What the Ship! Containers; Transportation Strikes Loom; US Gas; Russian Love Boat & Clean Shipping

What the Ship! Containers; Transportation Strikes Loom; US Gas; Russian Love Boat & Clean Shipping

What's Going on With Shipping?

July 13, 2022

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian at Campbell University - discusses the top 5 maritime stories as of July 13, 2022. First, with all eyes on containers, what is the prospect for an ocean freight slowdown and what is the impact in US ports from the growing congestion. Second, strikes are looming in the port, rail, and road sectors and any disruption can be the latest Black Swan to strike the global supply chain. Third, the explosion at the Freeport LNG facility in Texas has impacted the US ability to export gas to Europe, and a subsequent explosion at another facility in Oklahoma raises the question how will Europe be able to ween itself off Russian liquified natural gas. Fourth, the Black Sea is seeing an increase in Ukrainian exports as the mouth of the Danube River is opened for additional shipping but still well below monthly levels due to the closure of ports along the Gulf of Odesa. In the meantime, Russians are setting sail on their version of the Love Boat for cruises along the Black Sea. Finally, two members of Congress from California want the shipping industry to stop emitting all carbon dioxide by 2040 when the International Maritime Organization has set the global goal of a 50% reduction by 2050.

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