What the Ship! (Ep 50) - Taking the Top 5 Maritime Stories and Making Sense Out of Global Shipping What's Going on With Shipping? Episode 50 September 16, 2022 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University and former merchant mariner - examines the top 5 maritime stories as of September 16, 2022 and discusses their impact. First, the latest on the tentative agreement reached between the unions and the Class I railroads. Second, the supply chain situation in flux with transatlantic overtaking transpacific in containers. Third, as Europe deals with the loss of Russian gas and oil, LNG and oil transportation shipping rates increase. Fourth, bulk rates experience a similar increase across the board. Finally, a serious of scandals - Fat Leonard & Bonhomme Richard fire - continue to plague the US Navy.