Harbor pilots are among the highest paid city employees and are critical to moving a cargo. Associated Press
Harbor pilots are among the highest paid city employees, but it’s a risky job.
The local pilots bring a ship from miles out at sea to within a few centimeters of the harbor pier.
In his book “Arriving Today,” Christopher Mims describes how packages arrive within a few days.
This is a machine translation of an article from our US colleagues at Business Insider. It was automatically translated and checked by a real editor.
Port pilots have one of the highest paying, but at the same time riskiest, jobs in the transportation industry. The average harbor pilot in the Port of Los Angeles earns $434,000 (approximately 400,600 euros) per year. However, there is a one in 20 chance of dying at work. That’s according to a book by Christopher Mims of the Wall Street Journal published in 2021. The book, Arriving Today: From Factory to Front Door – Why Everything Has Changed About How and What We Buy, breaks down the complicated dance, which brings a shipment from Asia to US buyers within a few days.
Harbor pilots are among the highest paid city employees and are a crucial part of a shipment’s journey. According to GlassDoor, the average port pilot in the United States earns between $154,000 and $285,000 (approximately $142,000 to $263,000) per year. Every cargo ship that wants to enter a port must pay local pilots to bring the ship to dock safely. This task is extremely risky. There is a possibility that as a pilot you will be run over by a freighter. They could also fall overboard in rough seas or become trapped between two boats. There are security precautions. Nevertheless, working as a harbor pilot can end in death, says Mims.
Additionally, this job has incredibly high stakes and requires highly specialized skills. The pilot is responsible for ships that weigh over 200,000 tons and can be worth over 100 million dollars (approximately 92 million euros). A harbor pilot brings a ship from miles out at sea to within a few centimeters of the unloading point at the pier. Mims describes how the L.A. port’s harbor pilot, Captain John Betz, initially approaches the massive, skyscraper-sized cargo ship from a 55-foot (16.7-meter) speedboat. This vessel is the Netherlands, a Chinese-owned vessel owned by Cosco Shipping Lines. From the speedboat, the pilot has to climb onto the freighter using a rope ladder. This often happens while both boats are leaning in opposite directions. This process is one of the most dangerous moments of the entire process. Craig Flinn, another harbor pilot, tells Mims: “The chances of survival are minimal when entering the water in heavy seas, even with a life jacket,” he says.
The pilot receives a sheet of paper on board the freighter, as Mims explains. On this sheet every small element of the ship and the obstacles on the way into port are recorded. Without touching a single control of the ship, Betz gives the crew verbal commands via his iPad for Holland’s every move. He uses a combination of GPS and navigation beacons as well as the ship’s automatic system and his own judgment. The pilot also instructs the crew operating the tugs. These tugs dock on both sides of the ship as it enters the port.
As soon as the ship is close enough, the freighter is maneuvered carefully using its remaining torque and the slow tug of the tug. Mims compares the process of maneuvering the giant ship into place on the pier to the process of a stunt driver parking a car parallel to a spot and draws parallels between them. The ship drives in at high speed, rolls over and, with smoking tires, hurls itself sideways to within a few centimeters of the curb. A harbor pilot’s job is finished when the ship is safely at its berth. Ultimately, port pilots are a little-known but important part of the supply chain. Around 90 percent of US goods arrive by ship.
Read Mims’ book to learn more about the intersection of technology and labor that powers the global supply chain and brings everyday goods to customers.
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The US suspects that the use of lead chromate in cinnamon in Ecuadorian products had economic purposes
– 2024-03-27 12:13:07
According to the FDA, the cinnamon used in applesauce imported from Ecuador was adulterated with lead chromate, which increases its weight and enhances its color illegally for economic purposes.
The lead and chromium detected at high levels in cinnamon products from the Ecuadorian company Austrofoods come from lead chromate, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) agency confirmed.
According to an update on the FDA’s investigation, “lead chromate has historically been illegally added to certain spices to increase their weight and enhance their color,” thereby increasing the monetary value of the adulterated spices.
“The FDA’s primary hypothesis remains that this was likely an act of economically motivated adulteration,” says the FDA’s investigation update, posted Feb. 28 on its website.
The FDA clarifies that it has limited ability to take direct action against Austrofoods’ cinnamon supplier: Negasmart Wholesale Associated Businesses. Likewise, against the processor of cinnamon sticks, Carlos Aguilera, from whom Negasmart bought the cinnamon to resell it to food manufacturing companies, including Austrofoods.
But, remember that the National Agency for Health Regulation, Control and Surveillance (Arcsa) has reported that Carlos Aguilera is the probable source of contamination and that it is not currently in operation.
Health effects
The exact form of chromium in the recalled applesauce products is unclear. However, lead chromate has previously been reported as a contaminant in spices and foods, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
According to the CDC, there is limited information on the health effects of consuming this compound, but the main problems seen in laboratory animals were irritation, ulcers (in the stomach and small intestine), and anemia.
In addition, the CDC insists that “there is no safe level of lead,” so it recommends throwing away all affected products and not consuming them. It adds that anyone who may have consumed the affected products should contact their healthcare provider.
As of February 23, CDC has received reports of 111 confirmed cases of elevated blood lead levels. In addition, 320 probable cases and 37 suspected cases, for a total of 468 cases. These cases were detected in 44 different states in the United States.
Contaminated products in Ecuador
Arcsa also began a local investigation into the use of leaded cinnamon in products sold in Ecuador. So far, Arcsa has issued alerts for batches of cinnamon with lead or batches of products with cinnamon contaminated with lead from eight companies in Ecuador and warns consumers not to ingest them. These are:
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How BOME trader turned 421 SOL into $30.6 million in just 3 days – Memecoin success story
Lookonchain analysts paid attention to the address of presale participant BOME, who managed to turn 421 SOL into $30.6 million in just 3 days.
The sundayfunday.sol wallet is the largest participant in the presale of a new memecoin on Solana called Book of Meme. 3 days ago he spent 421 SOL worth about $72,000 and received 1.43 billion BOME in return. At current prices, they are worth about $30.6 million.
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Today he took part of the profit by selling 190 million BOME for 19,646 SOL worth about $3.66 million. He currently owns 1.24 billion Book of Memes.
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Another trader sent BOME 102 SOL to the creator’s address and received 347 million tokens in return, and then sold them at 340 times earnings for $6.58 million.
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However, other market participants were not so lucky. Shatter.sol spent 50 SOL to buy 170,250 BOME and got rid of them after 14 hours, earning about $130,000. At the moment, the value of the tokens he sold exceeds $3.5 million.
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