Page 4 - Al-Rashed Newsletter October 2021

SHIPPING WORLD

Containers ablaze on cargo ship off British Columbia
A fire broke out on Saturday on containers on a cargo ship carrying mining
chemicals off British Columbia, and the Canadian Coast Guard said it is
working with the U.S. Coast Guard to assess the situation, including
environmental hazards.
Sixteen crew members have been evacuated from the MV Zim Kingston,
while five remained onboard to fight the fire, the Canadian Coast Guard said
in a statement late on Saturday.
Ten containers were currently burning, it said, adding the fire continued to
spread but the ship itself was not on fire.

LA unveils first shipping container indoor farm
s the effects of climate change worsen, water and energy will become even
more precious. That’s especially true for agriculture, which uses 70% of the
planet’s freshwater. So the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power has
teamed up with the Electric Power Research Institute to test an indoor
container farm in Northridge. It’s sustainable. It uses 95% less water and
electricity, And we’re going to be able to grow crops throughout the year.
While the 40-foot, eight-ton container will be part of a research project for the
next two years, it is a permanent installation that will first be used to grow
kale and eventually other crops that can help feed the community while
teaching young people about technology and efficient farming practices.
Indoor farming allows food to be produced closer to where it is consumed,
which, when it’s grown in urban areas, has implications for the utilities that
provide the water and power to make it happen.

DID YOU KNOW?

"Dreamt" is the only word in the
English language that ends with "mt."
If you open your eyes in a pitch-black
room, the color you'll see is called
"eigengrau."
If you plug your nose, you can't tell
the difference between an apple, a
potato, and an onion.

Source: cnn.com, https://spectrumnews1.com/ca/la-west/environment/2021/10/20/la-unveils-first-shipping-container-indoor-farm