News to Know

October 1st: Final day to add your comments to the pending regulations on competition in the wine industry.  Deadline Approaching to Comment on Regulations to Improve Competition for Small Producers

2021 Harvest Update: France looking at historically small crop
Many French winemakers faced grueling conditions in 2021, largely due to severe frost and fierce battles against mildew, but as harvest gets underway there is still optimism about the quality of grapes that made it through.  The full decanter article may be found here.

MSC goes large on bubbles

There’ll be more than the normal champagne bubbles when many of Mediterranean Shipping Co’s (MSC) raft of newbuilds start to deliver over the coming few years following news yesterday of the single largest ever order for air lubrication systems.

Silverstream’s technology has been independently proven to save 5-10% of fuel and emissions by generating a rigid carpet of air bubbles that reduce friction between the hull and the water.

Read the full article here.

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