What the Ship (Ep 113) | Maritime Revival | Russia | Seafarer Abandonment | Tankers | Containers

What the Ship (Ep 113)| US Maritime Revival vs China Dominance | Russia Claims on Ursa Major Sinking & Rescue, plus Eagle S Seizure | Seafarer Abandonment | Tanker Sector | Container Sector and US ILA Labor Strike December 29, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — reviews the top 5 maritime stories as of December 29, 2024. #supplychain #china #SHIPSAct #Russia #ursamajor #eagles #finland #baltic #seafarer #tankers #containers Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs... 00:00 Introduction 00:54 1. Fear That China Rules the Waves Jolts U.S. to Pursue Maritime Revival https://www.wsj.com/politics/national... 06:14 2. Norwegian Shipping Company Denies Russia’s Claim it Refused to Help Sinking Ship https://gcaptain.com/norwegian-shippi... Official report on the emergency with the vessel Ursa Major https://obl.ru/en/news/1508/ 15:37 Seafarers left to rot along with their abandoned ships https://www.thetimes.com/article/98e5... 19:44 Asia fuel oil prices capped in early 2025 but supply risks loom https://www.reuters.com/business/ener... 23:04 Shanghai Becomes First Port to Handle Over 50 Million TEUs https://gcaptain.com/shanghai-becomes... 27:46 Analysis