#hotspots Archives - Maritime Shipping News

232 Salvatore Mercogliano, PhD, Chair, Department of History Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University

9 February 2024

What is going on with shipping?

In episode 232, Sal Mercogliano, a former mariner, a teacher and a Youtuber, is the guest. We talk about the global hotspots and how what is going on there impacts shipping.

Sal is passionate about putting today’s shipping in a historical context. He started his Youtube channel, What is Going on with Shipping, when EVER GIVEN was stuck in the Suez Canal, and he found it so fun, he got so many people cheering him on, so he decided to take it to the next level.

With...

https://shippingpodcast.com/232-salvatore-mercogliano-phd-chair-department-of-history-criminal-justice-and-political-science-at-campbell-university/

Truckers on edge as civil unrest rages in major U.S. cities

3 June 2020

Peaceful protests and civil unrest have erupted in nearly 140 cities in the U.S. over the last eight days since George Floyd died in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Fears about public safety have left truckers who deliver freight in many of the affected areas on edge.

While it’s been 28 years since truck driver Reginald Denny was pulled from his truck cab and beaten during the 1992 Los Angeles riots following the acquittal of four police officers charged with using excessive force in...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/truckers-on-edge-as-civil-unrest-rages-in-major-us-cities

130 Christopher Pålsson, Head of Lloyd’s List Intelligence Consulting

7 February 2020

Meet Christopher Pålsson, Head of Lloyd’s List Intelligence Consulting speaking about the geography behind trade, geographical hotspots, the International Maritime Statistics Forum and what life is as a Maritime Analyst.

We chat about world trade, raising the profile, containerisation and the economy of scale before we touch upon the topic of Brexit.

What do you think? Did you learn anything? Do you have a different opinion on what Chris is saying? send us some feedback, we might have another...

https://shippingpodcast.com/130-christopher-palsson-head-of-lloyds-list-intelligence-consulting/