On this episode of What’s Going on With Shipping, Sal Mercogliano – Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science at Campbell University, former merchant mariner, and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at US Merchant Marine Academy – discusses the return of MV Ever Given to the Suez Canal. Issues regarding her light condition, how the Egyptians will greet and escort the ship through the Suez, and a discussion of a recent talk by Rep. Elaine Luria on strategic maritime chokepoints are all included.
Ever Given heads to the anchorage, 5 August 2021
Marine Traffic: Ever Given
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:5630138/zoom:7
Suez Canal: T. rex stuck on Ever Given arrives at golf course
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-cambridgeshire-58232355
Empty Ever Given heading back to the Suez Canal?
https://www.businessinsider.com/luria-ever-given-warning-risks-to-chokepoints-from-russia-china-2021-8