Associate Professor of History at Campbell University (www.campbell.edu) Sal Mercogliano, a former merchant mariner and adjunct Professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) discusses the latest developments in the Suez Canal. In this episode he highlights the rash of fuel issues in ships around the world, in particular those suffered by large containerships. He also discusses the incident yesterday in the canal that caused several hours of disruption when an Italian tanker MT Rumford lost her propulsion plant when exiting the southern end of the canal, heading north. ‘Bad Fuel’ Cited as MSC Containership Breaks Down En Route to Los Angeles https://gcaptain.com/bad-fuel-cited-as-msc-containership-breaks-down-en-route-to-los-angeles/ Maersk Containership Broken Down in the Pacific Ocean – Update https://gcaptain.com/maersk-eureka-containership-broken-down-in-the-pacific-ocean/ Suez Canal Traffic Briefly Stopped as Oil Tanker Loses Power https://gcaptain.com/suez-canal-traffic-briefly-stopped-as-oil-tanker-loses-power/ Shipping-Gate: Why Toxic VLSFO ‘Frankenstein Fuel’ Is Such A Danger For The Planet https://www.forbes.com/sites/nishandegnarain/2020/12/21/shipping-gate-why-toxic-vlsfo-fuel-is-such-a-danger-for-global-shipping/?sh=1257299278fd