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Petronet LNG plans bunkering services to ocean going ships from its Kochi terminal
April 28, 2021
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The ₹4,700 crore terminal in Kochi had already provided LNG bunkering to two Norwegian ships in 2015 Petronet LNG Ltd (PLL) intends to start bunkering services to ocean going vessels from its Kochi terminal as part of shoring up its business volumes.
Globally ships are slowly converting to LNG or other green fuels. Given the circumstances, providing bunkering services would definitely mop up our revenues as well, Yogananda Reddy, Chief General Manager and Vice President, PLL, Kochi terminal said.
“We are working on the project, but yet to finalise the market requirements like the number of ships plying with LNG as fuel on the international shipping route off Kochi,” he told
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Fisheries’ body develops nano solutions to prevent biofouling in aquaculture nets
April 05, 2021
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The Indian Council of Agricultural Research’s arm Central Institute of Fisheries Technology (CIFT) has developed nanotechnology solutions to prevent the growth of unwanted organisms, also known as biofouling, in the polyethylene nets that are used for aquaculture in the seas.
Biofouling, a recurring problem, is affecting the aquaculture sector significantly impacting fish production from aquaculture cages, leaving the sector concerned.
Adverse effects
Biofouling causes clogging of meshes and reduces the water circulation in cage nets, thus minimising the size of mesh opening. It leads to the blockage of food waste and anoxic conditions inside the cages, thereby reducing the survival rate and the health of fishes. It is also pointed out that biofouling of aquaculture nets also cause severe maintenance and operational problems and its management needs about 25 per cent of the