September 27, 2021 On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian, former merchant mariner, and offering courses in Maritime history, security, and policy - discusses the five major stories of the past week. These stories included the record sales in second-hand ships, efforts of the ports of Los Angeles & Long Beach to go to 24/7 operations, the piling up of containerships in China, the backlog of containers in US railyards, and the long term recognition of an American merchant marine hero from the Second World War. 2021 has already smashed all S&P records with 95 days of the year to go https://splash247.com/2021-has-already-smashed-all-sp-records-with-95-days-of-the-year-to-go/ Are We Running Out of Containerships & How We Got Here? | What's Going on With Shipping? https://youtu.be/YqlSfgKqmUo Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach expand hours to speed cargo throughput, first step toward 24/7 operations https://splash247.com/ports-of-los-angeles-and-long-beach-expand-hours-to-speed-cargo-throughput-first-step-toward-24-7-operations/ The Government Has a Plan to Clear the Ports...WE ARE DOOMED | What's Going on With Shipping? https://youtu.be/BBFCpHihE5I Container ships now piling up at anchorages off China’s ports https://www.freightwaves.com/news/container-ships-now-piling-up-at-anchorages-off-chinas-ports The Great Wall of Containerships From China to California | What's Going On With Shipping https://youtu.be/zBMeSRXDufA Containers Piling Up At U.S. Rail Yards Add to Port Strains https://gcaptain.com/containers-piling-up-u-s-rail-yards-port-strains/ Is There a Global Shipping/Supply Chain Nightmare? | What's Going on With Shipping https://youtu.be/Irfe9DR3gP8 Pioneering Black Ship Captain Honored Alongside Merchant Marine Veterans Of WWII https://gcaptain.com/captain-hugh-mulzac-awards-diner/ American Merchant Marine Veterans https://ammv.us/