What The Ship (Ep112) | Chokepoints | Parallel Fleet | Updates | US Waterways | Seafarer Happiness

What The Ship (Ep112) | Maritime Chokepoints Threaten Global Economy | Russia's Parallel/Dark Fleet | Updates - ILA/USMX, Ruby, Panama Canal & Dali | Low Water on US Inland Waters | Seafarer Happiness is Up October 28, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu), and former merchant mariner - recaps the Top 5 Maritime Stories as of October 28, 2024. #supplychain #chokepoints #darkfleet #russia #ila #usmx #portstrike #ruby #panama #Dali #mississippi #seafarer Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] 00:00 Introduction 00:38 1. Global Shipping in Crisis: How Vulnerable Maritime Chokepoints Threaten the Global Economy https://gcaptain.com/global-shipping-in-crisis-how-vulnerable-maritime-chokepoints-threaten-the-global-economy/ Maritime Industry on Edge as Russia Intensifies Attacks on Ukraine’s Black Sea Grain Corridor https://gcaptain.com/maritime-industry-on-edge-as-russia-intensifies-attacks-on-ukraines-black-sea-grain-corridor/ After Five Months of Calm, Somali Pirates May Be Back on the Hunt https://gcaptain.com/after-five-months-of-calm-somali-pirates-may-be-back-on-the-hunt/ Merchant Vessel Targeted in Multiple Attacks in Bab-el-Mandeb Strait https://gcaptain.com/merchant-vessel-targeted-in-multiple-attacks-in-bab-el-mandeb-strait/ Britain’s Pacific Pivot: Starmer’s Bold Plan to Counter China’s Maritime Moves https://gcaptain.com/britains-pacific-pivot-starmers-bold-plan-to-counter-chinas-maritime-moves/ Biden-Harris To Scale Back Missile Defense Of Guam https://gcaptain.com/biden-harris-scale-back-missile-defense-of-guam/ UK Cracking Down on ‘Dubious’ Oil Tankers in the English Channel https://gcaptain.com/uk-cracking-down-on-dubious-oil-tankers-in-the-english-channel/ Fed Up: The World’s Largest Ship Registry is Giving Sanctioned Vessels the Boot https://gcaptain.com/fed-up-the-worlds-largest-ship-registry-is-giving-sanctioned-vessels-the-boot/ 06:10 2. 60 Minutes’ Dark Fleet Special: How Sanctions-Busting Oil Trade Keeps the Kremlin Afloat https://gcaptain.com/60-minutes-dark-fleet-special-how-sanctions-busting-oil-trade-keeps-the-kremlin-afloat/ Inside the Shadowy Insurance Market Covering Russia’s Oil Tankers https://gcaptain.com/inside-the-shadowy-insurance-market-covering-russias-oil-tankers/ Price Cap Coalition Cracks Down on Sanctions-Busting: New Advisory Takes Aim at Russia’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ https://gcaptain.com/price-cap-coalition-cracks-down-on-sanctions-busting-new-advisory-takes-aim-at-russias-shadow-fleet/ Freight Costs for Russian Oil Soar: What Rising Winter Costs Mean for Moscow’s Revenue https://gcaptain.com/freight-costs-for-russian-oil-soar-what-rising-winter-costs-mean-for-moscows-revenue/ Is the Tanker Market Set for a Comeback? Experts Say a ‘November Surge’ Could Be Just the Beginning https://gcaptain.com/is-the-tanker-market-set-for-a-comeback-experts-say-a-november-surge-could-be-just-the-beginning/ US Will Continue to ‘Tighten the Screws’ on Russia LNG Flows https://gcaptain.com/us-will-continue-to-tighten-the-screws-on-russia-lng-flows/ Too Many Ships, Too Little Demand: LNG Freight Rates Plunge to Multi-Year Lows https://gcaptain.com/too-many-ships-too-little-demand-lng-freight-rates-plunge-to-multi-year-lows/ 12:14 3. UPDATES ILA and USMX to Resume Negotiations That Could Make or Break U.S. Supply Chains in 2025 https://gcaptain.com/ila-and-usmx-to-resume-negotiations-that-could-make-or-break-u-s-supply-chains-in-2025/ Port of Montreal Faces 24-Hour Strike: Economic Ripple Effects Expected Across Canada https://gcaptain.com/port-of-montreal-faces-24-hour-strike-economic-ripple-effects-expected-across-canada/ Update: Damaged MV Ruby Docks at Great Yarmouth Amid Concerns Over Explosive Cargo https://gcaptain.com/damaged-mv-ruby-to-dock-at-great-yarmouth-amid-concerns-over-explosive-cargo/ Panama Canal Defies Drought with $3.45 Billion Profit Despite Fewer Ships https://gcaptain.com/panama-canal-defies-drought-with-3-45-billion-profit-despite-fewer-ships/ Judge Approves Shipping Companies’ $102M Settlement Over Baltimore Bridge Disaster https://gcaptain.com/judge-approves-shipping-companies-102m-settlement-over-baltimore-bridge-disaster/ 19:09 4. US Inland Waterways The Mississippi River is Drying Up Again—And the Timing Could Not Be Worse https://gcaptain.com/mississippi-river-drying-up-again-at-the-worst-time-for-u-s-farmers/ Watch: How U.S. Inland Waterways Quietly Keep the Economy Afloat https://gcaptain.com/watch-how-u-s-inland-waterways-quietly-keep-the-economy-afloat/ 23:57 5. Longer Voyages, Happier Crews? The Unexpected Benefit of Red Sea Diversions https://gcaptain.com/longer-voyages-happier-crews-the-unexpected-benefit-of-red-sea-diversions/