What the Ship is Going On? Port Klang Flood, Ningbo, LA/LB Update, Europe Energy, & USMMA Sea Year

What’s Going on With Shipping?
December 20, 2021

On this episode of What’s Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy - discusses the Top 5 Maritime Stories (Flooding at Port Klang in Malaysia, Ningbo partial shutdown, Los Angeles/Long Beach Update with ship queue and issues with American agriculture exports, Europe Energy shortage, and a resumption of the US Merchant Marine Academy Sea Year) for December 20, 2021.

00:00 Intro

01:37 1. Heavy rain and flash floods disrupt Port Klang’s operations
https://container-news.com/heavy-rain-and-flash-floods-disrupt-port-klangs-operations/

05:36 2. New Ningbo Lockdown Shows Covid Threat Hanging Over Supply Chains
https://gcaptain.com/new-ningbo-lockdown-shows-covid-threat-hanging-over-supply-chains/

09:18 3. Los Angeles/Long Beach Update
Marine Exchange of Southern California - Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/Mxsocal

White House to ocean carriers: Take more ag exports … or else
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/white-house-to-ocean-carriers-please-take-more-exports-or-else

17:12 4. Europe Braces For Energy Crunch As Deep Freeze Sets In
https://gcaptain.com/europe-braces-energy-crunch-as-deep-freeze-sets-in/

UK Gas Prices Break Records As Europe’s Energy Crisis Worsens
https://oilprice.com/Energy/Gas-Prices/UK-Gas-Prices-Break-Records-As-Europes-Energy-Crisis-Worsens.html

Energy Crisis in Europe Intensifies With Russian Troops on Ukraine Border
https://www.wsj.com/articles/energy-crisis-in-europe-intensifies-with-russian-troops-on-ukraine-border-11639581725

20:15 5. USMMA Sea Year Training to Resume with Mandatory Safety Standards to Protect Cadets Against Sexual Assault and Harassment
https://gcaptain.com/usmma-sea-year-training-to-resume-with-mandatory-safety-standards-to-protect-cadets-from-sexual-assault-and-harassment/

Coast Guard: Sexual Assault On U.S. Ships Is A Crime That Must Be Reported
https://gcaptain.com/coast-guard-sexual-assault-on-u-s-ships-is-a-crime-and-must-be-reported/

24:06 Conclusion