On this episode of What's Going on with With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University, former merchant mariner, and an adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - examines the issues associated with the container trade and a recent story from gCaptain on the impact of inflation on freight rates. It’s About Stimulus Checks Not Ocean Carriers Like Maersk Says White House Source https://gcaptain.com/its-about-stimulus-checks-not-ocean-carriers-like-maersk-says-white-house-source/ FreightWaves Flashback: World ports reach 201 million TEUs (in 2000) https://www.freightwaves.com/news/freightwaves-flashback-world-ports-reach-201-million-teus Global boxport capacities to remain tight through to 2025: Drewry https://splash247.com/global-boxport-capacities-to-remain-tight-through-to-2025-drewry/ China Announces Largest Home-Built Cruise Ship https://gcaptain.com/chinas-largest-cruise-ship/ Global Container Port Capacity Will Struggle to Catch Up with Rising Demand https://gcaptain.com/global-container-port-capacity-will-struggle-to-catch-up-with-rising-demand/ Delta Cases Rise on Containership in New Zealand https://gcaptain.com/delta-cases-rise-on-containership-in-new-zealand/ Shanghai Mega-Ports Shuttered as Typhoon In-Fa Slams East China https://gcaptain.com/shanghai-mega-ports-shuttered-as-typhoon-in-fa-slams-east-china/ COVID-19 measures in Vietnam pummel an already bruised supply chain https://www.freightwaves.com/news/covid-19-measures-in-vietnam-pummel-an-already-bruised-supply-chain World Container Index - 22 Jul https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry Global Container Terminal Operators Annual Review and Forecast 2021/22 https://www.drewry.co.uk/maritime-research-products/maritime-research-products/global-container-terminal-operators-annual-review-and-forecast-202122