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Shipping has no real overarching global regulation in the way that say the airline industry does.

And in those shadows all kinds of bad behavior can thrive.

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Today an interesting look in an industry that plays a major role in our lives,

but that most of us never even get a glimpse of. We're talking about shipping.

But I'm not just talking about how things are sent in containers from China to the United States.

I mean, that might be a show on its own, but I wanted to really get into some of the dark side of things.

Surprise, surprise.

Today we're going to talk stolen oil, sanctions, busting, crime on the high seas,

as well as why ships have what appear to be totally random flags,

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