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Dec 2, 2024 | 
gcaptain.com | Sal Mercogliano
Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. – The Navy oiler – a tanker designed to refuel other ships while at sea – shuddered from the hit. Almost immediately, water began to flood into the engine room and at least one of the ship’s rudders was out of service. The damage and flow of water proved challenging for the crew. As the only US Navy fuel ship in the area capable of supporting a carrier strike group came to a stop, the vulnerability of the thin lifeline of American afloat logistics became apparent.
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Oct 9, 2024 | 
gcaptain.com | Sal Mercogliano
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida’s west coast, the maritime community braces for a devastating blow. Maritime historian Sal Mercogliano‘s latest episode of What’s Going on With Shipping? outlines the unfolding crisis, highlighting the evacuation of the Port of Tampa in anticipation of the hurricane’s arrival but also bringing up other concerns including the Jones Act, delays in activating disaster response ships, and the possible use of cruise ships to house displaced citizens.
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Aug 24, 2024 | 
hotair.com | Sal Mercogliano
It is not clear from this video whether the fires started by the #Houthis will consume and burn the crude oil on board. You can see some of it on fire pouring into the sea. It will take satellite photos to determine if the oil is spilling, being burned up, or sinking. — Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴☠️ (@mercoglianos) August 23, 2024
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Jun 29, 2024 | 
hotair.com | Sal Mercogliano
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
hotair.com | Sal Mercogliano
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Mar 9, 2024 | 
hotair.com | Sal Mercogliano
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">So the most interesting parts that I heard from <a href="https://twitter.com/DeptofDefense?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@DeptofDefense</a> briefing.<br><br>They plan on building a floating pier - a RRDF (roll-on/roll-off discharge facility); offload cargo onto the RRDF, transfer it to a <a href="https://twitter.com/USArmy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@USArmy</a> LSV (landing ship vehicle); and then sail it to the pier attached… <a...
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Dec 27, 2023 | 
gcaptain.com | Salvatore R. Mercogliano |Sal Mercogliano
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. (Opinion) – Maersk Gibraltar is not a remarkable containership for 2023. She pales at 10,100 TEUs (twenty-foot equivalent units) compared to the ultra-large container vessels (ULCVs) of nearly 24,000 TEUs. Built in 2016 at Jiangsu Yangzi Xinfu Shipbuilding, the ship is Hong Kong-flagged, owned by Greater China Intermodal Investments, and operated by Maersk Lines of Denmark.
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Dec 16, 2023 | 
gcaptain.com | John Konrad |Sal Mercogliano
by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain Editorial) Amid escalating tensions in the Red Sea, marked by attacks on European-owned vessels, and ongoing war in the Black Sea, NATO has responded with a notable escalation in its budgetary commitments for 2024. The military budget is slated for a 12% increase, reaching 2.03 billion euros, and the civil budget is set to witness an 18.2% rise, amounting to 438.1 million euros.
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Jul 10, 2023 | 
gcaptain.com | Salvatore R. Mercogliano |Sal Mercogliano
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. The loss of Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou (45) and Wayne Brooks Jr., (49) on board the Grimaldi Lines container/roll-on roll-off ship MV Grande Costa d’Avorio brings to the forefront the dangers of fighting fires on board vessels. On Wednesday evening, July 5, 2023, Newark Fire Department was dispatched to a structure fire that turned into a shipboard fire.
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Feb 27, 2023 | 
gcaptain.com | Salvatore R. Mercogliano |Sal Mercogliano
By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D. –When Russia invaded Ukraine early on February 24, 2022, many predicted a short conflict. Russia drove on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv from Belarus, while other forces took over the Donbas region with the aim to annex these territories and seize a land bridge to Crimea. The former had been obtained by Russia in 2014.
