Trump Tariffs, Trade War & the UN's International Maritime Organization Tariff on Greenhouse Gases

Tariffs, Trade War and IMO
April 3, 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses President Trump's Tariffs on the world, how this could lead to a trade war, and the IMO's upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee meeting that may set a global tariff on carbon emissions.

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