On this episode of Maritime Industry Today, Sal Mercogliano - Associate Professor of History at Campbell University (www.campbell.edu), former merchant mariner, and adjunct professor of Maritime Industry Policy at the US Merchant Marine Academy - provides his second update on the closing of the Colonial Pipeline and its implications for the maritime sector. He addressed alternatives to the Colonial Pipeline, including the Kinder Morgan pipeline, the use of CSX, Norfolk Southern and other railroads, the availability of Jones Act tankers, and when the Jones Act could and should be waived. He also provides background material on the latest statement by the Colonial Pipeline and press reports on the incident. What's Going on with the Colonial Pipeline & the Jones Act Tanker Fleet? Maritime Industry Today May 9, 2021 https://youtu.be/KqNmUdiJ1ho Colonial Outage - Implications on seaborne trade https://www.vortexa.com/insight/colonial-pipeline-update?hs_amp=true&__twitter_impression=true Colonial Pipeline – To Waive Or Not To Waive The Jones Act https://gcaptain.com/colonial-pipeline-waive-jones-act-tankers/ Kinder Morgan - Southeast Operations https://www.kindermorgan.com/Operations/Products/Index ACW Railway http://www.acwr.com/economic-development/rail-maps/class-i-freight-carriers Maritime Administration Vessel Inventory https://www.maritime.dot.gov/data-reports/data-statistics/vessel-inventory-reports-xls-03-2021 Colonial Pipeline Media Statement https://www.colpipe.com/news/press-releases/media-statement-colonial-pipeline-system-disruption Colonial Hacker Group Seeks to Shift Blame for Ransomware https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/white-house-creates-task-force-to-deal-with-pipeline-breach?sref=vuYGislZ CEO of Hacked Pipeline Company Warns States of Fuel Shortages https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-05-10/ceo-of-hacked-pipeline-company-warns-states-of-fuel-shortages Traders book tankers in Europe to ship gasoline across Atl