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The youtuber 'What's going on with shipping?' has a good description in; it includes pointers to loads of sites with the actual data. https://www.youtube.com/

The youtuber 'What's going on with shipping?' has a good description in; it includes pointers to loads of sites with the actual data. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgcIuQ4X5k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GgcIuQ4X5k

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throw0101a 1y ago
> The youtuber 'What's going on with shipping?' The "Youtuber" is actually a professor and Chair, Department of History, Criminal Justice and Politics at Campbell: * https://directory.campbell.edu/people/sal-mercogliano/ https://directory.campbell.edu/people/sal-mercogliano/ * https://twitter.com/mercoglianos https://twitter.com/mercoglianos
- dullcrisp 1y ago
  You mean the chair of the department of history is actually a YouTuber.
  - bombcar 1y ago
    Someday colleges will have Tubers, who outrank Chairs.
    - AStonesThrow 1y ago
      Indeed, and some Tubers will be Common Taters, while others will be Gingers, and some will rise to the ranks of Howard Cosell
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- dehrmann 1y ago
  The job is essentially the same: publish or perish.
sbuttgereit 1y ago
Sal Mercogliano who runs "What's Going On with Shipping?" is one of the best informed commentators in the subjects of logistics and shipping. He's also a skilled presenter... enough so that I subscribe to his channel and I've not got any real special interest in subject (but I do recognize it's economic importance). Also, in a different comment, his work at Campbell is mentioned, but I think that leaves open why he has anything important to say on the subject. His bio at the U.S. Naval Institute is more informative: "Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano is an associate professor of history at Campbell University in North Carolina and adjunct professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He holds a bachelor of science in marine transportation from the State University of New York Maritime College, along with a merchant marine deck officer license (unlimited tonnage 2nd mate), a master’s in maritime history and nautical archaeology from East Carolina University, and a Ph.D. in military and naval history from the University of Alabama." https://www.usni.org/people/salvatore-r-mercogliano https://www.usni.org/people/salvatore-r-mercogliano
- mezeek 1y ago
  this guy really blew up after that bridge went down in Baltimore
- pests 1y ago
  Been seeing his videos pop up more. Wasn’t sure if it was completely legit or just reactionary takes but I’ll check one out now thanks.
  - poisonarena 1y ago
    im in the merchant marine and this guy is our god
- atonse 1y ago
  Wow I loved this "What's going on with US Ports" video. Subscribed. I love channels like this. People with a deep understanding that just report facts as they are. I wish more mainstream media did this.
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martythemaniak 1y ago
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- davidw 1y ago
  This is pretty useful, actually, downvoters. My friends and I were discussing this video yesterday and I was pretty irritated that it took 10 whole minutes to debunk the social media hyperbole. That could have easily been a blog post that I could have skimmed in 1 minute. It's a textbook case of why I tend to dislike video as a format.
  - jonathanstrange 1y ago
    The problem is that no layman can know whether the summary is correct without watching the video, so it takes 11 minutes instead of 10 to assess the information with the summary.
    - davidw 1y ago
      A few relevant charts from the video in the blog post, with links to authoritative sources is plenty to understand that he's correct, without sitting through an entire 10 minutes of video.
  - School-Cotton 1y ago
    You’re right, but if I want an LLM to summarize a video I can do it myself. I come to HN to talk to humans; talking to AIs makes me depressed. That’s why I downvote immediately every time anyone posts LLM content here.
  - s1artibartfast 1y ago
    Be the change you want to see in the world. You can write that blog!
    - davidw 1y ago
      No, I can't. I don't know anything about shipping. But the things I do know about - I sure am not doing drawn out videos about them.
ryantgtg 1y ago
I, like Houston Wade, have for years been like, "why don't I see any ships or activity" each time I pass by the ports of LA/LB. But I, unlike Houston Wade, wouldn't be so arrogant to conclude from my observation that shipping has stopped.

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throw0101a 1y ago

> The youtuber 'What's going on with shipping?' The "Youtuber" is actually a professor and Chair, Department of History, Criminal Justice and Politics at Campbell: * https://directory.campbell.edu/people/sal-mercogliano/ https://directory.campbell.edu/people/sal-mercogliano/ * https://twitter.com/mercoglianos https://twitter.com/mercoglianos

dullcrisp 1y ago
You mean the chair of the department of history is actually a YouTuber.
- bombcar 1y ago
  Someday colleges will have Tubers, who outrank Chairs.
  - AStonesThrow 1y ago
    Indeed, and some Tubers will be Common Taters, while others will be Gingers, and some will rise to the ranks of Howard Cosell
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dehrmann 1y ago
The job is essentially the same: publish or perish.

sbuttgereit 1y ago

Sal Mercogliano who runs "What's Going On with Shipping?" is one of the best informed commentators in the subjects of logistics and shipping. He's also a skilled presenter... enough so that I subscribe to his channel and I've not got any real special interest in subject (but I do recognize it's economic importance). Also, in a different comment, his work at Campbell is mentioned, but I think that leaves open why he has anything important to say on the subject. His bio at the U.S. Naval Institute is more informative: "Dr. Salvatore R. Mercogliano is an associate professor of history at Campbell University in North Carolina and adjunct professor at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy. He holds a bachelor of science in marine transportation from the State University of New York Maritime College, along with a merchant marine deck officer license (unlimited tonnage 2nd mate), a master’s in maritime history and nautical archaeology from East Carolina University, and a Ph.D. in military and naval history from the University of Alabama." https://www.usni.org/people/salvatore-r-mercogliano https://www.usni.org/people/salvatore-r-mercogliano

mezeek 1y ago
this guy really blew up after that bridge went down in Baltimore
pests 1y ago
Been seeing his videos pop up more. Wasn’t sure if it was completely legit or just reactionary takes but I’ll check one out now thanks.
- poisonarena 1y ago
  im in the merchant marine and this guy is our god
atonse 1y ago
Wow I loved this "What's going on with US Ports" video. Subscribed. I love channels like this. People with a deep understanding that just report facts as they are. I wish more mainstream media did this.
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martythemaniak 1y ago

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davidw 1y ago
This is pretty useful, actually, downvoters. My friends and I were discussing this video yesterday and I was pretty irritated that it took 10 whole minutes to debunk the social media hyperbole. That could have easily been a blog post that I could have skimmed in 1 minute. It's a textbook case of why I tend to dislike video as a format.
- jonathanstrange 1y ago
  The problem is that no layman can know whether the summary is correct without watching the video, so it takes 11 minutes instead of 10 to assess the information with the summary.
  - davidw 1y ago
    A few relevant charts from the video in the blog post, with links to authoritative sources is plenty to understand that he's correct, without sitting through an entire 10 minutes of video.
- School-Cotton 1y ago
  You’re right, but if I want an LLM to summarize a video I can do it myself. I come to HN to talk to humans; talking to AIs makes me depressed. That’s why I downvote immediately every time anyone posts LLM content here.
- s1artibartfast 1y ago
  Be the change you want to see in the world. You can write that blog!
  - davidw 1y ago
    No, I can't. I don't know anything about shipping. But the things I do know about - I sure am not doing drawn out videos about them.

ryantgtg 1y ago

I, like Houston Wade, have for years been like, "why don't I see any ships or activity" each time I pass by the ports of LA/LB. But I, unlike Houston Wade, wouldn't be so arrogant to conclude from my observation that shipping has stopped.