What the Ship (Ep 102) | Maritime Chokepoints: Panama Canal, Red Sea & Baltimore | US Coast Guard Port State Inspection Report for 2023 | Transpacific Freight Rates for 2024 | NTSB Release Report on Mississippi River Bridge Strike | More Delays for US Navy Shipbuilding

What's Going on With Shipping?
Apr 3, 2024

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian @campbelledu - discusses the Top 5 Maritime Stories as of Apr 3, 2024.

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00:00 Introduction

01:36 1. Maritime Chokepoints: Panama Canal, Red Sea & Baltimore

IMF: Portwatch
https://portwatch.imf.org/

Navigating Uncertainty: El Niño, La Niña, and the Panama Canal Drought
https://gcaptain.com/el-nino-la-nina-...

Gatun Lake Water Levels
https://evtms-rpts.pancanal.com/eng/h...

Red Sea crisis nears boiling point, unable to heat up spot rates
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/red...

Crystal Symphony
https://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Cr...

Update 6 Multimedia Release: Unified Command opens second temporary alternate channel around Key Bridge wreckage for commercially essential vessels
https://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com...

18:48 2. US Coast Guard Port State Inspection Report for 2023
USCG: "Significant Increase" in Detentions During Port State Inspections
https://maritime-executive.com/articl...

Port State Control in the United States - 2023 Annual Report
https://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DC...

25:35 3. Transpacific Freight Rates for 2024
Transpacific contract negotiations going down to the wire: Many US importers holding out for lower annual rates
https://lloydslist.com/LL1148688/Tran...

FREIGHTOS BALTIC INDEX (FBX): GLOBAL CONTAINER PRICING INDEX
https://terminal.freightos.com/freigh...

28:55 4. NTSB Release Report on Mississippi River Bridge Strike
Captain’s Complacency Led to Bridge Strike on Mississippi River
https://gcaptain.com/captains-complac...

Contact of Susan K Tow with Natchez-Vidalia Bridge
https://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/A...

33:13 5. More Delays for US Navy Shipbuilding
https://news.usni.org/2024/04/02/cons...

39:14 Conclusion