Are Ships Turning Around and Heading Back to Asia? | What is happening with Rates & Blank Sailings

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Are Ships Turning Around April 14, 2025 In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the allegations that containerships are reversing course and returning to Asia. #supplychain #containers #tariffs #sailings #containerships Support What's Going on With Shipping via: Patreon: www.patreon.com/wgowshipping Twitter: @mercoglianos Bluesky: @mercoglianos.bsky.social Facebook: @wgowshipping Email: [email protected] Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0B9AHrs2P9OPA8ulM3EJ2u Marine Traffic www.marinetraffic.com Trump’s Tangled Tariffs Sow Confusion as Negotiators Line Up https://gcaptain.com/trumps-tangled-tariffs-sow-confusion-as-negotiators-line-up/ China’s March Exports Jump in Temporary Boost as Trump 2.0 Heaps Pressure https://gcaptain.com/chinas-march-exports-jump-in-temporary-boost-as-trump-2-0-heaps-pressure/ Trump capitulates on non-Chinese tariffs, adding to shipping uncertainty https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153142/Trump-capitulates-on-nonChinese-tariffs-adding-to-shipping-uncertainty ‘Buckle up. This is going to get really bumpy,’ warns LA port boss https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153170/Buckle-up-This-is-going-to-get-really-bumpy-warns-LA-port-boss Tariff relief fuels front-loading but China slowdown clouds peak season https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153147/Tariff-relief-fuels-front-loading-but-China-slowdown-clouds-peak-season Transpacific blank sailings surge as US-China trade war intensifies https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1153171/Transpacific-blank-sailings-surge-as-US-China-trade-war-intensifies World Container Index - 10 Apr https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/world-container-index-assessed-by-drewry Cancelled Sailings Tracker - 11 Apr https://www.drewry.co.uk/supply-chain-advisors/supply-chain-expertise/cancelled-sailings-tracker