What the Ship (Ep 64) | 5 Initiatives to Revise the U.S. Maritime Industry | Better Call Sal

What the Ship (Ep 64) | 5 Initiatives to Revise the U.S. Maritime Industry | Better Call Sal

What's Going on With Shipping?
December 26, 2022

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano - maritime historian at Campbell University and former merchant mariner - discusses five initiatives to reform the US maritime industry:
1. Reform the Military Sealift Command
2. Bring Back the US Maritime Service
3. Maritime Colleges & Universities
4. Reform the Jones Act and Passenger Vessel Services Act
5. National Maritime Strategy

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00:00 Introduction
00:55 1. Reform The Military Sealift Command
1 Out of 5 Ships in The US Navy Does Not Have USN Sailors Aboard...They Have Merchant Mariners!

The United States Military's Fleet of Commercial Sealift Vessels is OLD and NEEDS Replacement!

Military Sealift Command Leadership

Royal Fleet Auxiliary

08:06 2. United States Maritime Service
General Information of the United States Maritime Service

Rear Admiral, Ann C. Phillips, US Navy (Ret.)

United States Navy - Strategic Sealift Officer Force Playbook

17:32 3. Maritime Colleges and Universities (MCU)
Maritime Academies

Centers of Excellence for Domestic Maritime Workforce Training and Education (CoE)

Consortium of State Maritime Academies

23:00 4. Revise Jones Act and Passenger Vessel Services Act
Jones Act Waiver, Again! | Charter Rates Increase for LNG Tankers | China Wants More Gas!

The Cruise Industry, Cruise Ships & Passenger Vessel Services Act - WHAT IS GOING ON IN UTAH EDITION

36:17 5. National Maritime Strategy
The Decline of the U.S. Merchant Marine

Merchant Marine Act of 1920 - America's First National Maritime Strategy

Goals and Objectives for a Stronger Maritime Nation: A Report to Congress

[TundraTrash]

Anybody else remember Reagan's 600-ship Navy? Anybody remember the near-total lack of increase of logistics capacity? Other than oilers and crane ships, it was nearly nonexistent.

[trashlag]

Texas Maritime student here, love your videos!

[jimcarlson]

I’m not a merchant mariner but this video is another amazing video packed full of important details on the need to keep a well funded and modern US Military Sealift Command (MSC) and most importantly a well educated, well staffed and modernized group of sea faring MSC mariners. These ‘What the Ship’ videos by Sal are like college courses on all things shipping both commercial and for our US Navy and it’s Military Sealift Command.

[aconsideredmoment]

Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it. I add, those who study history are doomed to knowing history is being repeated.

[michaelferriss]

Sal, I am learning lots. I am a free market guy but you have shown me the strategic important to the Jones act. Thank you for your work.

[clayz]

I am so glad I met you Sal. The extended version.

[robertlevine]

Sal,

It seems that the National Academies Marine Board is the entity that is best suited to develop a viable plan for the future of the merchant marine. According to their website the:

"The Marine Board is an internationally recognized source of expertise on maritime transportation, marine technology and offshore development. The purpose of the Marine Board is to identify research needs and provide a forum for exchange of information relating to new technologies, laws and regulations, economics, the environment, and issues affecting the marine transportation system, offshore industries, port operations, coastal engineering and marine governance."

I think the Marine Board should be tasked with producing recommendations for reinventing the US maritime transportation industry as we move forward in the 21st century. This should include an update to the Jones Act.

As part of the requirements of the project it should be clear that the intent is not to dismantle the US merchant marine or to shift shipbuilding or ship operations offshore. However, considerations for allowing foreign investment in the US maritime industries should be a consideration.

Economic considerations for construction and operations subsidies to equalize the differential inequality between the support given by the US and foreign governments.

Bob

[eherrmann]

I agree with everything you're saying, especially about building ships here. The fact that we are buying 20 year old ships rather than giving the few remaining American shipyards contracts to build new ones is almost criminal in my view. Not only would it create well paying jobs and a skilled workforce, but also employ countless others in support industries.

[robertdavis]

Great job Sal! I'm a '67E CMA grad. Go KEMA!

[coolhandluke]

I love the title, which is so appropriate. Your clear, concise and logical explanations and recommendations are perfect and more importantly desperately needed before it is too late. Despite your argument against, I think that you are the perfect one to help set this national security issue back on track. I vote for Sal.

[nancienordwick]

The people who want to get rid of the Jones act won't allow this bringing in ships because they want it to get so bad they can force it.

[chrisgilman]

This is one of your best tubes, thanks for getting the conversation started.

[susanhoneycutt]

New to your channel. Love that you’re a legacy historian about all things on the high seas. While I may not like what I’m learning, I’m very appreciative of your courage in speaking in context to the concerns of this century.

[PlanetFrosty]

Sal, Can I be clear about something...just kidding! We all have our pet phrases, clearly!😉 GREAT JOB laying out your Jones Act Reform, well done Professor.

[ralphbyers]

Beautifully done Sal! You are stretching my understanding of how the world works 👍🏽

[dezertraider]

THANK YOU SAL..IN 1975/6 I WORKED AT GENERAL DYNAMICS IN QUINCY MA. MAKING LNG SHIPS.WHY ARE NON OF THEM FLYING US FLAG?

[ADHJkvsNgsMBbTQe]

Keep speaking truth to power, Professor.

[breft]

Great stuff! I think moving away from desired results to economic efficiency has turned executive management into a kind of joke. When the path of economic survival moves away from innovation and toward the bottom line, execs limit options for survival to 'saving money' by reducing wages, limiting education to the lowest common denominator of skills and raising retail prices. Then execs have no reason to know anything about the actual goings on and smart people that really have no idea what to do are put in charge. Meanwhile, boats rust, healthcare falls by the wayside, bridges fall down and pandemics are mismanaged, even though we already have plenty of knowledge on what to do and/or have successfully handled the same things in the past.

[tommussington]

Reguarding the jones act and the LNG issue interstate.
New York is the bottle neck with not not letting pipe lines through.
My thought is if you get federal money for roads the ROW for the road is fair game for interstate commerce the pipe lines should follow the roads.
Yes its longer for the pipe lines but if New York dosn't want any gas pass through and not give them a drop.
give it to the the other new england states.

[mikemorgan]

Put Sal in charge of the New US Maritime everything! Please Mr. President!