The Battle for the Black Sea: A New Tanker War? What's Going on With Shipping? May 15, 2022 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian at Campbell University - discusses how the conflict in the Black Sea between Ukraine and Russia may further esclate to start targeting grain ships coming out of the Danube and Romania, while Ukraine could target Russian ships out of the Sea of Azov and Novorossiysk. Included in this analysis is two stories on the growth of the conflict in the Black Sea by admirals James Stavridis and James Foggo.