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Real estate firm advances plan to restore SS United States

In a significant step toward preserving “America’s flagship,” a prominent New York development company has agreed to proceed with renovating the mothballed ocean liner SS United States, converting it into a hotel, museum, and entertainment and cultural center — if a city agrees to provide a permanent berth.

Report finds shift to LNG could worsen shipping's climate impact

Switching to liquefied natural gas (LNG) is being widely touted as a responsible way for ships to reduce their climate impact, but it’s actually making greenhouse gas emissions far worse, according to an international environmental advocacy group.

Procedural breakdown leads to rupture aboard tanker in Texas

The 479-foot Fairchem Filly berthed at the Vopak Terminal on the Houston Ship Channel to offload hexene, a process that required pumping nitrogen into the vessel’s cargo tanks to maintain the chemical’s purity.

Poor coordination between master, pilot cited in San Juan pier strike

Norwegian Epic sailed into San Juan, Puerto Rico, for repairs to its port-side propeller motor. While docking, the cruise ship’s port bow struck two mooring dolphins, gouging the hull and causing $3.5 million in damage to port infrastructure.

New Lake Charles launch keeps pace with LNG boom

In front of the Lake Charles pilot station in Cameron, La., the 70-foot Cameron Pilot II went from zero to 28 knots in a matter of seconds, and did it as smoothly as the hand of Capt. Mark Foster advancing the throttles.

Need for tighter port security driving new demand for patrol boats

Security vessels for civilian operators have been getting a lot more attention in recent years, and that has been driving a wave of purchases.

High-water barge strike knocks Tombigbee bridge out of alignment

Rivers Wilson was pushing six barges up the rushing Tombigbee River when its port-side aft barge hit the Norfolk Southern railroad bridge near Jackson, Ala. The tow spun to port after impact and became pinned against a support pillar.

Expecting the unexpected simply routine for WSF ferry crews

Washington State Fer-ries (WSF) Capt. Joel Michelson barely finished explaining how every Elliott Bay passage is a little different when he got a message proving his point. Down below, a passenger was unconscious and suffering a seizure.

In The Heartland One Sweet Match

U.S. Sugar Partners With Sugar Sands Distillery to Make Hand Sanitizer

Florida's Rich Blueberry History

Decades of Hard Work by Agricultural Pioneers Made the Industry What It Is Today

AgriTECH

Cloud-Based Technology Helps Farmers Count Citrus Trees

SIGNS of the SEASON

Florida’s Climate Is Perfect for Growing Watermelon

UP AGAINST THE ODDS

Florida Blueberry Growers Work Through Pandemic

Coordinated Research

Industrial Hemp Pilot Project Expands to On-Farm Trials

AGRISHOPPER

Tricks to Help You Beat the Heat This Summer

Agri NEWS

Finger Limes May Be Next Up in Establishing Florida’s Dominance in Citrus

A Hunger for Homegrown

COVID-19 Gives Unexpected Boost to Demand American Grown Campaign.

Ag Time WITH ABBY

Here by the Owl... Welcome Mrs. Walker

What Are Investors Thinking?

The U.S. stock market has climbed back even with the country in crisis. Psychology is part of the story

Tweet Storm

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey has chosen an interesting time to pick a fight with his most important user

The Shrimp Are Going Online

Small European companies that have embraced e-commerce have better odds of surviving the crisis

THE PARIAH SHIP

The cruise industry was already in a Covid-19 crisis when the MS Zaandam set sail. Yet Holland America was unprepared when people began to fall sick and country after country turned the ship away

The New Normal at An Indian Outsourcer

HCL has started bringing its 150,000 workers back to the office. It’s not business as usual

Liability Risks Come Back to Work, Too

Without a vaccine, some returnees will get sick, and businesses may end up in court

Why Drug Reps Are Prescribing Zoom

A business that’s long relied on face-to-face sales adopts social distancing in the Covid age

Call Centers Can't Simply Stay Home

Concern about data security, power outages, and poor internet service fuels a return to offices

Virus Slows Dubai Airport, World's Busiest For Global Travel

Perhaps nowhere is the world’s lack of flights due to the coronavirus pandemic more clearly felt than at Dubai International Airport, for years the world’s busiest for international travel.

Cinema Chain AMC Warns It May Not Survive The Pandemic

Movie theater chain AMC warned that it may not survive the coronavirus pandemic, which has shuttered its theaters and led film studios to explore releasing more movies directly to viewers over the internet.

Scanning the Sewers

Startup Biobot Analytics is testing swaths of Americans’ waste on behalf of local governments

FALL OUT

The pandemic has sent American workers plummeting into a safety net that wasn’t prepared to catch them