MV Maersk Denver is the First American Commercial Ship to Transit the Bab el-Mandeb in Two Years

Описание: US Ship Transited the Bab el-Mandeb
January 14, 2026

In this episode, Sal Mercogliano — a maritime historian at Campbell University (@campbelledu) and former merchant mariner — discusses the voyage of the US-flagged containership MV Maersk Denver through the Bab el-Mandeb, the first American ship to make the voyage in two years.

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