What the Ship Ep102 | Chokepoints | Inspections | Pacific Rates | Bridge Strike | Navy Shipbuilding

What the Ship (Ep 102) | Maritime Chokepoints: Panama Canal, Red Sea & Baltimore | US Coast Guard Port State Inspection Report for 2023 | Transpacific Freight Rates for 2024 | NTSB Release Report on Mississippi River Bridge Strike | More Delays for US Navy ShipbuildingWhat's Going on With Shipping? Apr 3, 2024In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian @campbelledu - discusses the Top 5 Maritime Stories as of Apr 3, 2024.#supplychain #shipping #panamacanal #redsea #babelmandeb #coastguard #portstate #inspections #freightrates #bridge #bridgestrike #NTSB #USNavy #shipbuilding Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com00:00 Introduction01:36 1. Maritime Chokepoints: Panama Canal, Red Sea & BaltimoreIMF: Portwatch https://portwatch.imf.org/Navigating Uncertainty: El Niño, La Niña, and the Panama Canal Droughthttps://gcaptain.com/el-nino-la-nina-and-the-panama-canal-drought/Gatun Lake Water Levels https://evtms-rpts.pancanal.com/eng/h2o/index.htmlRed Sea crisis nears boiling point, unable to heat up spot rateshttps://www.freightwaves.com/news/red-sea-crisis-nears-boiling-point-unable-to-heat-up-spot-ratesCrystal Symphonyhttps://www.cruisemapper.com/ships/Crystal-Symphony-603?tab=itinerary#itinerary Update 6 Multimedia Release: Unified Command opens second temporary alternate channel around Key Bridge wreckage for commercially essential vesselshttps://www.keybridgeresponse2024.com/post/update-6-multimedia-release-unified-command-opens-second-temporary-alternate-channel-around-key-bri18:48 2. US Coast Guard Port State Inspection Report for 2023USCG: "Significant Increase" in Detentions During Port State Inspectionshttps://maritime-executive.com/article/uscg-significant-increase-in-detentions-during-port-state-inspectionsPort State Control in the United States - 2023 Annual Reporthttps://www.dco.uscg.mil/Portals/9/DCO%20Documents/5p/CG-5PC/CG-CVC/CVC2/psc/AnnualReports/annualrpt2023.pdf25:35 3. Transpacific Freight Rates for 2024Transpacific contract negotiations going down to the wire: Many US importers holding out for lower annual rateshttps://lloydslist.com/LL1148688/Transpacific-contract-negotiations-going-down-to-the-wireFREIGHTOS BALTIC INDEX (FBX): GLOBAL CONTAINER PRICING INDEXhttps://terminal.freightos.com/freightos-baltic-index-global-container-pricing-index/28:55 4. NTSB Release Report on Mississippi River Bridge StrikeCaptain’s Complacency Led to Bridge Strike on Mississippi Riverhttps://gcaptain.com/captains-complacency-led-to-bridge-strike-on-mississippi-river/Contact of Susan K Tow with Natchez-Vidalia Bridgehttps://www.ntsb.gov/investigations/AccidentReports/Reports/MIR2406.pdf33:13 5. More Delays for US Navy Shipbuildinghttps://news.usni.org/2024/04/02/constellation-frigate-delivery-delayed-3-years-says-navy39:14 Conclusion