s Columbus laboratory. Last year, Nasa announced its intention to deorbit the ISS by plunging it into the Pacific Ocean by 2031.

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AU Manufacturing

OCTOBER 5, 2022

The ocean is Professor Marc in het Panhuis’s laboratory, the place where he dreams up new ideas and puts his research to the test. It sounds like fun but it’s all in the name of science, and the implications for the way surfers interact with the water, for the sustainability of the sport and of the ocean, are serious.

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AU Manufacturing

JULY 4, 2023

According to CSIRO, global plastic output is predicted to treble by 2040, and oceans currently contain trillions of particles of plastic. She added how it is encouraging to see how communities are addressing plastic pollution in their communities, resulting in wins for the environment, the economy, and livelihoods. “We

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Manufacturing 85

E&T

JANUARY 20, 2023

The Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs said the new legislation follows “extensive work with industry” to prepare them for the necessary changes including setting up infrastructure and amending labelling. We cannot continue to ignore the UK’s chronically low levels of glass recycling.

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Canadian Manufacturing

AUGUST 12, 2024

Bonterra’s new interactive mural invites Canadians to ‘recover ocean plastic’ for a better planet. TORONTO — Bonterra®, a manufacturer of household paper products, has created a new interactive ocean mural at the Harbourfront Centre in downtown Toronto in August. CNW Group/Kruger Products Inc.)

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Manufacturing 52

Robotics Business Review

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

NVIDIA is partnering with many humanoid companies so they can fine-tune their systems for their environments. Developers can use our simulation environment and fine-tune it, or they can train their own robot models. Talla: We’ve created assets for different environments, such as kitchens or warehouses. It’s a big challenge.

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Gary Mintchell

AUGUST 4, 2022

“The IIAIF is a prime example of how IIC is facilitating the adoption of emerging technology by helping organizations understand and address the unique requirements of AI in IIoT environments.”. Update to Industrial Internet Networking Framework. Co-Chair, IIC Networking Task Group and Chief Innovation and Strategy Officer at Huawei.

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AU Manufacturing

JANUARY 26, 2023

We are taking action to protect Victoria’s environment and reduce pollution by banning single-use plastic items and supporting businesses to switch to reusables instead,” said Minister for Environment Ingrid Stitt. Plastic pollution has significant impacts on our health, wildlife, and the environment.

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