What's Going On With the Colonial Pipeline? I'VE GOT GAS EDITION & 2 JONES ACT WAIVERS.

On this episode of Maritime Industry Today, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner, and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at US Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) - provides an update on some past incidents: MV NYK Delphinus fire, the current situation on board MV President Eisenhower, the fire on board the Golden Ray under salvage in Brunswick, GA, and the expansion of the southern section of the Suez Canal. In the second part of the episodes, starting at the 8:38, the discussion on the Colonial Pipeline, the status of the US Jones Act Tanker Fleet, the two waivers approved by the Department of Homeland Security, the national security implications of the pipeline shutdown and op-eds that suggest a repeal of the Jones Act, and the what does this mean for the US military. NYK Delphinus Under Tow to Oakland After Fire https://gcaptain.com/nyk-delphinus-un... U.S.-Flag Containership Rescued After Fire in Santa Barbara Channel https://gcaptain.com/u-s-flag-contain... Photos: Golden Ray Post-Fire Assessment https://gcaptain.com/photos-golden-ra... Fire Out on Golden Ray Wreck https://gcaptain.com/fire-out-on-gold... Minorcan Mullet    / @minorcanmullet   Suez Canal Begins Dredging Wider Southern Section https://gcaptain.com/suez-canal-begin... Media Statement Update: Colonial Pipeline System Disruption https://www.colpipe.com/news/press-re... A Century of the Jones Act https://seahistory.org/wp-content/upl... 100 Years of the Jones Act – Here is to Another 100 Years! https://gcaptain.com/100-years-of-the... Colonial Pipeline – To Waive Or Not To Waive The Jones Act https://gcaptain.com/colonial-pipelin... MARAD Vessel Inventory Reports https://www.maritime.dot.gov/data-rep... Don’t Waive the Jones Act. Scrap It https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/art... The Jones Act Strikes Again https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-jone... McClintock, Lee Introduce Bill to Repeal Jones Act http://thepinetree.net/index.php?modu... America's Shipping Laws Made the Gas Crisis Worse https://reason.com/2021/05/13/america... U.S. Gas Stations Run Dry As Pipeline Races To Recover From Hacking https://gcaptain.com/gas-stations-dry... Biden Administration Ready to Review Jones Act Waiver Requests https://gcaptain.com/biden-is-ready-t... White House: Foreign Shipping Companies Need to Prove Need for Jones Act Waiver https://gcaptain.com/white-house-fore... Colonial Pipeline Restarting After Cyberattack https://gcaptain.com/colonial-pipelin... U.S. Fuel Supply Response Slowed by Mothballed Oil Tankers https://gcaptain.com/u-s-fuel-supply-... Department of Homeland Security Issues Limited Jones Act Waiver to Foreign Shipping Company https://gcaptain.com/dhs-issues-limit... Maritime Unions Address Jones Act Waiver: ‘Could Have Been Worse’ https://gcaptain.com/maritime-unions-... Valero Secures Biden’s First Jones Act Waiver for Foreign Tanker https://gcaptain.com/valero-jones-act... DHS Approves Second Jones Act Waiver https://gcaptain.com/dhs-approves-sec... Citgo Revealed as Recipient of Second Jones Act Waiver https://gcaptain.com/citgo-revealed-a... gCaptain Weekly Episode 5 – Colonial Pipeline and the Jones Act https://gcaptain.com/gcaptain-weekly-...