On this episode of What's Going on with Shipping, Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor in courses in Maritime History, Security, and Industry Policy - discusses the voyage of MV Star Lygra from China to Houston, Texas with a load of newly built 53 foot Amazon containers on board. What does this mean for the ocean carrier business? Will AMAZON operate their own shipping line and will others follow suit? Containergeddon Drives More Retail Ship Charters https://gcaptain.com/containergeddon/ Navigate BtoB - Freightwaves https://tv.freightwaves.com/details/24866 G2Class L-Class https://www.g2ocean.com/project/l-class/ Marine Traffic: Star Lygra https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:714602/zoom:16 Port of Houston https://porthouston.com/breakbulk-and-project-cargo-2/ COSTCO is Chartering Three Containership Bound for the West Coast https://youtu.be/pChEaV93dno Welcome Aboard the Motor Vessel WALMART! https://youtu.be/z5pUfr32Ucc ALL ABOARD HOME DEPOT'S TRAMP STEAMER! https://youtu.be/R0-TtpkpI_o