Sentences with phrase «increasing number of ships»

Another portion of the funds, AU$ 10.4 million (US$ 8.3 million), will go towards an «all - out assault» on the crown - of - thorns starfish, increasing the number of ships dedicated to culling them from three to eight.

In order to meet FSMA requirements, an increasing number of shipping companies are switching to plastic pallets.

The wide public interest in climate change, Antarctica and in particular, the Antarctic Peninsula, has increased the numbers of ships visiting the Peninsula.

Not exact matches

This development suggests that Apple has been able to greatly increase the number of iPhone X units shipping this holiday quarter.

Also in an effort to ramp up e-commerce, Wal - Mart recently introduced a free two - day shipping service for orders of more than $ 35, and worked to increase the number of items available for purchase online to more than 35 million — up from just 8 million in 2016.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

A growing number of shoppers are ordering online and picking up at local stores, and more than 1,000 of the company's 1,800 stores are shipping locally to increase delivery speed, Cornell said.

Via conference call, RIM's co-CEO announced a record number of BlackBerrys shipped, a 24 % revenue increase over the year previous, and a profit that beat the Street.

So, using their numbers above, for each barrel shipped on KXL, you'd have somewhere between 0.08 and 0.78 barrels of increase in total consumption, with between 0.22 and 0.92 barrels of oil which would have been produced elsewhere being substituted - for by oil sands production.

Numerous journalists are jumping the newsroom ship to «brand storytelling» as content marketers and an increasing number of public relations firms are evolving as integrated marketing communications agencies.

«I think we are going to see a sharp increase in the number of leaking ships in five to 10 years» time.»

An average of two ships per year suspiciously disappeared in the Mediterranean during the 1980s and early 1990s, according to Legambiente — and the number has increased to nine wrecks per year since 1995.

Extroverts are more likely to take a quick - and - dirty approach to problem - solving, trading accuracy for speed, making increasing numbers of mistakes as they go, and abandoning ship altogether when the problem seems too difficult or frustrating.

Maybe the $ 199 tablet comes with a year of Amazon Prime (free two - day shipping) service; based on the increased number of purchases I've made since getting Amazon Prime, the company could easily recoup the tablet subsidy in short order.

1) Showroom Floor — Due to an unplanned increase in the number of puppies shipped there were some arguable crowding such as four pups in a 5 square foot cage and some larger puppies in small cages.

Based on the recent opening of the Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) Cruise Port at Harvest Caye in Southern Belize and continued national cruise tourism growth, the total number of ship calls increased by a sizeable 13 % to 336 calls in 2017.

In 2016, more than 850,000 visitors to Galveston Island boarded cruise ships at the Port of Galveston, fourth largest cruise port in the U.S., a number that is expected to increase by 10 % this year.

Amid record levels of consumer interest in river cruising, Viking Cruises has announced it has increased its order for additional Viking Longships, bringing the total number of new ships launching in 2014 from 12 to 14 vessels.

«Following the huge success of the inauguration, on 23 February this year in Dubai, of the Costa Deliziosa, the first cruise ship ever to be inaugurated in an Arab country, our objective is to invest in Dubai, the Arabian Gulf and the Middle East not only as a regular destination for our ships, which we were the first in the world to do back in 2006, but also as a sourcing area so as to increase the number of cruisers choosing us for their vacations.»

It was more about a large company like valve doing something to change the way figures are distributed, to lower the cost of shipping / packaging, increase the number that are created, and even increase early (closer to full price) game sales.

Increases the number of playable ships in the game to a total of 30 (31 if you get Horizons) and has a 600 - item change log of other additions and upgrades.

Bandai Namco announced back on February 11 over 80,000 copies of the game were shipped to Japan, so we expect that number has only increased since then.

The freedom you're offered as to how to develop your empire doesn't feel restrictive in any way (you can spend cash increasing the economy, industry or research capability of each star system), but intelligent decisions on the home front aren't anywhere near as powerful as those hard numbers you have at your disposal: how many ships you have, how many you produce every day, how fast your ships move and how hard they hit.

The main team also helped with art and animation, a large number of ships, buildings and other props were developed by the studio to help increase the level of realism in the game world.

Because ships tend to be biased warm relative to buoys and because of the increase in the number of buoys and the decrease in the number of ships, the merged in situ data without bias adjustment can have a cool bias relative to data with no ship — buoy bias.

If you take into consideration the ships that would be bringing the coal halfway around the world and the immense amount of pollution they pump directly into the oceans, the number increases dramatically.

At this time, it is not known which of these choices will be taken by ship operators; with an increase in the numbers of vessels sailing the Arctic between now and 2020, it can be surmised that HFO volumes in Arctic waters will be reduced but not eliminated.

Threats to marine biodiversity in the U.S. are the same as those for most of the world: overexploitation of living resources; reduced water quality; coastal development; shipping; invasive species; rising temperature and concentrations of carbon dioxide in the surface ocean, and other changes that may be consequences of global change, including shifting currents; increased number and size of hypoxic or anoxic areas; and increased number and duration of harmful algal blooms.

The new pipeline would triple the amount of diluted bitumen transported through a seismically active area of the Southwest coast of British Columbia, double the oil storage tank capacity on Burnaby Mountain above heavily populated areas and dramatically increase the number of Aframax tankers required to ship the oil from Kinder Morgan's marine terminal through Burrard Inlet and coastal waters.

An increasing number of digital cameras ship with built - in Wi - Fi support that makes it easy to wirelessly transfer your photos from your camera to your local network for storage, post-processing, uploading to social media, or all of the above — no tethering your camera to your computer or pulling the SD card required.

Apple does a great job at retaining users by keeping iMessage exclusive to its products, but I've been seeing an increasing number of tweets lately from iPhone owners saying they'd otherwise jump ship.

Apple actually saw its number of shipped phones increase to about 52 million this year, up from last year's numbers of roughly 51.6 million.

Production Line Worker — ABC Manufacturing — St. Louis, MO — 6/2013 to Present • Stand for over eight hours and handle equipment weighing up to 80 pounds everyday • Inspect and analyze production line units to predict potential obstacles and recommend preventative action, resulting in a 10 percent increase in daily productivity • Assist with the loading, unloading, and organization of production equipment and finished products • Follow safety protocols and meet environmental codes while maintaining a consistently high and accurate production rateProduction Line Worker — Econ Developments — St. Louis, MO — 9/2008 to 6/2013 • Worked individually and within the production line crew to fabricate and install various pieces on a daily basis • Performed assembly with a 95 percent accuracy rate, the highest in the company • Reported daily production numbers and machinery malfunctions to the factory supervisor • Completed quality control checks upon product completions and helped sort and load orders for shipping