Why No Ships to the USA? What's Going on With Shipping? Feb. 1, 2024 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner - discussed the reason why no Ultra Large Container Vessels (ships capable of carrying more than 16,000 TEUs - Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units) are sailing to the United States. #supplychain #shipping #containerships Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: Twitter: @mercoglianos Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@ 00:00 Introduction 00:53 Where in the are all the World's containerships? 04:17 What are Ultra Large Container Vessels? 10:32 Why No ULCV in the US? 14:32 Conclusions Marine Traffic Evolution of Containerships List of
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