December 18, 2021 What's Going On With Shipping? On this episode of What's Going on With Shipping, host Sal Mercogliano - Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice, and Political Science, former merchant mariner, and instructor of Maritime History, Security and Industry Policy - examines the December 16, 2021 confirmation hearing of Rear Admiral Ann Phillips as the prospective head of the Maritime Administration. Issues raised included sexual assault and sexual harassment at the US Merchant Marine Academy, strategic sealift with the Ready Reserve Force, Supply-Chain and Port Infrastructure Development, Port Development in Texas and confrontation with Senator Ted Cruz, and National Port Readiness Network.