University of Michigan

Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center finds new academic partners

The Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping introduced a new partnership category and announced four new Academic Partners: University of Michigan, Maritime Research Alliance, Norwegian University of Science and Technology and World Maritime University.

The introduction of Academic Partners marks a strategic expansion of the Center’s partnership platform and is strengthening the collaboration between scientists in the research projects led by the Center and leading academic...

https://container-news.com/maersk-mc-kinney-moller-center-finds-new-academic-partners/

Mitchell Levi joins The Shearer Group

The Shearer Group Inc. (TSGI) reports that the latest addition to its naval architecture, marine engineering, and marine surveying team is Mitchell Levi.

Levi, who has joined TSGI as a naval architect, holds a master of science and a bachelor of science in engineering in naval architecture and marine engineering from the University of Michigan. For his undergraduate research, he examined the highly coupled relationships between propulsion loads and cooling system

While studying at the University...

https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/inland/mitchell-levi-joins-the-shearer-group/

Loaded and Rolling: U.S. Xpress pivots from Variant; Truckload volumes’ post-Labor Day slump

U.S. Xpress pivots from Variant
(Photo: Jim Allen/FreightWaves)

U.S. Xpress is going through a reorganization following a recent round of layoffs. The technology-driven Variant program will be merged into a larger Highway Services group, which will include the legacy over-the-road business and the USX freight brokerage. The company also announced a termination of the lease on Variant’s Atlanta headquarters due to the reduction in workforce and remote options.

In a call with analysts Thursday...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/loaded-and-rolling-us-xpress-pivots-from-variant-truckload-volumes-post-labor-day-slump

Meet the Investor: From a childhood interest in finance to a Fontinalis partner

According to a 2019 National Financial Capability Study, just 40% of the United States’ adult population were able to answer basic questions on economics and personal finance, including bond pricing, compound interest, risk, inflation and interest rates. 

The study also concluded that a main area of focus for improving these numbers is early education and adoption among children, citing multiple governmental, non-profit and for-profit enterprises that have helped improve financial education...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/meet-the-investor-from-a-childhood-interest-in-finance-to-a-fontinalis-partner