What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)
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War on US Shipping
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
Reposted by What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)
Most people in the U.S. have no idea what the Merchant Marine is or how much they depend on it.
You would be surprised how many think it is part of the military or a government agency.
Then there are the idiots who think repealing the Jones Act is a good idea.
You would be surprised how many think it is part of the military or a government agency.
Then there are the idiots who think repealing the Jones Act is a good idea.
November 10, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Most people in the U.S. have no idea what the Merchant Marine is or how much they depend on it.
You would be surprised how many think it is part of the military or a government agency.
Then there are the idiots who think repealing the Jones Act is a good idea.
You would be surprised how many think it is part of the military or a government agency.
Then there are the idiots who think repealing the Jones Act is a good idea.
Today, in World Maritime History class, we discussed the loss of Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago.
Why Did She Split In Half?
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Why Did She Split In Half?
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Why Did She Split In Half?
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November 10, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Today, in World Maritime History class, we discussed the loss of Edmund Fitzgerald 50 years ago.
Why Did She Split In Half?
youtu.be/BS5yTNVHOV0?...
Why Did She Split In Half?
youtu.be/BS5yTNVHOV0?...
Retailers Predict Continued Declines for Container Imports Through Q1 2026
"National Retail Federation...projecting that volumes will fall below 2 million TEU per month."
Instead Oct numbers were the same as Sept at 2.3 million TEU
www.maritime-executive.com/article/reta...
"National Retail Federation...projecting that volumes will fall below 2 million TEU per month."
Instead Oct numbers were the same as Sept at 2.3 million TEU
www.maritime-executive.com/article/reta...
November 10, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Retailers Predict Continued Declines for Container Imports Through Q1 2026
"National Retail Federation...projecting that volumes will fall below 2 million TEU per month."
Instead Oct numbers were the same as Sept at 2.3 million TEU
www.maritime-executive.com/article/reta...
"National Retail Federation...projecting that volumes will fall below 2 million TEU per month."
Instead Oct numbers were the same as Sept at 2.3 million TEU
www.maritime-executive.com/article/reta...
EUNAVFOR Corrals Pirate Action Group in Indian Ocean
A Pirate Action Group? 🤣😂😅
They captured a Dhow!
www.maritime-executive.com/article/euna...
A Pirate Action Group? 🤣😂😅
They captured a Dhow!
www.maritime-executive.com/article/euna...
EUNAVFOR Corrals Pirate Action Group in Indian Ocean
After days of pursuit, forces with EUNAVFOR and the Indian Navy have caught up with a pirate-occupied dhow in the Indian Ocean, containing the risk i...
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November 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
EUNAVFOR Corrals Pirate Action Group in Indian Ocean
A Pirate Action Group? 🤣😂😅
They captured a Dhow!
www.maritime-executive.com/article/euna...
A Pirate Action Group? 🤣😂😅
They captured a Dhow!
www.maritime-executive.com/article/euna...
Is US Shipbuilding Foundering?
▶️SHIPs Act still in Congress
▶️No Maritime Action Plan? Jerry Hendrix II
▶️US Trade Rep Port Fees on One Year Hiatus: How do we fund shipbuilding?
▶️Confirmations DOT MARAD & FMC
▶️ US Navy Shipbuilding in disarray, i.e., Constellation
▶️SHIPs Act still in Congress
▶️No Maritime Action Plan? Jerry Hendrix II
▶️US Trade Rep Port Fees on One Year Hiatus: How do we fund shipbuilding?
▶️Confirmations DOT MARAD & FMC
▶️ US Navy Shipbuilding in disarray, i.e., Constellation
November 10, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Is US Shipbuilding Foundering?
▶️SHIPs Act still in Congress
▶️No Maritime Action Plan? Jerry Hendrix II
▶️US Trade Rep Port Fees on One Year Hiatus: How do we fund shipbuilding?
▶️Confirmations DOT MARAD & FMC
▶️ US Navy Shipbuilding in disarray, i.e., Constellation
▶️SHIPs Act still in Congress
▶️No Maritime Action Plan? Jerry Hendrix II
▶️US Trade Rep Port Fees on One Year Hiatus: How do we fund shipbuilding?
▶️Confirmations DOT MARAD & FMC
▶️ US Navy Shipbuilding in disarray, i.e., Constellation
Trade war disruptions less than feared: Port of Long Beach - West Coast port hopeful of a pragmatic solution between the US and China, certainty for the supply chain
Who could have guessed? 🙋♂️
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Who could have guessed? 🙋♂️
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Trade war disruptions less than feared: Port of LB
West Coast port hopeful of a pragmatic solution between the US and China, certainty for the supply chain
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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Trade war disruptions less than feared: Port of Long Beach - West Coast port hopeful of a pragmatic solution between the US and China, certainty for the supply chain
Who could have guessed? 🙋♂️
www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logist...
Who could have guessed? 🙋♂️
www.seatrade-maritime.com/ports-logist...
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RoRo M/V ARC Honor arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico today. The U.S.-flagged vessel is part of the Maritime Security Program, able to carry tracked and wheeled vehicles, helicopters, and other high and heavy project cargoes.
Purpose of port call currently unknown.
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Purpose of port call currently unknown.
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November 9, 2025 at 10:07 PM
RoRo M/V ARC Honor arrived in San Juan, Puerto Rico today. The U.S.-flagged vessel is part of the Maritime Security Program, able to carry tracked and wheeled vehicles, helicopters, and other high and heavy project cargoes.
Purpose of port call currently unknown.
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
Purpose of port call currently unknown.
@mercoglianos.bsky.social
Why the Great Lakes Matter | 50 Years Since the Loss of SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Video: youtu.be/y3HypvMV9aM
Video: youtu.be/y3HypvMV9aM
November 9, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Why the Great Lakes Matter | 50 Years Since the Loss of SS Edmund Fitzgerald
Video: youtu.be/y3HypvMV9aM
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Reposted by What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)
There has been lots of buzz lately about the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking. I'll be re-running my episode about the Fitz on Nov 10, but also I'll be interviewing John U. Bacon about his new book "Gales of November" for an early December episode release.
#EdmundFitzgerald
#EdmundFitzgerald
November 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
There has been lots of buzz lately about the 50th anniversary of the Edmund Fitzgerald's sinking. I'll be re-running my episode about the Fitz on Nov 10, but also I'll be interviewing John U. Bacon about his new book "Gales of November" for an early December episode release.
#EdmundFitzgerald
#EdmundFitzgerald
Another Containership Fire!
A tragic incident has occurred at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) today, November 7, 2025. The container ship MSC Kyparissia caught fire during unloading operations, resulting in three fatalities and three injuries among the crew.
A tragic incident has occurred at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) today, November 7, 2025. The container ship MSC Kyparissia caught fire during unloading operations, resulting in three fatalities and three injuries among the crew.
November 7, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Another Containership Fire!
A tragic incident has occurred at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) today, November 7, 2025. The container ship MSC Kyparissia caught fire during unloading operations, resulting in three fatalities and three injuries among the crew.
A tragic incident has occurred at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas (PTP) today, November 7, 2025. The container ship MSC Kyparissia caught fire during unloading operations, resulting in three fatalities and three injuries among the crew.
Received a report of a fire on board the Hong Kong-flagged containerships Laust Maersk of Maersk Lines after departing Charleston for Cartagena, Columbia. The report is of a minor fire in the containers up forward. The ship has anchored off Charleston with plans to bring the ship back into the port.
November 7, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Received a report of a fire on board the Hong Kong-flagged containerships Laust Maersk of Maersk Lines after departing Charleston for Cartagena, Columbia. The report is of a minor fire in the containers up forward. The ship has anchored off Charleston with plans to bring the ship back into the port.
https://www.lloydslist.com/articles/2025/11/07/hellas-aphrodite-crew-remain-safe-in-tanker’s-citadel
November 7, 2025 at 2:57 PM
US – China trade deal - a zero-sum game for shipping?
Can the trade deal agreed by China and the US calm the global markets and by extension supply chains and the container shipping industry?
www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/u...
Can the trade deal agreed by China and the US calm the global markets and by extension supply chains and the container shipping industry?
www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/u...
US – China trade deal - a zero-sum game for shipping?
Can the trade deal agreed by China and the US calm the global markets and by extension supply chains and the container shipping industry?
www.seatrade-maritime.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:53 PM
US – China trade deal - a zero-sum game for shipping?
Can the trade deal agreed by China and the US calm the global markets and by extension supply chains and the container shipping industry?
www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/u...
Can the trade deal agreed by China and the US calm the global markets and by extension supply chains and the container shipping industry?
www.seatrade-maritime.com/containers/u...
Korean Team Tests AI-Powered Automatic Firefighting System Aboard Ship
www.maritime-executive.com/article/kore...
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Korean Team Tests AI-Powered Automatic Firefighting System Aboard Ship
South Korean researchers have developed an advanced AI-powered firefighting system that can independently identify a petroleum fire, activate, and co...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Korean Team Tests AI-Powered Automatic Firefighting System Aboard Ship
www.maritime-executive.com/article/kore...
www.maritime-executive.com/article/kore...
US Coast Guard Reports Best Year Ever for Cocaine Interdiction
Tale of Two Different Interdiction Strategies
www.maritime-executive.com/article/us-c...
Tale of Two Different Interdiction Strategies
www.maritime-executive.com/article/us-c...
US Coast Guard Reports Best Year Ever for Cocaine Interdiction
The U.S. Coast Guard has achieved a new record for cocaine seizures in a fiscal year, capturing more than 225 tonnes in the U.S. Southern Command are...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:51 PM
US Coast Guard Reports Best Year Ever for Cocaine Interdiction
Tale of Two Different Interdiction Strategies
www.maritime-executive.com/article/us-c...
Tale of Two Different Interdiction Strategies
www.maritime-executive.com/article/us-c...
NTSB Releases Report on Fatal Fire in 2024 aboard U.S.-Flagged Dredger
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NTSB Releases Report on Fatal Fire in 2024 aboard U.S.-Flagged Dredger
The fatal engine room fire aboard the dredger Stuyvesant in November 2024 that killed the vessel’s first engineer is the subject of a new report from...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:50 PM
NTSB Releases Report on Fatal Fire in 2024 aboard U.S.-Flagged Dredger
www.maritime-executive.com/article/ntsb...
www.maritime-executive.com/article/ntsb...
USTR asks comments on suspension of port fees: Levies targeted Chinese ships calling U.S. ports
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USTR asks comments on suspension of port fees
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is asking for public comment on the proposal to suspend port fees on Chinese ships.
www.freightwaves.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:46 PM
USTR asks comments on suspension of port fees: Levies targeted Chinese ships calling U.S. ports
www.freightwaves.com/news/ustr-as...
www.freightwaves.com/news/ustr-as...
New trade deals, and ‘tenuous stability’ for ocean freight: Carriers push for higher rates amid China deescalation
www.freightwaves.com/news/new-tra...
www.freightwaves.com/news/new-tra...
New trade deals, and 'tenuous stability’ for ocean freight
A slate of China agreements clears some of the uncertainty around ocean shipping, but questions still surround demand in the U.S. and other markets.
www.freightwaves.com
November 7, 2025 at 1:45 PM
New trade deals, and ‘tenuous stability’ for ocean freight: Carriers push for higher rates amid China deescalation
www.freightwaves.com/news/new-tra...
www.freightwaves.com/news/new-tra...
Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead
Maersk’s underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization will be in a range of $9 to $9.5 billion in 2025, versus a prior guidance of $8 billion
I wish I was so damn BLEAK.
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Maersk’s underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization will be in a range of $9 to $9.5 billion in 2025, versus a prior guidance of $8 billion
I wish I was so damn BLEAK.
gcaptain.com/maersk-slide...
Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead
(Bloomberg) — A.P. Moller-Maersk A/S shares fell with investor disappointment over a smaller-than-expected improvement in the container-shipping giant’s full-year profit guidance. Maersk’s underlying ...
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November 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Maersk Slides as Investors Brace for ‘Bleak’ Quarters Ahead
Maersk’s underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization will be in a range of $9 to $9.5 billion in 2025, versus a prior guidance of $8 billion
I wish I was so damn BLEAK.
gcaptain.com/maersk-slide...
Maersk’s underlying earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization will be in a range of $9 to $9.5 billion in 2025, versus a prior guidance of $8 billion
I wish I was so damn BLEAK.
gcaptain.com/maersk-slide...
War on US Shipping
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
November 6, 2025 at 8:20 PM
War on US Shipping
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
Response to War On The Rocks article, "America Should Build its own Warships While Buying Tankers"
Video: youtu.be/CBRhjLzVAyU
Newport News Shipbuilding lays off over 100 employees
Wait...I thought there was an issue with needing skilled shipyard workers.
www.dailypress.com/2025/11/06/n...
Wait...I thought there was an issue with needing skilled shipyard workers.
www.dailypress.com/2025/11/06/n...
Newport News Shipbuilding lays off over 100 employees
While some furloughed shipbuilders returned to the shipyard during the furlough period, others chose to leave the company voluntarily, the company said.
www.dailypress.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:21 PM
Newport News Shipbuilding lays off over 100 employees
Wait...I thought there was an issue with needing skilled shipyard workers.
www.dailypress.com/2025/11/06/n...
Wait...I thought there was an issue with needing skilled shipyard workers.
www.dailypress.com/2025/11/06/n...
Getting ready to do a talk for @campbell.edu on What's Going on With Shipping at 12 Noon, today (US East Coast time).
You can register and tune in at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de00c7...
You can register and tune in at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de00c7...
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
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November 6, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Getting ready to do a talk for @campbell.edu on What's Going on With Shipping at 12 Noon, today (US East Coast time).
You can register and tune in at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de00c7...
You can register and tune in at: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/de00c7...
