What the Ship! Supply Chain; Containerships; Chlorine Explosion; Jones Act & US Seizes a Yacht What's Going on With Shipping? June 29, 2022 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - former merchant mariner and maritime historian - discusses the Top 5 Maritime Stories as of June 29, 2022. The first topic deals with the article by Lori Ann LaRocco and the situation of ports in Asia, Europe, and the United States. Are we heading for a report for the fall of 2021 this fall? Second, orders for new containerships are up, and the focus is on small handy-size and those that can sail through the Panama Canal. Third, the loading accident of a compressed container of Chlorine in Aqaba, Jordan has resulted in the death of at least ten, with over a hundred hospitalized. What caused the container to drop from the crane? Fourth, many people are yelling for a suspension or waiver of the US coastal provisions, known as the Jones Act. What will be the real implications of such a waiver and will actually solve anything? Finally, the US has seized and sailed a sanctioned Russian yacht to San Diego from Fiji under the American flag...but the US decided not to use an American crew; why?