What's Going on With Shipping (Sal Mercogliano)

‘Unexciting’ container market sees liner CFOs adjusting full-year forecasts - Splash247 The outlook for the second half of 2025 in the global container shipping market is shaping up to be a disappointing one, with weak demand, overcapacity, and trade policy turbulence leading liners to r...

‘Unexciting’ container market sees liner CFOs adjusting full-year forecasts

How can anyone say that container shipping is 'Unexciting'?

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Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved After Russian 'Provocative Statements' By Phil Stewart, Jonathan Landay and Ryan Patrick Jones WASHINGTON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump on Friday said he had ordered two nuclear submarines to be positioned in “the...

"Trump Orders Nuclear Submarines Moved After Russian 'Provocative Statements'"

Just to note, the US never discusses the deployment or movement of ballistic missile or attack submarines.

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Panama Closes Ship Registry to Older Oil Tankers and Bulkers Amid Shadow Fleet Concerns The Panama Ship Registry will no longer accept the registration of oil tankers or bulk carriers that are more than 15 years old. This decisive action aims to optimize fleet...

Panama Closes Ship Registry to Older Oil Tankers and Bulkers Amid Shadow Fleet Concerns

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Shipping Tycoon Aponte’s TiL Gets $2.5 Billion In Private Debt By Kat Hidalgo and Silas Brown Aug 1, 2025 (Bloomberg) –Terminal Investment Ltd., the port operator controlled by Italian billionaire Gianluigi Aponte, raised $2.5 billion through a privately-placed b...

Shipping Tycoon Aponte’s TiL Gets $2.5 Billion In Private Debt

It's good to privately own the largest shipping line in the world; MSC Shipping

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India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats NEW DELHI, Aug 2 (Reuters) – India will keep purchasing oil from Russia despite U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of penalties, two Indian government sources told Reuters on Saturday, not wishing ...

India To Maintain Russian Oil Imports Despite Trump Threats

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Former U.S. shipping czar Sola joins D.C. lobby firm The former U.S. regulator for ocean shipping has exchanged the American flag for a lobbyist’s briefcase.

Former U.S. shipping czar Sola joins D.C. lobby firm

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Oh yes.

5️⃣Patriot = 2 Cape Vs, 3 Cape Hs, Adm Callaghan & Cape Orlando
6️⃣Ocean Duchess = 4 Cape Is, Wright & Curtiss
7️⃣Crowley = Benavidez, Mendonca, Cape Arundel & Cape Cortez

1️⃣Keystone = 5 Cape Ds, Cape Edmont, 3 Cape Rs, Bon Hope, Fisher & Brittin
2️⃣Sunrise Vessel = 2 Cape Ws
3️⃣Pacific Gulf = 2 Cape Ks & 4 craneships
4️⃣Tote = 3 Cape Ts, 3 Cape Ss, 4 Fast Sealift Ships, Gordon, Gilliland, Pacific Collector & Pacific Tracker

YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? US Awards $6.2 Billion to Run 51 Aged Ships in the Ready Reserve Force for the Department of Defense

US Awards $6.2 Billion to Run 51 Aged Ships in the Ready Reserve Force for the Department of Defense

Seven companies were awarded 20 contracts to operate 51 ships.

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‘Unexciting’ container market sees liner CFOs adjusting full-year forecasts - Splash247 The outlook for the second half of 2025 in the global container shipping market is shaping up to be a disappointing one, with weak demand, overcapacity, and trade policy turbulence leading liners to r...

‘Unexciting’ container market sees liner CFOs adjusting full-year forecasts

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Chishan Group Reactivates Idle Chinese Shipyard, Adding to New Capacity The Chishan Group, a leading operator in China's distant-water fishing fleet and an alleged user of Uighur forced labor, has bought its own shipy...

Chishan Group Reactivates Idle Chinese Shipyard, Adding to New Capacity

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Classic WWII-Era Laker Makes Final Voyage The classic WWII-era laker Cuyahoga has completed her final voyage and arrived at a scrapyard in Port Colborne, Ontario. Damaged in a conveyor fire i...

Classic WWII-Era Laker Makes Final Voyage

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USCG: Rotten Wood, Poor Inspection Caused Historic Maine Schooner Demasting The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has released a critical report on the demasting of a historic schooner, blaming the catastrophic incident on rotten wood t...

USCG: Rotten Wood, Poor Inspection Caused Historic Maine Schooner Demasting

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Sanctions Impact Expands from Tankers to Containerships The recent efforts by the European Union and the UK to target more tankers linked to Russia’s oil trade and the United States’ large sanctions action...

Sanctions Impact Expands from Tankers to Containerships

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Malaysia Closes Anchorage to Curtail Illegal Anchoring and STS Activity Malaysia’s maritime authorities are taking several new steps to strengthen enforcement in an attempt to stop the illegal anchoring and ship-to-ship...

Malaysia Closes Anchorage to Curtail Illegal Anchoring and STS Activity

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Dali’s Owner/Operator Sue Hyundai Claiming Manufacturing Defect As a federal court in Baltimore continues to hear pre-trial motions and collect evidence for the claims pending related to the containership Dali’s Ma...

Dali’s Owner/Operator Sue Hyundai Claiming Manufacturing Defect

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? CMA CGM Phoenix Reflagged into the US Fleet | Is This the Start of a US Maritime Resurgence?

CMA CGM Phoenix Reflagged into the US Fleet

Is this the Start of a US Maritime Resurgence? The reflagging of CMA CGM Phoenix into the US merchant marine, along with other recent additions, and issues facing the US merchant marine.

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Hanwha Ocean shares surge over 16% after U.S.-Korea trade deal Thursday marked the South Korean shipbuilder's second consecutive session in the green.

Hanwha Ocean shares surge over 16% after U.S.-Korea trade deal

▶️Hanwha Ocean reported operating profits of 372 billion won ($266.7 billion) in its second quarter.
▶️The company has expanded an internal operational innovation initiative to include industry partners.
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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? CMA CGM Phoenix Reflagged into the US Fleet | Is This the Start of a US Maritime Resurgence?

CMA CGM Phoenix Reflagged into the US Fleet

Is this the Start of a US Maritime Resurgence? The reflagging of CMA CGM Phoenix into the US merchant marine, along with other recent additions, and issues facing the US merchant marine.

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Suez finishes July on a high while Bab el Mandeb traffic unchanged The Houthis have reportedly told shipping companies to exercise due diligence checks to prevent running afoul of their so-called ‘fourth phase’ targeting criteria

Suez finishes July on a high while Bab el Mandeb traffic unchanged

▶️Suez Canal and Bab el Mandeb passings in July totalled 905 and 944
▶️Bab el Mandeb transits dip in weeks following recommencement of attacks
▶️Houthis issue ‘new’ warning to shipping industry

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Vehicle carrier Suez Canal transits increase as China-controlled fleet grows China’s strategy to deliver more Chinese-built cars on China-owned ships means increased transits of the Suez Canal can be expected, as established carriers are compelled to use longer Cape of Good Hope routings

Vehicle carrier Suez Canal transits increase as China-controlled fleet grows

▶️Fourteen large vehicle carriers made transits of the Suez Canal in both June and July

▶️China-controlled tonnage made up most Suez transits

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China uses "dark fleet" to buy oil from Iran and evade U.S. sanctions in international waters A CBS News investigation reveals that China is still secretly buying Iranian oil and evading U.S. sanctions by having the oil transferred from ship to ship in the middle of the sea.

China uses "dark fleet" to buy oil from Iran and evade U.S. sanctions in international waters

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? Maritime Heritage Conference & Historic Naval Ship Association Symposium, 24-27 Sep 2025, Buffalo NY

Between Two Sterns with Cathy Green of the National Maritime Historical Society

The Maritime Heritage Conference & Historic Naval Ships Association Symposium in Buffalo, New York from 24 to 27 September 2025.

@NMHS_SeaHistory
@hnsaorg

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Report: To Avoid Tariffs, Korea May Invest $200B in US Shipbuilding After Japan and the European Union both convinced the Trump administration to lower their base tariff rates to just 15 percent, South Korea is anxiou...

Report: To Avoid Tariffs, Korea May Invest $200B in US Shipbuilding

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Philippines and Cosmoship Call for Release of Crew After Houthi Video Following the release of a video by the Houthis parading and interviewing crewmembers from the bulker Eternity C in front of cameras, government offic...

Philippines and Cosmoship Call for Release of Crew After Houthi Video

Can you claim you saved the crew after you sank their ship, killed four crewmembers, hold them hostage and then make them film a hostage video?

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Fincantieri Reports All-Time High Total Backlog of €57.7B as of Mid-Year The Fincantieri group reported a strong financial performance in the first half of 2025, citing growth in each of its key areas of business. The comp...

Fincantieri Reports All-Time High Total Backlog of €57.7B as of Mid-Year

Fincantieri is majority-owned by the Italian state through CDP Equity S.p.A. Specifically, CDP Equity holds 71.25% of Fincantieri's shares.

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Iranian Navy Limps Back Into Bandar Abbas The Iranian Navy (Nedaja) has finally returned to port in Bandar Abbas, six weeks after evacuating its homeport in a hurry on June 16. During the 12-...

Iranian Navy Limps Back Into Bandar Abbas

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? Merchant Mariners of Military Sealift Command Provide the Logistics to the US Navy | USNS Arctic

Merchant Mariners of Military Sealift Command Provide the Logistics to US Navy

1⃣USNS Arctic & Supply Support Battle Groups Against the Houthis
2⃣Combat Logistics Force
3⃣Where in the world are MSC's logistic ships?
4⃣US Merchant Marine Tankers
5⃣Issues Facing Navy Logistics at Sea

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YouTube video by What's Going on With Shipping? Matson Suspends Electric Vehicle Shipments Over Battery Fire Concerns | StacheD Training Discusses

Matson Says No To Electrical Vehicles

1️⃣ StacheD training Joins to Discuss EVs
2️⃣ The danger of EVs onboard ships
3️⃣ Is there anything that can be done to minimize fire?

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