What the Ship (Ep114) | Russia | East/Gulf Coast Ports | Red Sea | Biden v Trump | LNG | Antarctica

What the Ship (Ep 114)| Russia in the Baltic, Black & Arctic | ILA & USMX East/Gulf Coast Port Deadline Approaches & Spike in Container Rates | US, Israel & Houthis in the Red Sea | Biden Support Winds vs Trump Backs Oil | US LNG Increases | US Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star Sails South January 5, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — reviews the top 5 maritime stories as of January 5, 2025. #supplychain #Russia #EagleS #baltic #blacksea #arctic #ila #usmx #portstrike #houthis #redsea Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u 00:00 Introduction 00:37 1. Russia in the Baltic, Black, and Arctic Finland Begins Port State Inspection On Detained Tanker Eagle S https://gcaptain.com/finland-begins-port-state-inspection-on-detained-tanker-eagle-s/ Finnish Court Upholds Seizure of Russian Oil Tanker Amid Cable Probe https://gcaptain.com/finnish-court-upholds-seizure-of-russian-oil-tanker-amid-cable-probe/ A Timeline of Suspected Baltic Sea Sabotage Incidents https://gcaptain.com/a-timeline-of-suspected-baltic-sea-sabotage-incidents/ Russia Declares Emergency After Black Sea Oil Spill https://gcaptain.com/russia-declares-emergency-after-black-sea-oil-spill/ Russia Sets New Arctic Shipping Record, Transports 38Mt in 2024 via Northern Sea Route https://gcaptain.com/russia-sets-new-arctic-shipping-record-transports-38mt-in-2024-via-northern-sea-route/ 09:10 2. US East and Gulf Coast Ports & Container Rates Maersk Sees No Progress in U.S. Port Talks https://gcaptain.com/maersk-sees-no-progress-in-u-s-port-talks/ Drewry World Container Index - 02 Jan https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry Box lines anticipate strike, slap US East Coast surcharges https://container-news.com/box-lines-anticipate-strike-slap-us-east-coast-surcharges/ 14:11 3. Red Sea and the Houthis U.S. Forces Strike Houthi Weapons Facilities and Radar Sites in Yemen Amid Red Sea Tensions https://gcaptain.com/u-s-forces-strike-houthi-weapons-facilities-and-radar-sites-in-yemen-amid-red-sea-tensions/ At UN, Israel Warns Houthis Risk Same Fate as Hamas and Hezbollah https://gcaptain.com/at-un-israel-warns-houthis-risk-same-fate-as-hamas-and-hezbollah/ Israel Hits the Houthis in Yemen After Their Slow Escalation https://gcaptain.com/israel-hits-the-houthis-in-yemen-after-their-slow-escalation/ Houthis Plan Red Sea Security Webinar… Yes, Really https://gcaptain.com/houthis-plan-red-sea-security-webinar-yes-really/ 18:40 4. Biden Wind vs Trump Oil Biden to Block More Offshore Oil Drilling Before Trump Arrives https://gcaptain.com/biden-to-block-more-offshore-oil-drilling-before-trump-arrives/ Biden to Ban New Oil Drilling Over Vast Stretch of US Atlantic, Pacific Waters https://gcaptain.com/biden-to-ban-new-oil-drilling-over-vast-stretch-of-us-atlantic-pacific-waters/ Biden Administration Forges Ahead with Offshore Wind Development Despite Trump Threats https://gcaptain.com/biden-administration-advances-offshore-wind-development-with-major-new-york-bight-and-maryland-project-approvals/ Trump to Britain: Ditch the Windmills, ‘Open Up’ the North Sea https://gcaptain.com/trump-to-britain-ditch-the-windmills-open-up-the-north-sea/ 21:48 5. LNG LNG Exports Grow at Slowest Pace Since 2015, Data Show https://gcaptain.com/lng-exports-grow-at-slowest-pace-since-2015-data-show/ U.S. LNG Exports Soar in December, Lifting Full-Year Growth by 4.5% https://gcaptain.com/u-s-lng-exports-soar-in-december-lifting-full-year-growth-by-4-5/ 24:00 USCGC Polar Star Departs Sydney on Antarctic Resupply Mission https://gcaptain.com/uscgc-polar-star-departs-sydney-on-antarctic-resupply-mission/