Associate Professor of History Sal Mercogliano of Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner and professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (www.usmma.edu) discusses the latest from the Suez and MV Ever Given, and whether Ultra Large Container Ships are Too Big To Fail or Too Big To Sail? Also, in this episode, Sal covers the recent release of three more of the crew from Ever Given, along with the salvage and offload of cargo from MV President Eisenhower in Los Angeles. He also discussed the recent decision by Singapore to prohibit crew changes for South Asia mariners and the negotiations by the ITF to increase the minimum wage of mariners - like $21.07 a day is too little? Ever Given crew members whose work contracts have expired allowed to leave the impounded ship and return home https://www.businessinsider.com/three-ever-given-crew-members-allowed-go-home-authorities-say-2021-5 Crew Change Crisis 2.0 – Singapore Bans South Asian Seafarers https://gcaptain.com/crew-change-crisis-singapore-bans-south-asian-seafarers/ Negotiations Over Seafarers’ Minimum Wage Increase Break Down https://gcaptain.com/negotiations-over-seafarers-minimum-wage-increase-break-down/#:~:text=The%20International%20Transport%20Workers'%20Federation,month%20increase%20starting%20January%202022. The Ever Given crisis put mega ships under the spotlight. As vessels get bigger and more automated, a long-serving captain and other experts are weighing up the risks. https://www.businessinsider.com/ever-given-suez-canal-blockage-mega-ships-sea-captain-2021-4 Bigger ships and fewer companies - two sides of the same coin https://unctad.org/news/bigger-ships-and-fewer-companies-two-sides-same-coin Shipping during COVID-19: Why container freight rates have surged https://unctad.org/news/shipping-during-covid-19-why-container-freight-rates-have-surged