Ship Transportation - Publications - Faculty & Research

01 Jan 2004
News

Minoru Makihara, 75th AMP, 1977

enterprises have long held a special place in society, and none more so than Mitsubishi. Its origin goes back to the 1870s, when three sailing ships transported raw materials to Japanese manufacturers and... View Details

01 Sep 2017
News

City of Dreams

everything from mangoes to light bulbs to plastic flowers. Just across the road is Fort Railway Station, a major transportation hub used by over 200,000 people every day. For now, this spot at the water’s edge is no more than an ad hoc... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Alice Carfrae; Sri Lanka; Construction of Buildings; Construction; Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development; Government

12 Dec 2018
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Lesson Plan

hadn’t been put out to bid since 1991. A 2006 addendum—that no one on the school board, past or present, can recall signing, much less discussing—gave a local transportation company a 4 percent annual fuel surcharge that has cost... View Details

Keywords: Julia Hanna; photographed by Chris Sorensen

02 Mar 2016
News

The New Space Race

closer to Earth. Two years ago, the agency awarded a nearly $7 billion contract to SpaceX—launched in 2002 by PayPal and Tesla Motors cofounder Musk—and Boeing to transport US astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) starting... View Details

Keywords: Robert S. Benchley

05 Mar 2020
News

Green Light

shipping containers—necessitates a white cap and a lab coat. The units feature a double-door protocol that requires the exterior door to be closed before a second internal door can be opened. In the far corner of the building, a... View Details

Keywords: Dan Morrell; photographed by Scott Nobles

01 Dec 2022
News

December 2022 Alumni and Faculty Books and Podcasts

key shipping routes, making it nearly impossible for the West and the Middle East to transport oil. With nothing less than oil futures and the global economy at stake, one man slips out of the shadows to... View Details

12 Jul 2021
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Alumni Confront the COVID-19 Crisis

personally transporting several patients to local COVID wards. “Instead of giving people numbers, we do the work for them,” he told India Today. “If someone needs a nebulizer, a medicine or oxygen, we get it to them.” The article goes on... View Details

01 Dec 2004
News

Retirement's Changing Face

to balance my life,” he states. “I’ve reallocated, just as you would an investment portfolio.” Snoey’s most recent position was at Harley-Davidson, where he was president and COO of the company’s Transportation Vehicles Division and a... View Details

Keywords: Personal Services

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