Associate Professor of History Sal Mercogliano of Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner and professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) discusses the latest from the Suez and MV Ever Given. In this episode, Sal examines the reaction of the Egyptian media to press reports concerning the arrest of Ever Given. Reports of shortages caused by Ever Given are hitting the media, including a critical shortage of yard gnomes in England. As an added feature, he discussed two other critical chokepoints - the South China Sea and the Black Sea and issues between China and the Philippines, along with Russia and Ukraine and why these seas are so critical. Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority denies media reports on reasons of EVER GIVEN accident https://www.egypttoday.com/Article/1/100999/Egypt%E2%80%99s-Suez-Canal-Authority-denies-media-reports-on-reasons-of The operators of the Ever Given may be forced to unload its 18,000 cargo containers onto other ships, report says https://www.businessinsider.com/ever-given-might-move-containers-due-legal-limbo-report-says-2021-4 Suez Canal Shutdown revealed the importance of the Middle Corridor https://moderndiplomacy.eu/2021/04/18/suez-canal-shutdown-revealed-the-importance-of-the-middle-corridor/ Gnome shortage: Lockdown and Suez canal blockage blamed https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-gloucestershire-56748561 Beijing has a navy it doesn't even admit exists, experts say. And it's swarming parts of the South China Sea https://www.cnn.com/2021/04/12/china/china-maritime-militia-explainer-intl-hnk-ml-dst/index.html Chinese Militia Vessels Departing Contested South China Sea Reef https://thediplomat.com/2021/04/chinese-militia-vessels-departing-contested-south-china-sea-reef/ U.S. And Chinese Carrier Groups Mass In The South China Sea https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/40131/u-s-and-chinese-carrier-groups-mass-in-the-south-china-sea Suez Canal Authority https:/