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What's Going on With Shipping·May 17, 2026
Hormuz is all Blocked Up with Ships - Week 11 | Iran and US Blockade Update
45 min
What's Going on With Shipping·May 15, 2026
The Dali Settlement in Baltimore, The "Golden Fleet," and a 1,500ft Tsunami: Top 5 Maritime Stories
30 min
What's Going on With Shipping·May 13, 2026
Tactical Victory or Strategic Failure? Secretary Hegseth on U.S. Control of the Strait of Hormuz
1h 6m
What's Going on With Shipping·May 12, 2026
The Great Battleship Debate | John Konrad of gCaptain and Zach Cooper of AEI
4 min
What's Going on With Shipping·May 11, 2026
Damage to CMA CGM San Antonio's Engine Control Room in Hormuz on May 5, 2026 (w/subtitles)
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What's Going on With Shipping·May 11, 2026
Video of damage to CMA CGM San Antonio's Engine Control Room in the Strait of Hormuz on May 5, 2026
32 min
What's Going on With Shipping·May 10, 2026
"A Wall of Fire": Eyewitness View of an Attack in the Strait of Hormuz | Week 10 Recap
36 min
What's Going on With Shipping·May 2, 2026
Is the Jones Act Waiver Working and is it Necessary? | What Does the US Need to Do in the Future?
37 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 29, 2026
Global Shipping Crisis: From UN Pirate Accusations to the Record $4M Panama Toll
25 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 26, 2026
Is the US Blockade Against Iran Really Working?
29 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 24, 2026
Logistics in the Indian Ocean During Operation Epic Fury | Sealift & the US Merchant Marine
6 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 22, 2026
Boarded and Diverted | Three MSC Containerships Fired Upon By Iran | US Diverts Iranian Tankers
29 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 21, 2026
Schrödinger's Strait: Is It Open or Closed | Week 7 Strait of Hormuz Recap (April 12 to 19)
14 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 20, 2026
US Opens Fire, Disables & Seizes an Iranian Ship Attempting to Break the Blockade | 19 April 2026
16 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 18, 2026
Escape From the Strait of Hormuz...Sort of! | IRGC attack on Three Ships | Dark Fleet Ships Sortie
18 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 17, 2026
US Executes Blockade Against Iran | Turns Ships Around and Threatens to Board Iranian Ships Globally
17 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 15, 2026
Can the U.S. Load All the Empty Super Tankers | Why Is an American Carrier Beating Around the BUSH?
16 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 13, 2026
Strait of Hormuz and Dueling Blockades - The United States and Iran Block Access to the Persian Gulf
28 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 13, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Week 6 Recap | Pres Trump Orders Blockade | CENTCOM To Blockade Iranian Ports
13 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 11, 2026
US Destroyers Enter Persian Gulf - Strait Still Open? | Plus, Empty Supertankers Heading to the US
20 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 9, 2026
Iran Mines Strait of Hormuz, Forces Ships Through the 'Tehran Toll Booth' in Its Waters
17 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 8, 2026
Iran-United States Ceasefire...WHERE ARE THE SHIPS? | Strait of Hormuz Update April 8, 2026
32 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 7, 2026
What the Ship! | Top 5 Maritime Stories as of April 6, 2026
6 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 7, 2026
Explosion at the Panama Canal | Shoreside Gas Tankers Explode & Threaten the Bridge of the Americas
30 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 5, 2026
Strait of Hormuz WEEK 5 Update | Is the Strait OPEN or CLOSED? | Have We Gone Full Looney Tunes?
22 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Apr 2, 2026
Are Ships Breaking Out of the Strait of Hormuz | Report from A Ship in the Persian Gulf
19 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 31, 2026
Sailing out of the Persian Gulf via the Iranian Toll Booth | Strait of Hormuz Update 31 March 2026
23 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 31, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Update 30 March | Is Australia Running Out of Petrol? | Where are Trump's Tankers?
22 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 28, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Week 4 In Shipping | Is the Aya-TOLL-ah Booth Open to Everyone?
18 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 26, 2026
President Trump Likes Big Boats! | Did Iran Release 8 or 10 Tankers? | 1% Is Unacceptable!
21 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 25, 2026
Iran Announces the Strait of Hormuz is Closed to the US & Israel | For Everyone Else, $2M Please!
26 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 23, 2026
What the Ship (Ep140) | Hormuz Update | Shadow Fleet | US Shipbuilding | Panama | 5 Years of WGOWS
26 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 21, 2026
Strait of Hormuz 3-Week Recap | What is the Status of the Ships, Transits and Escort Mission?
31 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 20, 2026
What is happening on board ships in the Persian Gulf? | Update on Strait | Trump Admin Acts
18 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 18, 2026
Has the Strait of Hormuz Chokepoint Become a Checkpoint for Iranian Shipping?
15 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 16, 2026
Some Ships Are Eastbound and Down from the Strait of Hormuz | March 16, 2026
32 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 15, 2026
Strait of Hormuz Update 15 March 2026 | Update on Other Maritime Stories | US Destroyers Sail Again
17 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 13, 2026
Secretary Hegseth on the Strait of Hormuz: DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT | March 13, 2026 Update
21 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 12, 2026
Shipping is Afire in the Persian Gulf | No Escorts, the Strategic Petroleum Reserve & the Jones Act
18 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 12, 2026
A Bad Day for Merchant Mariners in the Strait of Hormuz | March 11, 2026
15 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 10, 2026
Hormuz Disruptions, US Navy Escort Plans (or lack of) and Impact on Global Trade | 10 March 2026
21 min
What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 9, 2026
President Trump Tells Tankers Show Some Guts! | Strait of Hormuz Update for March 9, 2026
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What's Going on With Shipping·Mar 7, 2026