Are US Ports Empty and What Impact Does the Tariff Have on Global Shipping?

25th April 2025

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the impact of the tariffs set by the Trump Administration on global shipping and in US ports, with a focus on Los Angeles and New York/New Jersey.

This video really shows the real problems coming for Americans with the worst yet to come.

This is a topic most of us never think about but bad as it is for Americans there may well be problems around he world as tariffs bite.