What the Ship (Ep 115) | Updates on Everton, Algoma Verity, Eagle S, Royal Fleet Auxiliary & ILA Port Strike | Sanctions Against Russia and Impact on Oil Trade | US Blacklists China Shipping Firms | Red Sea Shipping & the Houthis | Trump Maritime Policies: Panama & Greenland
January 13, 2025
In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — reviews the top 5 maritime stories as of January 12, 2025.
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00:00 Introduction
00:21 1. Updates
Disabled Tanker ‘Eventin’ Secured in Baltic Sea
https://gcaptain.com/disabled-tanker-eventin-secured-in-baltic-sea/
Bulk Carrier Carrying 45,000 Tons of Salt Runs Aground in Delaware River
https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-carrying-45000-tons-of-salt-runs-aground-in-delaware-river/
Baltic Sea Cable Probe: Finnish Investigators Suspect Shadow Tanker ‘Eagle S’ Dragged Anchor for Over 60 Miles
https://gcaptain.com/baltic-sea-cable-probe-finnish-investigators-suspect-shadow-tanker-eagle-s-dragged-anchor-for-60-miles/
Finnish Authorities Find Alarming Safety Deficiencies on Russian Tanker Suspected Cable Damage
https://gcaptain.com/finnish-authorities-find-alarming-safety-deficiencies-on-russian-tanker-suspected-cable-damage/
Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers Accept Historic Pay Deal
https://gcaptain.com/royal-fleet-auxiliary-officers-accept-historic-pay-deal/
US East Coast Shipping Rates Expected to Cool After ILA-USMX Deal
https://gcaptain.com/us-east-coast-shipping-rates-expected-to-cool-after-ila-usmx-deal/
04:49 2. Russia Shipping
U.S. Blocks More Than 180 Vessels, Oil Traders and Companies In Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-blocks-more-than-180-vessels-oil-traders-and-companies-in-sweeping-new-sanctions-against-russia/
Biden’s Sweeping Sanctions Target Russia’s Oil Exports as Trump Prepares for Office
https://gcaptain.com/bidens-sweeping-sanctions-target-russias-oil-exports-as-trump-prepares-for-office/
US Ramps Up Pressure on Russia With Fresh Energy Sanctions
https://gcaptain.com/us-ramps-up-pressure-on-russia-with-fresh-energy-sanctions/
Russia’s Crude Shipments Tumble to the Lowest in 16 Months
https://gcaptain.com/russias-crude-shipments-tumble-to-the-lowest-in-16-months/
Global Crude Exports Dipped in 2024 as Trade Routes Reshuffled Again
https://gcaptain.com/global-crude-exports-dipped-in-2024-as-trade-routes-reshuffled-again/
U.S. Tanker Stocks Surge After Pentagon Blacklists Major Chinese Maritime Players
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-tanker-stocks-surge-after-pentagon-blacklists-major-chinese-maritime-players/
10:40 3. China Shipping
China’s Biggest Shipping Line Added to US Military Blacklist
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-biggest-shipping-line-added-to-us-military-blacklist/
China-linked Shipowner Denies Taiwan Accusation of Damaging Undersea Cable
https://gcaptain.com/china-linked-shipowner-denies-taiwan-accusation-of-damaging-undersea-cable/
Iran’s Oil Exports Soar to 587M Barrels, Led by China’s Thirst
https://gcaptain.com/irans-oil-exports-soar-to-587m-barrels-led-by-chinas-thirst/
14:16 4. Red Sea Shipping
How the Sounion salvage exposed a fundamental gap in shipping’s crisis response capabilities
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1152165/How-the-Sounion-salvage-exposed-a-fundamental-gap-in-shipping%E2%80%99s-crisis-response-capabilities
The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving
https://gcaptain.com/the-wartime-risk-insurers-making-fortunes-keeping-trade-moving/
Oil Tankers Back Up Near Yemeni Port After Israel Hits Tugs
https://gcaptain.com/oil-tankers-back-up-near-yemeni-port-after-israel-hits-tugs/
19:10 5. Trump Maritime Policy: Panama and Greenland
Trump Refuses to Rule Out Military Force to Retake Panama Canal from ‘China Control’
https://gcaptain.com/trump-refuses-to-rule-out-military-force-to-retake-panama-canal-from-china-control/
Martyrs’ Day Protest: Panama Reminds Trump ‘The Canal is Ours’
https://gcaptain.com/martyrs-day-protest-panama-reminds-trump-the-canal-is-ours/
Trump Looks to Greenland to Cement His Legacy and Expand Sphere of US Influence
https://gcaptain.com/trump-looks-to-greenland-to-cement-his-legacy-and-expand-sphere-of-us-influence/
