As a layperson with no maritime experience, I can’t tell you how informative this conversation is. You are both excellent at educating without patronizing or downplaying the issues. Thank you!

That proper New England accent inspires pure confidence when it comes to talking about boats. 🙂

Before any of this happened and before discovering this channel, I was pretty clueless about the maritime community. I’m still pretty clueless about the maritime community! But, what I have learned is how essential that entire unsung segment of the population is to the entire country, and I’ve gained a real level of respect and admiration for everyone from container ship captains to tugboat operators. Thanks, Sal.

Sal sheds light on what is really an unseen but critical industry, which is ports and shipping. He also does it with considerable insight and presentation skills. This is a real public service amidst innumerable blogs, podcasts, social media that typically do nothing to further our useful understanding of real life and problems.

It is refreshing to hear these two guys talking about things they know about and can speak in proper terms about details concerning the total scope of the bridge collapse.

Thanks Sal for the fantastic coverage of the bridge situation in Baltimore. Having Bill on for additional perspective is fantastic!

I've been devouring knowledge of all types for 60's plus years ... this Maritime blindspot of mine is being filled by this strong content. It's much appreciated.

Thank you for your continued reporting on the Francis Scott Key bridge collapse… you are providing a solid public device providing ongoing unbiased factual information about the salvage operation.

It was great to hear that the state is supporting the workers. It looks like great progress to me. Happy to see they are moving forward as quickly as can be done safely.

General average of liability for maritime is interesting. Thank you for the interview.

This is still shocking to me. Seeing all those cranes and knowing how complicated this is… I never thought I would be interested in a puzzle like this, but it’s personal. And thx for informing us about the remaining victims. Simply tragic. Love from Dundalk(:

I find myself checking Sals channel every day now and I had never know it existed before the Dali incident. I will continue to do so for the foreseeable future.

Thank you Sal for coordinating having your guest Bill Doyle on this episode! Great content Professor!🇺🇸

Well done Sal. As a former Master and Operations Superintendent I’d like to thank you and your guest for this informative video. The public should be seeing this not the gibberish put out by the MSM.

Thank you for always mentioning local employment and how it affects them and the economy of major areas

Hands down the best information on what's happening in Baltimore. Thanks for making the effort

Thank you and thank Mr. Doyle, for this fascinating update on the tragedy in the Port of Baltimore. It is so much more credible to get news from knowledgeable people in the trades themselves than fake news, talking heads. *It does sound like a super human effort is being put forth. It reminds me of the work coordination that went on here in California, after the Sylmar earthquake of 1971.

Thank you Sal! Appreciate your knowledge and research.

I always thought that fuel filters were a redundant redundancy in the marine world. Also, every large ship today using bunker or diesel should have a fuel polishing setup on board treating the fuel before it's delivered to the engine. It would be an added cost, but really just a drop in the bucket when you look at the total package.

As a Retired US Navy Vet, I really enjoy your in-sight and your guests are amazing. If I was 20-30 years younger, I'd volunteer my services. Thank You.

Thanks Sal and Bill, I appreciate your expertise and great info! 🎉

As a retired shipping operator, wish to thank you for such amazing conversation. God Bless you all.

As a local, I'm so thankful for the source of information, and not having to sit and wonder if things will ever get better. Thank you, and thank you to all the men and women who are getting this thing put right. Sincerely.

Perfect timing!

600 ships disabled due to contaminated fuel in 2022 ? That is mind boggling. I have seen corrupt entities who went to jail for deliberately setting up plant to blend counterfeit diesel (15 - 20 years ago) and selling it in bulk to Gas stations. They were blending 30 - 50 % diesel with kerosene or heating oil and truck engines were blowing up due to it. There is alot of awareness about fuel quality for on-road equipment so you can imagine how much worse it must be for shipping ? Every ratbag gangster must have been doing this thinking there is less regulation and more temptation for ship owners to cut costs and buy "cheap fuel" , especially when a ship can use tonnes of fuel , not gallons. Nice video guys !

*Getting CLOSE to the "50,000,000 Views" mark, Big Sal!!! Keep up the great work. Hitting the **FIFTY MILLION** mark on UKposts is definitely a GREAT milestone to achieve... It's also even better that it's on a channel that is a "Informational" type channel, like yours... Usually the big views come in on channels that focus on, extremely controversial, political type content &/or negative & fear mongering type content, especially nowadays on UKposts...* *So it's a breath of FRESH AIR too see a channel like Sal's becoming so popular & getting the big views in the MILLIONS on his recent videos...* *I am from Baltimore Maryland, born & raised, 29 years now... I still cannot wrap my head around seeing the Key Bridge being GONE.... It still feels so unreal to me.... Even seeing & hearing Sal, talk about Baltimore and the Baltimore ports & other topics that involve the Key Bridge being GONE and how it effects the shipping industry around the ENTIRE PLANET & MOST IMPORTANTLY how it effects Baltimore, the City I love & was raised in, still doesn't feel real.... I have drove over that beautiful Key Bridge, COUNTLESS TIMES, sometimes 4-5 crossings a day when I was working for Amazon's logistics hub on the Anne Arundle County side of the Key Bridge... My house is about 1 "Naticual" mile away from the Key Bridge & I was able to go out to a point in my neighborhood & see the Key Bridge laying in the water, only 2 hours after the collapse.*

Sal, please pass along the audience's thanks (or at least this member of the audience's thanks) for some of the people involved taking the time to come on and update about this. I've obviously been following some of the press conference and footage of sections being removed, but it's great to get to see the whole picture in a bit more perspective.

DuringCOVID I became intrigued with global shipping and have been following your very interesting episodes since. I see my friends and husband ‘s eyes glaze over when I want to share my excitement about this important topic. And now your great episodes about the Dali and the Port of Baltimore. As an 87 year old farm wife in landlocked Arkansas they think I’ve “lost it.” Oh well, please keep it all coming. BTW your shirts are terrific!

It's great to have your channel, connections, and expertise to explain what's happening in Baltimore and in shipping. I'm getting a bit tired of people who do not understand these things acting like they're experts.

The coordination must be exhausting! The movement and purpose of all of the watercraft, cranes, and people must be coordinated for their safety.

the Mackinac bridge over the straights of Mackinac has zero pier protection and huge freighters are always passing through those waters. the new gordie howe bridge luckily has its entire span over the Detroit river so , there is no way for any pier strike to happen. unless its by a car lol. god bless the people of Baltimore. Michigan is with you.

Thank you Dr. Mercogliano.

Sal doing God’s work on a Friday. Keep shipping videos (pun 😅) and I’ll keep watching.

Thanks Sal! Great episode as always. Took 1+ year of engineering in college and this I understand. Peace from the land of 🍁 (CA)

Fuel contamination is a big issue in OTR Trucking! When the shift from 2500PPM to 1500PPM of Sulfur ratio: 1) Pump & Injectors Seals for "old" Fuel to "new" fuel, began to shrink and leak!😮 2) Loss of power via Detonation before combustion😮 3) After ULSD 500PPM, Caterpillar stopped making OTR Engines.😮 Plus the long term / historical accumulation of Algae that breaks Injector Tips.😮

The command is doing a poor job of information distribution. They should have a morning briefing as to what was accomplished overnight and what they hope to work on that day. Then, an evening briefing on what was accomplished and planned night work. Ten minutes per would do it!

Always enjoyable listening to you and William Doyle talk about what’s happening with the operations. When you spend time in the general media posts it seems like over half of the comments are talking about conspiracies, DEI, etc. Keep up with the good reporting.

That one graphic showing the schedule is worth building the Internet.

Aviation fuel is filtered with separate distinct filters every time the product changes from one container to another. Example: delivery truck or pipeline to airport storage the fuel gets filtered. Airport storage tank to aircraft fueling truck, the fuel gets filtered. Aircraft fueling truck to fuel going to aircraft, the fuel gets filtered. After watching TimBatSea Channel where he delivers bunker fuel to container ships, etc. I always wonder about the quality of this fuel. I never see any evidence of filtering.

I live in a spa town called Bath in the UK. i enjoy your podcasts as I find it very educational even though I have no connection with the naval or merchant fleet

Thank you for keeping us in the loop of what going on.

Thank you Sal! Thank you Bill! We truly appreciate you both for keeping us updated on the Baltimore bridge 👍

Maryland resident here. Personally interested.

Excellent information - the best site for educating the public about the maritime industry and this accident in particular. Thank you so much.

This is the best place to get information on the bridge removal and the details that are involved in the broader issues that are affected or possibly had a role in the bridge being destroyed.

thanks for this . sorting out the movement of wreckage and getting it done is a daunting task. good people doing good work.

Glad to see they aren't risking the salvage crew on section 4. Cutting those sections still under tension with shaped charges is what I assumed they would do, should be quite the show. I was watching the Streamtime Live channel in time to see them offloading what looks like a fuel tank on a skid that seemed to be present in the first NTSB B-roll video. Definitely making great progress.

This is a great channel to get an overview of the situation and on the side learn so much about the maritime industry. Keep up your good work with this channel, Sal! Thanks!

Being in the fuel ⛽️ industry there has been a problem with diesel clogging filters for several years. You can’t see the contaminants but they quickly clog filter medias.

Great episode Sal!!! Contamination is a real thing. We take a lot of things for granted but in this case contamination is very real threat. There are fuel filters, pre fuel filters, water separators for these engines before it enters the fuel transfer pump which has ultra tight tolerances. With these extreme high pressure fuel systems having any debris of any kind can and will shut you down especially diesel engines or bunker oil engines. 600 ships put out of service is definitely no joking matter. Having an uncle in the trucking business and me loving it also from being 7 years old. I learned about contamination from him. Any time fuel is being transferred younrun a high chance of having some form of contamination. In these large vessels and the large amounts that are being pumped, ther is a high probability of getting “dirt” into the fuel system. That is why there are so many filters on the engine itself because coming from the refinery it is not always 100% so the filters are there to catch any foreign matter that might have been collected along the way. Also the hoses can pick up dirt or foreign debris from dragging on the ground especially if the area where they stow it isn’t clean or the yard didn’t put the cap on the end of the hose to keep dirt from getting in. Transferring fuel in the heavy rain you can pick up bits moisture which will shut down almost immediately. Cleanliness is not only godliness but it is very important to your engines fuel system. That is why your local mechanic always tells you to keep your vehicles air filter, fuel filter and oil filter on a regular scheduled intervals and don’t cheap out on parts or you too will be on the side of the road at 2 am in a rainstorm . Love your videos Sal. You keep us informed with actual and factual news. Much respect bruddah!

Outstanding Presentation. Graphics and Photos are spot on. Thank you Gentleman.

Thank you ( SAL) 😊 for updates 😊 Great job. The amount of cranes reminds me of when at Con-Expo Con-Ag when building the huge new addition to downtown Las Vegas strip. I was amazed at all the cranes on that big project. 😊 This picture you show looks very similar

Thank you for the update and explaining the process and actors involved.

Thank you for all your hard work and sharing with us your knowledge of the shipping industry, simply fascinating!

Excellent !!! Thank you for posting this interesting informative update video

Thanks for the update there. Really informative.

Excellent video! Best and most reliable source of info about incident. Very professional.

Exactly. Great insight from both of you on the local, national and global points. Many thanks.

Excellent episode, Sal! Chocked-full of useful information to grasp the scope of all logistic operations on this project!

I am learning SO much about maritime shipping from this channel - I've always been a fan of shipping and seagoing crews, being former career navy, so following this disaster is important. Thank you, Dr. Sal and Mr. Doyle!!

I live in Dundalk. I traveled over this bridge for 9 years for work. I've never been scared of bridges but now I am. I watch your videos to try to understand the situation better to assuage my fears. Thank you for your work.

For someone from New Mexico, this whole event is so fascinating. Thank you for explaining all the water issues.

So important - thank you 🙏 It’s like a never ending course in the maritime industry - wonderful!

any local gas station has unwanted debris in the bottom of the tanks, which is why you do not want to fill up when a delivery truck is filling the tanks and stirring up the impurities

Thanks Bill for your time and sharing your insights!

Good conversation & interview. Timely update. I learned a lot. Mahalo! 🤙🏼

Thank you , thank you, thank you for a really great program today. So many points were were discussed and aided in understanding of the economic aspects. I was amazed about the State of Baltimore, and the city with dealing with the many people, truckers, longshoremen, and others by taking care of their economic needs. Again, a really great presentation once again Sal.

Excellent update. Thank you so much for sharing your professional knowledge and wisdom.

Awesome. Still the best coverage of this event.

Thanks Bill and Sal. That was a great discussion and update. It's so uplifting to see all of these various entities pulling together with a common goal and a goal that is being transparently detailed to fully include and inform the general public. It's a real tribute to the initiative and competence of all those participating and sets the gold standard of how all civic and governing agencies in cooperation with private sector actors should be interacting to achieve and maintain the common day to day life sustaining needs of the nation.

Thanks for keeping us informed.

Thank you Sal and Bill for this very informative video!

The problem with tightening regulations: of course all ships and shippers would benefit, but much of international shipping is regulated by some nations that would prefer to offer looser regulations, to encourage ships to register there.

Thank you for keeping the progress understandable.

Thumbs up thank you for the full screen presentation much easier to see than some of your videos

Thank you . Mr Doyle & Sal. Keep up the great reporting

I have enjoyed your channel so much the past year or so it so interesting.

Outstanding coverage, Sal! This is a great explanation of a very complex removal.

Thanks Hutch. Love your work.

Thanks fir the work and updates, Sal.

I find these conversations fascinating absolutely fascinating. Thanks for all the information 👍👍👍

Sal, thank you once again for not only your insight, but the insight and knowledge of the guests you have on the channel, the way in which everyone delivers their information is in no nonsense layman terms, and readily understandable by anyone with a pulse. There are very very few channels that I believe follow this principle on YT, and since the EG did it's whole drifting (as in the motorsport way) and sideways thing up the Suez, I've been an avid follower of yourself and the channel, as well as the many that you have suggested. Appreciate your time and effort devoted to giving us...the greater public....the no BS truth....cheers from Sydney Aus!!!!

Thanks to Bill great interview with him the information is very much appreciated

I agree with the opening complements of your guest said about you. I appreciate how you update us lay people!

Hello, Just like to say thank you for your coverage. One thing I am seeing is the speed that companies have come together and seem to be working together. Thank you.

Sal, this is amazing journalism. Thank you!

This was incredibly informative, thanks to you both! Not really related to the topic, but that accent makes me nostalgic for my visits with friends from MA. Cheers to you, William.

Another exceptional session on maritime terminology and maritime law. Thank you.

Great discussion. Thanks for the upload.

Thanks Sal I feel much better about the whole situation now after this video. Seeing the progress and hearing more about the support for the port workers makes things a little better. Still a lot of work to do. Hoping that they find the missing workers soon and that the survivors can have some closure and rest a little easier. I saw one snapshot of one of the work trucks being recovered and I still don't know if it was factual or not. Kind of sad that so many YT people are trying to cash in on the situation.

Sal, a huge thank you to you and to Mr. Doyle for this excellent update. I am a helpless landlubber and have been thoroughly enjoying your excellent presentations that help to explain the complicated maritime world. Also, the other day you did a very civil response to Peter Zeihan. I like Peter and listen to his videos, but I very much appreciate challenging him on his numbers when appropriate. And that, sir, you did.

Gentlemen, thank you for the excellent update.

never thought i would be interested in shipping......your students & university are lucky to have you sal!

Bill Doyle knows his stuff! Excellent program, and thanks for collecting video that many of us haven't seen.

Another great video. For a layman, not involved i the maritime industry j find these podcast really interesting and inormative. I never realised how complicated it all is 😮

Very informative and great report as usual. Thanks Sal

I really want to know about the engineering behind the salvaging. It's one thing to design a bridge, but another to take one apart, with unknown stresses. We didn't learn that stuff in college.

Thank you for this update. M

Great coverage of the horrible event. I hope that additional strong bunkers will be put in place around critical pillars of the new bridge. So that such a thing doesn't occure again. Or at least lessens the odds of it.

Came across this channel on the day of the Dali accident. Ever since then, I have been very interested in maritime information. Who knew how interesting this could be. I love it