Video Description

What the Ship (Ep 130) | Updates | Imports & Exports | US Port Fees | Geopolitics | Shipbuilding | Arctic September 14, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the top Maritime Stories as of September 14, 2025. #supplychain #imports #exports #shipping #containers #containerships #tankers #russia #china #arctic #shipbuilding Support 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 Introduction & Update Salvage Master on Way to Cargo Ship Grounded in Remote Canadian Arctic https://maritime-executive.com/article/salvage-master-on-way-to-cargo-ship-grounded-in-remote-canadian-arctic Fire-Damaged Wan Hai 503 Arrives at Jebel Ali Port After Three-Month Salvage Operation https://gcaptain.com/fire-damaged-wan-hai-503-arrives-at-jebel-ali-port-after-three-month-salvage-operation/ Salvage Efforts Underway After Container Spill at Port of Long Beach https://gcaptain.com/salvage-efforts-underway-after-container-spill-at-port-of-long-beach/ Venezuela: 11 killed by US military strike on vessel were civilians, not cartel https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/venezuela-11-killed-by-us-military-strike-on-vessel-were-civilians-not-cartel/ar-AA1MrCCA At Least 193 People, Including Dozens of Students, Dead After 2 Separate Boating Accidents https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/at-least-193-people-including-dozens-of-students-dead-after-2-separate-boating-accidents/ar-AA1Mu7Ot 06:40 1. US Imports and Exports Descartes: U.S. Container Imports Remain Resilient Despite China Pullback and Trade Policy Uncertainty https://gcaptain.com/descartes-u-s-container-imports-remain-resilient-despite-china-pullback-and-trade-policy-uncertainty/ U.S. Container Imports Set to Decline Through 2025 as Tariff Uncertainty Weighs on Trade https://gcaptain.com/u-s-container-imports-set-to-decline-through-2025-as-tariff-uncertainty-weighs-on-trade/ Container Freight Rates Continue 13-Week Decline as Supply-Demand Imbalance Persists https://gcaptain.com/container-freight-rates-continue-13-week-decline-as-supply-demand-imbalance-persists/ Container Shipping Profits Plummet to $4.4 Billion in Q2 as US Tariffs Threaten Further Declines https://gcaptain.com/container-shipping-profits-plummet-to-4-4-billion-in-q2-as-us-tariffs-threaten-further-declines/ USDA Grain Transportation Report https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/transportation-analysis/gtr EIA Petroleum & Other Liquids https://www.eia.gov/dnav/pet/hist/LeafHandler.ashx?n=PET&s=MTTEXUS1&f=M EIA Natural Gas https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/n9130us2m.htm 14:12 2. US Port Fees HSBC: USTR Port Fees Could Sink Chinese Carriers’ Profits https://gcaptain.com/hsbc-ustr-port-fees-could-sink-chinese-carriers-profits/ CMA CGM Resists Adding Surcharge Ahead of USTR’s China Port Fees—For Now https://gcaptain.com/cma-cgm-resists-adding-surcharge-ahead-of-ustrs-china-port-fees-for-now/ 17:59 3. Geopolitical Threats to Shipping Ukraine Stepping Up Drone Attacks On Russian Oil Assets https://gcaptain.com/ukraine-stepping-up-drone-attacks-on-russian-oil-assets/ UK Blacklists 70 Russian Shadow Fleet Ships in Sweeping Sanctions Push https://gcaptain.com/uk-blacklists-70-russian-shadow-fleet-ships-in-sweeping-sanctions-push/ Israel Kills 35 in Yemen as Fire Exchange With Houthis Continues https://gcaptain.com/israel-kills-35-in-yemen-as-fire-exchange-with-houthis-continues/ US Stands With Philippines Against China’s Plan In South China Sea https://gcaptain.com/us-stands-with-philippines-against-chinas-plan-in-south-china-sea/ 23:41 4. Shipbuilding Nuclear-Powered LNG Carrier Design Receives Landmark Certification https://gcaptain.com/nuclear-powered-lng-carrier-design-receives-landmark-certification/ Construction Begins on World’s First Ammonia-Powered Containership https://gcaptain.com/construction-begins-on-worlds-first-ammonia-powered-containership/ Davie Unveils $1B ‘American Icebreaker Factory’ in Texas to Build Arctic Security Cutters https://gcaptain.com/davie-unveils-1b-american-icebreaker-factory-in-texas-to-build-arctic-security-cutters/ Coast Guard Awards $507 Million Contract for 10 Additional Fast Response Cutters at Bollinger https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-awards-507-million-contract-for-10-additional-fast-response-cutters-at-bollinger/ Australia To Invest $8 Billion In Nuclear Submarine Shipyard https://gcaptain.com/australia-to-invest-8-billion-in-nuclear-submarine-shipyard/ 31:37 5. China and Russia Arctic Trade China Is Cranking Up Its LNG Trade With Russia in Test For Trump https://gcaptain.com/china-is-cranking-up-its-lng-trade-with-russia-in-test-for-trump/ Third Sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 Cargo Lands in China https://gcaptain.com/third-sanctioned-arctic-lng-2-cargo-lands-in-china/