Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴☠️
@mercoglianos
Chair Dept of History, Crim Justice & Pol Science, Faculty Athletic Rep @campbelledu, Maritime Historian, Mariner, Firefighter & What's Going On With Shipping?
USS Midway is involved in a Hit-and-Run Collision (or an Allision) in the @portofsandiego. H/T @SanDiegoWebCam @USSMidwayMuseum @sdmaritime youtu.be/Go289k8uFUE
Dry bulk shipping stocks follow spot rates upward in July lloydslist.com/articles/2025/…
A photo posted on DVIDS shows two intelligence analysts reviewing what appears to be Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery of Ever Given during the 2021 Suez Canal obstruction. The imaging aircraft is more than likely an RQ-4B utilizing the onboard AN/ZPY-2 MP-RTIP radar system.
Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs gcaptain.com/copper-laden-s…
Copper-Laden Ships Race to Reach US Ahead of Trump’s 50% Tariffs gcaptain.com/copper-laden-s…
Reports that U.S. and EU are close on a deal.
US STOCKS MOVE HIGHER AFTER FT REPORTS US AND EU CLOSE IN ON 15% TARIFF DEAL
A promised crackdown on ship-to-ship transfers of sanctioned oil off Malaysia’s coast would require the government to investigate more than 50 monthly incidents, according to Lloyd’s List Intelligence data analysis lloydslist.com/LL1154308/Over…
The TS Kennedy arrived in Houston this morning! The ship is buzzing with activity today as we prepare to welcome families and friends of our 300 and 400-level cadets aboard for Homeward Bound back to Galveston tomorrow! #tamu #maritime #seaterm
One of largest LNG dual-fuelled car carriers transits Suez The LNG dual-fuelled BYD Xi’an, one of the world’s largest car carriers, has completed her maiden transit of the Suez Canal, en route from Yizheng, China to Livorno, Italy, with approximately 7,000 vehicles on board.…
Deadly ferry and cruise disasters kill at least 40 in Southeast Asia over weekend tradewindsnews.com/casualties/dea…
Four sanctioned tankers falsely flying the flag of a tiny island nation. Now it is demanding action tradewindsnews.com/regulation/fou…
MSC adds 20 ultra-large container ship newbuildings to its huge tally tradewindsnews.com/containers/msc…
Clarksons hires former Braemar broker and ‘container derivatives pioneer’ to launch new FFA desk tradewindsnews.com/shipbroking/cl…
Black Sea battle: how Ukraine’s drones overpowered the Russian Navy navylookout.com/black-sea-batt…
Marine insurers are grappling with a seafarer shortage that amplifies risks but defies easy pricing — exposing a human crisis they can’t quantify lloydslist.com/LL1154300/The-…
EU pursuit of shadow fleet facilitators could result in flag hopping surge: Gabon’s meteoric rise as the shadow fleet flag of choice had waned long before the EU targeted the UAE-based company behind its operation, but the sanctions will likely have an impact on its sister…
The FSO Safer Story: How the world gave the Houthis an oil tanker lloydslist.com/articles/2025/…
Comoros accuses EU-sanctioned ship register of fraudulently flagging ships on its behalf ▶️The EU sanctioned Intershipping Services LLC — which it said operates the flag registries of Comoros and Gabon — as part of the bloc’s latest sanctions against Russia ▶️A Comoros…
China establishes permanent mission to the IMO: China is promoting participation in IMO affairs with the setting up of a new permanent mission. seatrade-maritime.com/regulations/ch…