What the Ship (Ep140) | Hormuz Update | Shadow Fleet | US Shipbuilding | Panama | 5 Years of WGOWS

In this episode of What the Ship, we review the major news stories for the events unfolding in the Strait of Hormuz, we discuss the situation of the Russian Shadow Fleet including attacks on ports and seizures of tankers; 60 Minutes aired a special on the situation facing US shipbuilding; China is attempting to leverage Maersk in their operation of former Chinese terminals in Panama; and we commemorate Five Years of What's Going on With Shipping. Contact What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com 00:00 1. Hormuz Update Trump Delays Iran Energy Strikes as Confusion Swirls Over ‘Productive’ Talks https://gcaptain.com/trump-delays-ira... Iranians Feint Attack on Diego Garcia https://maritime-executive.com/articl... Iran signals possible indefinite Hormuz closure https://splash247.com/iran-signals-po... The invisible warriors: Seafarers in the line of fire https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/cre... ‘Zombie’ tankers take Tehran Toll Booth route as more vessels make detour https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156694/... New shipping crisis brings ‘resilience’ question to the fore again https://www.joc.com/article/new-shipp... War pushing tanker values even higher — as long as Strait of Hormuz opens soon https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tanker... 08:02 2. Shadow Fleet Libya Contracts Salvage Firm to Secure Explosive LNG Carrier Drifting Towards Coast https://gcaptain.com/libya-contracts-... France Boards Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker as Macron Escalates Maritime Crackdown https://gcaptain.com/france-boards-an... Tanker Carrying Fuel Originally Bound for Cuba Diverts to Trinidad https://gcaptain.com/tanker-carrying-... Primorsk hit by Ukrainian drones https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156685/... Russia and Iran complain that freedom of navigation is being undermined https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156677/... 14:25 3. 60 Minutes Catches Up to America’s Shipbuilding Crisis Long Flagged by Maritime Industry https://gcaptain.com/60-minutes-catch... 16:44 4. China summons Maersk again amid Panama port tensions https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156684/... 19:24 5. Five Years of What's Going on With Shipping    / @wgowshipping