US & China Port Fees, Tariffs, the IMO, and Geopolitics...OH, MY! (Patreon)

US & China Port Fees, Tariffs, the IMO, and Geopolitics...OH, MY!

Port Fees, Tariffs & the IMO...Oh My! | Virginia Maritime Association October 15, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the issues at the first day of the Virginia Maritime Association 2025 - US and China Port Fees, Tariffs, Geopolitics, and the IMO. #supplychain #shipping #portfees #Tariffs #imo #Geopolitics #redsea #russia # Venezuela Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: mercoglianosal@gmail.com Virginia Maritime Association https://vamaritime.com/vmasymposium Tanker Diversions From Sanctioned Chinese Terminal May Cause Congestion at Other Ports https://gcaptain.com/tanker-diversions-from-sanctioned-chinese-terminal-may-cause-congestion-at-other-ports/ Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Condemns IMO Carbon Tax as ‘Taxation Without Representation’ https://gcaptain.com/wall-street-journal-editorial-board-condemns-imo-carbon-tax-as-taxation-without-representation/ UK Targets Russian Oil Giants with Sweeping Sanctions Package https://gcaptain.com/uk-targets-russian-oil-giants-with-sweeping-sanctions-package/ China’s Sanctions Against US-Linked Hanwha Units Seen as Warning Gesture, Analysts Say https://gcaptain.com/chinas-sanctions-against-us-linked-hanwha-units-seen-as-warning-gesture-analysts-say/ Russia’s Crude Flows Surge to the Highest in More Than Two Years https://gcaptain.com/russias-crude-flows-surge-to-the-highest-in-more-than-two-years/ Trump Administration Conducts Latest Lethal Strike Against Suspected Drug Vessel Off Venezuela https://gcaptain.com/trump-administration-conducts-latest-lethal-strike-against-suspected-drug-vessel-off-venezuela/ Chinese Containership ‘Istanbul Bridge’ Reaches UK via Arctic Route in Record 20 Days https://gcaptain.com/chinese-containership-istanbul-bridge-reaches-uk-via-arctic-route-in-record-20-days/ U.S., China Open New Front in Trade War with Tit-for-Tat Port Fees https://gcaptain.com/u-s-china-open-new-front-in-trade-war-with-tit-for-tat-port-fees/