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Zawya
11-06-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Saudi's Bahri begins commercial operations at 3 floating desalination barges
The National Shipping Company of Saudi Arabia (Bahri) has started commercial operations at its three floating desalination barges project. The prolonged extreme weather conditions in the Red Sea in the latter part of 2024 led to delays in transporting and mooring the third barge at its permanent location before starting up operations, the company said in a statement to the Saudi Stock Exchange. The full financial impact of the project will be reflected in its results starting the second quarter of 2025, the statement added. In December 2019, Bahri signed a 20-year agreement, valued at 760 million Saudi riyals ($202.60 million), with state-owned Saline Water Conversion Corporation (SWCC) to supply desalinated water from its floating stations to the authority's desalination tanks. Each station will have a capacity of 50,000 cubic meters per day (m3/day) with a total capacity of 150,000 m3/day. The project was expected to start in the fourth quarter of 2020, the company disclosed in its 2019 press release. In December 2023, Bahri announced that the barges are undergoing testing and commissioning, with commercial operation expected to commence during the second half of 2024. (Editing by Anoop Menon) (
Yahoo
24-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Local volunteers feed 62k
Apr. 24—Businesses, churches, volunteer groups and students came together Wednesday at Southwestern Community College with one goal — helping fight hunger. SWCC hosted its 12th Meals for the Heartland volunteer event, surpassing 750,000 total meals donated from the site throughout the program's history. This year, volunteers packaged 62,000 meals. Meals from the Heartland began in 2008 in Des Moines. Since then, the organization has provided more than 250 million meals to the hungry in Iowa, across the nation and around the world. This year's event packaged 62,000 meals. "Every 10 seconds a child dies of hunger-related issues. And it's not only a problem halfway around the world in developing countries. It's right here in Iowa and across our nation too‚" Meals from the Heartland's website states. "Meals from the Heartland has been actively and successfully battling hunger for over 16 years, delivering nourishing food and hope. Currently, thousands of volunteers come together to package millions of meals each year." Lead UC, a countywide leadership group of students and adults in the community, has been helping SWCC plan, advertise and facilitate the event for about a decade. "Meals for the Heartland is always surprised by the amount of volunteers we bring for throughout the day," UCDA Director and Lead UC Coordinator Mindy Stalker said. This year, more than 30 teams came together to volunteer their time and energy for the event. Each team works in hour-long slots, packaging approximately 300 bags. From left, Maggie McGehee, Jeff Levine and Nick Pauly scoop meals as a part of the Kiwanis/Rotary clubs team. "Teams of seven to 10 people get together, they donate the funds needed for the meals. Then they come and package bags of food. It's six servings per bag," Stalker explained. "Many of the meals stay local, and the rest will go to Des Moines to their main headquarters and get distributed around the world." Meals from the Heartland produces two special meal formulas developed by food science and nutrition professionals to supplement nutritional needs to allow children to grow, thrive and become productive members of their community. This event packaged the Hearty Pack, a bag containing rice, soy protein, vitamins, minerals and dried vegetables. Each serving provides 226 calories and 11 grams of protein. Stalker said one of the biggest parts of the event is raising awareness about food insecurity. "The biggest impact is when we tell teams that the bag they're putting the food in is six meals," she said. "For people who are not food insecure, it's not what you would consider to be six servings." The event is a part of SWCC's annual Pay It Forward week. During PIF week, SWCC students, faculty and staff get involved by encouraging positive behaviors and service to the community. The hope is that these efforts will ripple and spread community-wide. "Our leadership team remains thankful to SWCC for allowing us to have a part in their PIF week, allowing us being a part of planning this activity," Stalker said. "They probably don't necessarily need us; they have a great staff and a great group of students, but we appreciate being part of it." Teams: Creston fifth graders Alliant Energy Greenfield Nursing Home Macksburg Community Church Salem Lutheran Church RE Lewis Refrigeration Appalachia Service Project Mayflower Heritage Christian School sponsored by Hometown Insurance Greater Regional Health Creston Kiwanis and Rotary clubs SWCC Student Senate Heartland Management Alliance Holy Spirit Catholic Church Platte Center Ambassadors Lenox FFA Iowa State Savings Bank CHS Robotics Team Creston FFA and iJag Crestmoor Ladies Union County Youth 4-H Council White River Soy Wellman Dynamics Michael Foods BUNN Northwest Bank Stalker Auto and KSIB Radio PCSB Bank Walmart Sponsors: Anonymous donor J&A Flooring
Yahoo
21-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
WATCH: This Royal Marines Commandos short film is better than most Hollywood films
The 2012 action film Act of Valor was one of the first Hollywood productions to accurately depict the modern military. This was accomplished through the use of active duty Navy SEALs and SWCC operators. Although the film received negative reviews from critics for the stiff acting of the sailors, it was a box office success and arguably helped drive Hollywood toward more realistic action/military productions. Act of Valor is best remembered for its intense and realistic action scenes, courtesy of the real-deal operators in front of the cameras. Avoiding the one-dimensional acting that garnered negative reviews from critics, the British Royal Marines made a short film with pure, tactical action titled 'Raid.' Seeming to draw inspiration from video games like Call of Duty, the opening scene of 'Raid' highlights the equipment being used by the Royal Marines of 42 Commando including the SIG Sauer MCX and Glock 19 as they complete their objective of seizing a suspect vessel. Intelligence gathered from the maritime interdiction operation drives the titular follow-on operation. The intelligence confirms the capture of a British national being held at an enemy radar station. Nearby, air defense positions screen the radar station while a buildup of ammunition and equipment was identified at another location. A sniper team was covertly inserted to provide overwatch on the hostage's position and confirmed that enemy radar is functional. The Commandos develop a plan to rescue the hostage and take out the enemy stockpile. Two teams from 40 Commando will land on the beach; one will take out an anti-aircraft site to open a corridor for a flight of F-35 Lightning II strike fighters to destroy the enemy supply cache. The other team will hit the radar station and secure the hostage. The raid will conclude by first light and all elements will be extracted. The sniper team provides real-time intelligence to the operations rooms aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth and confirms that conditions are set to execute the raid. With the passage of a codeword, the Commandos have the green light to hit the beach armed with L403A1-AIWs. Simultaneously, F-35s take off and await the destruction of the air defense missile system to enable their strike on the cache. After climbing the rocky cliffs off the beach, the Commandos split up and head to their objectives. Sniper overwatch engages a sentry at the radar station, allowing the Commando team to move in and search for the hostage. Meanwhile, the other team sets charges on the enemy missile system. As the first team makes entry at the radar station and secures the hostage, the second team exfils and destroys the launcher. With the hostage secure and a corridor in the enemy's air defense opened up, a team from 29 Commando serves as the Joint Terminal Attack Controller and directs the F-35s onto their target of the weapons cache. Using an Android Tactical Assault Kit, the JTAC ensures that the target area is clear of friendly forces, confirms the target, and designates it for the pilots who drop their ordnance dead on. With all objectives complete, Wildcat helicopters fly in to extract all ground elements just as first light breaks. Raid successful, mission accomplished. As a demonstration of the capabilities of the Royal Marines Commandos, 'Raid' highlights the teamwork, versatility, and professionalism of the elite operators while 'offering a glimpse into the future of littoral strike operations.' Moreover, the short film serves to inspire potential recruits who want to carry out operations like those depicted in 'Raid.'
CairoScene
08-02-2025
- Business
- CairoScene
Desalination Plant Established for Makkah & Al Baha
About 70% of the kingdom's water comes from desalination plants, according to the Saline Water Conversion Company. Saudi officials have signed an agreement to create the Ras Muhaisin desalination plant, which will serve both the Makkah and Al-Baha regions. The project aims to enhance water supplies and improve quality of life to both regions by increasing access to fresh drinking water. The project costs SAR 2.6 billion, and will hold a capacity of 300,000 cubic metres per day. According to Dr. Abdulrahman Al Ibrahim, Governor of the Saline Water Conversion Company (SWCC), Saudi Arabia uses approximately 300,000 barrels of oil per day on desalination, as about 70% of the kingdom's water comes from desalination plants. The project is in partnership between Saudi's private sector and Prince Dr. Hussaim Bin Saud, the Empire of Al-Baha region, the Ministry of Environment, Water, and Agriculture, and Engineer Abdulrahman Al-Fadhli.
