What the Ship (Ep115) | Updates | Russia Sanctions | China Blacklist | Red Sea | Trump Maritime

What the Ship (Ep 115) | Updates on Everton, Algoma Verity, Eagle S, Royal Fleet Auxiliary & ILA Port Strike | Sanctions Against Russia and Impact on Oil Trade | US Blacklists China Shipping Firms | Red Sea Shipping & the Houthis | Trump Maritime Policies: Panama & Greenland
January 13, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano—a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — reviews the top 5 maritime stories as of January 12, 2025.

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00:00 Introduction

00:21 1. Updates
Disabled Tanker ‘Eventin’ Secured in Baltic Sea
https://gcaptain.com/disabled-tanker-...

Bulk Carrier Carrying 45,000 Tons of Salt Runs Aground in Delaware River
https://gcaptain.com/bulk-carrier-car...

Baltic Sea Cable Probe: Finnish Investigators Suspect Shadow Tanker ‘Eagle S’ Dragged Anchor for Over 60 Miles
https://gcaptain.com/baltic-sea-cable...

Finnish Authorities Find Alarming Safety Deficiencies on Russian Tanker Suspected Cable Damage
https://gcaptain.com/finnish-authorit...

Royal Fleet Auxiliary Officers Accept Historic Pay Deal
https://gcaptain.com/royal-fleet-auxi...

US East Coast Shipping Rates Expected to Cool After ILA-USMX Deal
https://gcaptain.com/us-east-coast-sh...

04:49 2. Russia Shipping
U.S. Blocks More Than 180 Vessels, Oil Traders and Companies In Sweeping New Sanctions Against Russia
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-blocks-more-...

Biden’s Sweeping Sanctions Target Russia’s Oil Exports as Trump Prepares for Office
https://gcaptain.com/bidens-sweeping-...

US Ramps Up Pressure on Russia With Fresh Energy Sanctions
https://gcaptain.com/us-ramps-up-pres...

Russia’s Crude Shipments Tumble to the Lowest in 16 Months
https://gcaptain.com/russias-crude-sh...

Global Crude Exports Dipped in 2024 as Trade Routes Reshuffled Again
https://gcaptain.com/global-crude-exp...

U.S. Tanker Stocks Surge After Pentagon Blacklists Major Chinese Maritime Players
https://gcaptain.com/u-s-tanker-stock...

10:40 3. China Shipping
China’s Biggest Shipping Line Added to US Military Blacklist
https://gcaptain.com/chinas-biggest-s...

China-linked Shipowner Denies Taiwan Accusation of Damaging Undersea Cable
https://gcaptain.com/china-linked-shi...

Iran’s Oil Exports Soar to 587M Barrels, Led by China’s Thirst
https://gcaptain.com/irans-oil-export...

14:16 4. Red Sea Shipping
How the Sounion salvage exposed a fundamental gap in shipping’s crisis response capabilities
https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1152165/...

The Wartime Risk Insurers Making Fortunes Keeping Trade Moving
https://gcaptain.com/the-wartime-risk...

Oil Tankers Back Up Near Yemeni Port After Israel Hits Tugs
https://gcaptain.com/oil-tankers-back...

19:10 5. Trump Maritime Policy: Panama and Greenland
Trump Refuses to Rule Out Military Force to Retake Panama Canal from ‘China Control’
https://gcaptain.com/trump-refuses-to...

Martyrs’ Day Protest: Panama Reminds Trump ‘The Canal is Ours’
https://gcaptain.com/martyrs-day-prot...

Trump Looks to Greenland to Cement His Legacy and Expand Sphere of US Influence
https://gcaptain.com/trump-looks-to-g...