Episode 764: Shipbuilding, Merchant Shipping, Commerce, and the American Project - with Sal Mercogliano

About this episode

I can think of few 18-month periods where shipbuilding, the merchant marine, and the importance of a strong maritime sector in the U.S. has been a more active topic. Near the center of this conversation—or at least a few paragraphs in—is a long-time friend of the show, Dr. Sal Mercogliano—returning to the Midrats Podcast.Sal is the Chair of the Department of History, Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University; a former merchant mariner; and a contributor to USNI Proceedings, Sea History, Naval History, and gCaptain. He is also the host of the YouTube channel, What’s Going on With Shipping . Show Links What’s Going on With Shipping Unauthorized History Podcast with Sal…