Top of the list is Geely, an automobile firm that bought Sweden's Volvo, which on Fathom's reckoning would lose more than half its net profits without official aid.Such distortions breed indiscipline and overcapacity.
Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise operator, with 100 ships across 10 cruise lines (including Princess, Costa and P&O) will dip a toe in the water with its new "social impact travel" brand, Fathom (fathom.org), which starts one-week cruises from Miami on the Adonia in May 2016.
The song was "Satellite," which declares, "I fathom leagues/I am the undertow".
The trips will be through its new brand, fathom, which focuses on trips where passengers sail to a destination in order to volunteer there.
Despite the giveaways, though, the site has failed to attract a huge customer base, said Ann Kirschner, chief executive of Fathom, which is based in New York.
"It's hard to even fathom which parts I should believe," Gaga sings on the winsome piano ballad "Million Reasons," probably the best track on "Joanne".
Jeralyn Gerba is a founding editor of US-based website Fathom which offers a mix of travel stories, destination guides, practical advice, gadgets and the best sites and apps.
Peter Groome, 32, and Tres McCullough, 30, who worked together on the Exxon Mobil account at DDB New York, are partners at Fathom, which opens with Exxon Mobil as its first client.
Fathom, which is a division of Carnival Corporation, is serious about their mission of impact travel.
A sounding from the barrier edge gave a depth of only 159 fathom, which strongly indicated the presence of land behind the barrier.
