The President, Federal Maritime Commission & the Department of Justice Target the Ocean Carriers What's Going on With Shipping? March 11, 2022 On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian at Campbell University - is joined by Lauren Beagan, a maritime industry expert and attorney from Squall Strategies. They discuss the recent statement by the President of the United States at the State of the Union speech regarding the container ship alliance, along with the revised memorandum of understanding between the Federal Maritime Commission and the Department of Justice.