Welcome Aboard the Motor Vessel WALMART! | What's Going on With Shipping?
August 27, 2021
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as posted by the channelOn this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University, former merchant mariner, and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - discusses the decision by Walmart to charter ships (plural) to transport goods from Asia to the United States. We also look at the issue facing American retailers, the past example set by Home Depot and what this may mean going forward.
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