What the Ship (Ep87) Shipping Crisis at the Panama Canal | Container Sector & the Return of Just-In-Time Supply Chain | Getting Hotter - Turkish Strait Fire and Maui | Grain, Oil, Coal and Russia-Ukraine War | To Rule the Waves

What's Going on With Shipping?
Aug 24, 2023

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discusses the Top 5 Maritime News Stories as of August 24 , 2023.

#supplychain #panamacanal #container #containership #fire #globalwarming #grain #oil #coal #bulk #bulkcarrier #russia #ukraine #pricecap #navy #seas

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00:00 Introduction
00:45 1. Panama Canal
Shipping ‘traffic jam’ at Panama Canal: Why it’s not a crisis (yet)
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/shipping-traffic-jam-at-panama-canal-why-this-is-not-a-crisis-yet

Historic Drought, Hot Seas Slow Panama Canal Shipping
https://gcaptain.com/historic-drought-hot-seas-slow-panama-canal-shipping/

08:20 2. Container Sector & the Return of Just-In-Time Supply Chain
Port of Los Angeles Cargo Volumes Fall 27% in July
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-los-angeles-cargo-volumes-fall-27-in-july/

Port Houston Has Busiest July on Record as Peers Disappoint
https://gcaptain.com/port-houston-has-busiest-july-on-record-as-peers-disappoint/

Port of Long Beach Expects ‘Modest’ Peak Shipping Season
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-long-beach-expects-modest-peak-shipping-season/

Port of Savannah Container, RoRo Volumes Gain in July
https://gcaptain.com/port-of-savannah-container-roro-volumes-gain-in-july/

Supply Chain Hopeful of Container Market Rebound, Survey Shows
https://gcaptain.com/supply-chain-hopeful-of-container-market-rebound-survey-shows/

More Blanked Sailings and Rate Increases for Transatlantic Shipping
https://gcaptain.com/more-blanked-sailings-and-rate-increases-for-transatlantic-shipping/

Major U.S. Retailers Returning to ‘Just-in-Time’ Supply Chain
https://gcaptain.com/major-u-s-retailers-returning-to-just-in-time-supply-chain/

11:39 3. Getting Hotter
Maui Fires: U.S. Coast Guard Shifts Focus to Environmental Impacts
https://gcaptain.com/maui-fires-u-s-coast-guard-shifts-focus-to-environmental-impacts/

Scorched Europe Battles Deadly Fires, Turkey Shuts Shipping Lane
https://gcaptain.com/scorched-europe-battles-deadly-fires-turkey-shuts-shipping-lane/

Why shipping should be worried about soaring ocean temperatures
https://splash247.com/why-shipping-should-be-worried-about-soaring-ocean-temperatures/

16:11 4. Grain, Oil, Coal & Russia-Ukraine War
Third Of Ukraine Crop Exports Wiped Out After Black Sea Block
https://gcaptain.com/third-of-ukraine-crop-exports-wiped-out-after-black-sea-block/

Ukraine May Use New Black Sea Route For Grain Shipments
https://gcaptain.com/ukraine-may-use-new-black-sea-route-for-grain-shipments/

Russian Bulk Exports Surge Despite Western Pressure
https://gcaptain.com/russian-bulk-exports-surge-despite-western-pressure/

Russia’s ghost ships and the evolution of a grain-smuggling operation
https://lloydslist.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1146312/Russias-ghost-ships-and-the-evolution-of-a-grain-smuggling-operation

Russia’s Seaborne Crude Flows Drop to the Lowest Since January
https://gcaptain.com/russias-seaborne-crude-flows-drop-to-the-lowest-since-january/

Winter LNG Shipping Rally Off to Early Start
https://gcaptain.com/winter-lng-shipping-rally-off-to-early-start/

Ship Tracker Reveals Iran’s Surging Oil Exports
https://gcaptain.com/ship-tracker-reveals-irans-surging-oil-exports/

Iranian Tanker Seized By US Begins Unloading
https://gcaptain.com/iranian-tanker-seized-by-us-begins-unloading/

There’s more coal being shipped by sea than ever before
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-coal-is-being-shipped-by-sea-than-ever-before

23:15 5. To Rule the Waves
To Rule the Waves: How Control of the World's Oceans Shapes the Fate of the Superpowers
https://www.brookings.edu/books/to-rule-the-waves-how-control-of-the-worlds-oceans-determines-the-fate-of-the-superpowers/

Philippines To Resupply South China Sea Troops After Beijing’s Block
https://gcaptain.com/philippines-to-resupply-south-china-sea-troops-after-beijings-block/

Philippine President Says No Promise Made to China to Remove Grounded Warship
https://gcaptain.com/philippine-president-says-no-promise-made-to-china-to-remove-grounded-warship/

Growing Tension with China Requires More Surveillance off the Philippines, Report Finds
https://news.usni.org/2023/08/23/growing-tension-with-china-require-more-surveillance-off-the-philippines-report-finds

No Clear Winner in U.S., China Contest in the Pacific
https://gcaptain.com/no-clear-winner-in-u-s-china-contest-in-the-pacific/

Russian-Chinese Warship Group Pulls into Qingdao
https://news.usni.org/2023/08/22/russian-chinese-warship-group-pulls-into-qingdao