Tag: SHC GROUP
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2021.11.23Port of Los Angeles achieved a throughput of over 900,000TEU in October
The Port of Los Angeles has again surpassed the 900,000 TEU milestone and reached 902,644 TEU throughput in October 2021. Port of Los Angeles in the US (Photo: Fox11) Despite the fact that the Port of Los Angeles (POLA) decreased throughput by 8% in October from the previous month, which is a monthly record, the port […]
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2021.11.01Limestone In Poultry Feed / Cattle Feed
Limestone in Poultry Industry: Limestone is the most common source of calcium used in livestock feeding. The shell of each egg that hens are laying is made up of nearly 95% calcium carbonate by dry weight. To produce hard eggs, chickens will be consuming up 20 times the amount of calcium in one year than the […]
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2021.10.26ZIM Kingston vessel caught fire near Victoria, BC, Canada after losing many containers
The container ship ZIM Kingston caught fire after losing about 40 containers west of the US-Canada border; The ship is currently anchored in the Juan de Fuca Strait and the situation appears to be deteriorating. Container ship ZIM Kingston caught fire off Victoria, BC, Canada (Image: Canadian Coast Guard) ZIM Kingston container ship is currently facing […]
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2021.10.11Lime and Limestone in Agriculture
SHC produces a wide range of lime-based products used in agriculture. These products are most often referred to as ‘ag-lime’. Ag-lime is generally used to increase soil pH, which can increase crop yields among a wide range of soil conditions. Ag-lime is often used to improve the physical structure of the soil by reducing surface […]
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2021.10.07Container shipping is forecasted to return to normal by the end of 2022
According to analysts Sea-Intelligence, about 12.5% of global container shipping capacity is delayed, it may take until the end of 2022 to return to normal. Container shipping is forecasted to return to normal by the end of 2022 Using data from the Global Liner Performance (GLP) and Commercial Capacity Outlook (TCO) databases, Sea-Intelligence said in […]
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2021.06.14What is Glass?
Glass manufacturing has an age-old tradition which dates back to around 3500 BC when glass is believed to have been first artificially produced in Egypt and Mesopotamia to be used as jewellery and later as vessels. Since then processes have constantly evolved from craftsmanship to today’s high-tech industrial processes and the number of glass types […]