Bloomberg Businessweek
The Specter of Hunger in Nigeria
Farmers are fleeing their lands just when the African nation needs them most
4 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
From Hot To Not
Vacancies in once-sought-after neighborhoods may herald a rent reset
5 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Covid's Challenge to Keeping Kosher
Grounded by the virus, rabbis can’t inspect factories in China that make certified foods
4 min |
September 21, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Bill Gates – “We need to bring this pandemic to a close”
The world could use some big breakthroughs—a vaccine to combat coronavirus and innovations to mitigate climate change among them. The Microsoft Corp. co-founder speaks with Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker about his passion for both, the nightmare that is misinformation, and the difference between Elon Musk and Steve Jobs.
10+ min |
September 21, 2020
Professional Mariner
Pandemic clouds job outlook for new maritime academy grads
A degree from a maritime academy usually spares one from the pain of checking job websites throughout a day, hoping a suitable position has popped up since they last hit refresh.
3 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Ship's turn off dock, not upriver first, cited in Louisiana bridge strike
Dank Silver loaded clean product at a refinery near Donaldsonville, La., and prepared to sail down the Lower Mississippi River to the Gulf of Mexico. Getting there meant coming off the dock and spinning 180 degrees in the swollen, fast-moving current.
4 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
GAO: Too soon to assess Coast Guard oversight changes after El Faro
In the wake of the El Faro disaster, a federal review of a U.S. Coast Guard initiative to ensure that domestic vessels meet safety management system (SMS) standards found that it is too early to evaluate the effectiveness of these efforts.
3 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Correspondence
Why do containership stacks collapse, and who is liable when they do?
9 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Cordage innovations continue to stretch capability, durability
Cordage, mainly towing and mooring lines, is being required to do more in a new maritime age as cargo vessels get larger and tugboats get more powerful. In response, manufacturers have continued to innovate.
6 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Coast Guard warns that inaccurate vessel data can undermine AIS
A spring collision on the Mississippi River that resulted in several fatalities has spurred the U.S. Coast Guard to ramp up efforts to get two points across about automatic identification systems: that it’s unsafe to rely solely on the communication tool to know what vessels are nearby, and that improper entry of AIS data can even be deadly.
3 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Bulkers hit nearly head-on in Welland Canal accident that goes viral
Two bulk carriers preparing to meet in Ontario’s Welland Canal collided nearly head-on after one ship crossed into the other’s path.
2 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Casualties
Bulk carrier damages pier at Soo Locks after losing propulsion
2 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
At Work Another day in paradise for agile island tug
Capt. Curtis Iaukea steered Tiger 21 toward Hono-lulu Harbor on a postcard-perfect Hawaii afternoon. The job awaiting them was straightforward: shifting a Sause Bros. barge a few hundred yards from one berth to another.
3 min |
September 2020
Professional Mariner
Apprentice steersman being trained when tow hit moored barges
A towboat pushing six barges down the Lower Mississippi River struck moored barges at a shipyard near Sunshine, La., causing 11 empty shipyard barges to break free. An apprentice steersman had turned over the helm just before impact.
5 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
MODERN Aristocrats
World’s most famous private collectors, the art aristocrats whose patronage keeps the finest expressions of sensibilities intact.
7 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
THE NEW DIGITAL RESET
Virtual Events Gain Momentum amid COVID-19 Pandemic.
4 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
A WAY FORWARD FOR MICROGRIDS
Australia’s new solar garden bears fruit for NSW community.
4 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
ICE DREAMS
Pooja Bavishi has taken the New York food scene to a whole new level with the introduction of Malai. Started as an entrepreneurial venture, Bavishi now hopes to see new & unique flavors overtaking the traditional flavors in the country.
6 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
Changing Landscape
Designed by the San Francisco–based firm Piechota Architecture, Silver Oak’s wineries in Napa and Alexander Valleys steer the next wave of sustainability in wine
4 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
TECH BILLIONAIRES GET RICHER AMID COVID CRISIS
In the US, billionaires have become richer to the tune of $565 billion since March — Steve Ballmer, Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk have all added to their wealth since January,
2 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
RITTER SPORT WIN CASE AGAINST MILKA CHOCOLATES FOR EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS TO ITS SQUARE SHAPE
Ritter, which supposedly started making chocolate in square form so it’d fit into jacket pockets easier, registered the shape with the German patent office, and now Milka brand owners Mondelez have lost a case for dibs on the square shape.
2 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
CHAMPIONS OF CHANGE
Celebrating the accomplishments of world’s leading branding experts
6 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
COVID-19 TURNS MALAYSIA'S GLOVE MAKERS INTO BILLIONAIRES
Owner of Riverstone Holdings is now a billionaire with his share prices going up, keeping up with the increasing demand in protective gloves across the world.
2 min |
September 2020
Industry Leaders
COAL DEPENDENCE FOR ENERGY BEING REPLACED BY WIND, SOLAR ENERGY
The world is slowly reducing its coal dependence for electricity generation and turning to renewables like solar and wind.
1 min |
September 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
MONTANA: Where Politics Is Still Local
Within a generation the U.S. Senate has become a virtual mirror of the Electoral College— except in Montana, where a popular Democratic governor just might swing control of the chamber
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Vote-by-Mail Is the Easy Part
What comes after the election could be wrenching for the USPS
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
MARICOPA COUNTY, ARIZONA: How the Republicans Are Losing Suburbia
This bellwether is pointing away from the GOP
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
Bloomberg Businessweek
Abridge, Pennsylvania: The Color Of the Rust Belt
This struggling steel town was a blue dot in a red county in 2016. What hue will it turn this year?
10+ min |
September 07 - 14, 2020
AppleMagazine
15 Years Later, Walmart to Launch It's Answer to Amazon Prime
Walmart is launching a new membership service that it hopes can compete with Amazon Prime.
2 min |
September 04,2020
Entrepreneur
STOP TALKING ABOUT Empathy AND START ACTING ON IT
Consumers say they prefer buying from empathetic brands. Employees say they want to work for empathetic brands. Companies put “empathy” high up on their list of values. So why aren’t we seeing more empathy?
10+ min |