2026 Container Shipping Forecast and 2025 US Container Import Review

2026 Container Forecast
January 11, 2026

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the 2025 container imports into the United States and the factors that will impact 2026

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00:00 2025 Container Report
06:17 2026 Container Forecast
12:51 Background stories on 2026 Containers
20:00 New FMC Commissioner and US Merchant Marine Superintendent

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