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This week's episode of Wavelength is a Hong Kong Special, following Hong Kong Maritime Week in the Chinese city-state this week. Craig Eason and Huaqing Ma are here to report back on all the hot topics from Hong Kong Maritime Week and also from our TradeWinds Ship Recycling Forum, where scrapping dark-fleet vessels was hotly debated.Eric Martin is here to wrap up the findings of the investigation into the ship crash in Baltimore that brought down a bridge, and resulted in the loss of lives. The probable cause of the accident was so tiny that investigators might easily have missed it, were it not for help from the ship's builder.Finally, our newbuilding queens Lucy Hine and Irene Ang are here to discuss their upcoming special report on the shipbuilding sector, which will be published in TradeWinds next week. What has newbuilding business been like this year? Kind of muted, Irene and Lucy agreed.Host and producer: Holly Birkett.Additional reporting: Craig Eason, Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin, Lucy Hine and Irene Ang.A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Wavelength podcast from TradeWinds:Has Iran snatched a loaded tanker leaving the Gulf and bound for Singapore?Tanker ‘heads towards Iran’ in sudden course change after suspicious approachWhy 2026 may be a bleak year for shipping and why microgrids based on renewable energy will impact shippingShipping ‘navigating increasingly uncertain waters’, says Danish Ship FinanceEverllence says its new ammonia engine is ready. Are shipowners ready to buy?‘Milestone’ hit as Everllence seeks order for ammonia dual-fuel engineand introducing new podcast mini series looking at what happened to the containership Dali that led to a deadly collision with a bridge in Baltimore and what next in the storyHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Gary Dixon, Eric Priante MartinA TradeWinds/DN Media podcastThe Wavelength archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode:Piracy rising: Are recent attacks a sign that Somali piracy is ramping up again?Somali pirates target LNG carrier after Latsco tanker attackLatsco tanker crew ‘safe’ after pirate attack with warship on the wayWarship hunts pirate mothership after tanker attackIs China stockpiling crude spoking ir helping the VLCC markets?China poised to pounce on more crude to keep filling strategic storage reservesand ... just how easy is it to sabotage a subsea power cable? We asked cable maker NexansHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional editorial content: Eric Priante Martin, Lucy Hine, Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode:Can the US upgrade its shipbuilding capacity?‘Shipbuilding is a bipartisan issue’: Senate hearing highlights US support for boosting yard sectorWhat role for South Korea's shipbuilders as they sign up to help their ally?Dealmaker Trump secures pledges from South Korea’s big three shipbuilders‘Master of shipbuilding’ South Korea strikes $150bn trade and security deal with TrumpIs the US-China trade meeting a good deal for shipping?Port fee pause: US and China declare one-year truce to maritime trade war measuresAnd, what does the grounding of a shadow fleet tanker say about the ongoing risks to shipping and the environment?Suez Canal tanker grounding highlights how sanctions have struggled to land a glove on RussiaSanctioned tanker that grounded in Suez Canal one of four blacklisted ships in convoyEditorial contributions: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Matt CoyneProduction and host: Craig EasonA TradeWinds podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode of Wavelength:Shippers and shipping companies in the US await news from President Trump -- and President Xi, as Eric Martin reports,Can South Korea help make American shipbuilding great again or is China too competitive? Irene Ang looks at the issues.And Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, reflects on last week's all-important MEPC vote with Holly Birkett. The full interview will follow on Tuesday in an episode of Wavelength+.Host: Craig Eason.Production: Eric Martin/Craig Eason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episodeThe talks on IMO carbon rules go no where as nations call time out and delay a decision for a year. Not the ending anyone thought, but there may be a silver lining.Also.While international climate talks stumble, African nations are taking control of their own destiny and a number of countries are following Djibouti's idea of setting their own price on shipping's carbon emissions. Is it a model that can spread further afield?And we look at the response in the US to China's port tariffs which are in response to the US tariffsreporting by Paul Peachey and Eric Priante MartinHost and producer: Craig EasonA TradeWinds podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Wavelength podcast:Market speculation that John Fredriksen is about to sell off his LR2 product tanker fleet. Why now?Cleaning out? Market weighs reports of $1bn deal to make John Fredriksen’s Frontline crude againShipping billionaire John Fredriksen is accelerating his long-planned succession strategyFredriksen stocking up private VLCC fleet as Frontline linked to $1bn-plus product tanker saleDetails emerge about the horrific ordeal of the VLCC crew locked up by Equatorial Guinea and Nigeria after believing a naval vessel was a pirate ship‘Psychological torture’ inflicted on tanker crew after vessel seized in West AfricaGuards high on drugs and alcohol spark $60m court claim over crew held hostage on VLCCand the Maritime history professor who has become shipping's YouTube influencerWhy millions of people are watching this maritime history professor’s YouTube shipping channelEditorial: Andy Pierce, Paul Peachey, Eric Priante MartinHost and Producer: Craig EasonA TradeWinds podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Wavelength podcast:Problem solving. Cargill's Jan Dieleman explains the trading group's huge bulker deal with CostamareProblem-solving and bulker investments: Cargill shipping boss digests Costamare Bulkers dealCostamare seals tie-up with Cargill to invest in bulker assets, charter ships and transfer trading bookHow shipping can navigate the US shutdown chaosHere’s how the US government shutdown impacts federal maritime agenciesTariff collection and cargo inspections continue as US Customs stays open during shutdownThere's no alternative other than chaos. International Chamber of Shipping chair designate explains why the IMO carbon deal is the deal and why ICS believes it will be approved.‘There is no Plan B’: John Denholm says alternative to IMO carbon rules is ‘chaos’John Denholm to take ICS reins when Emanuele Grimaldi steps downEditorial Contributions this week: Holly Birkett, Eric Priante Martin, Yannick GuerryHost and production: Craig Eason Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode, Joe Brady reports from the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents’ Miami conference on the 14 October date for new fees by the Office of the US Trade Representative.‘It’s crazy’: Panels at ASBA Miami conference puzzle over US trade policy uncertaintyPaul Pathy: The man from Montreal tackles tariffs, port fees and trusting IMO with $30bnWe explore why International Chamber of Shipping secretary general does not want to see the IMO become a bank for shipping’s carbon cash.‘Do not make the IMO the biggest commercial bank in the world’: ICS pleadsAnd we look at why diversity is still an issue and ignoring it hurts the industry.Outdated maritime leadership is driving staff to jump ship, study warnsAssault, abuse and underlying misogyny: Gay and transgender maritime leaders share ‘battle fatigue’Host and production by Craig Eason, with editorial contributions from Joe Brady, Eric Priante Martin, Holly Birkett and Julian Bray.  Wavelength is a TradeWinds podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TradeWinds has launched Wavelength Plus, a weekly deeper dive into the shipping industry. Whether it is a one-on-one with leading shipowners, or a focused topical analysis of a kry industry theme, each week a key must listen to episode.Wavelength Plus replaces GreenSeas, just search for TradeWinds Wavelength Plus where ever you listen to WavelengthIn this first episode Holly Birkett spoke to Holly Birkett about market spercycles, decarbonisation and John Fredriksen Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode:US class society ABS calls on the International Maritime Organisation to take a timeout on climate talks.‘LNG heavily penalised’ in IMO’s decarbonisation plans, says ABS boss Chris Wiernicki‘IMO needs to take a timeout’: ABS joins US resistance to Net-Zero Framework ahead of key voteIntertanko chief adds voice to heated fuel debate after week of ‘desire to polarise discussion’Arsenio Dominguez confident of IMO carbon vote success in OctoberGlobal Maritime Forum report shows net-zero fuels (green ammonia, green methanol and green hydrogen) are not going to be able to meet 2030 usage targets.Shipping off track to achieve 2030 net-zero targetAnd we look at the impact on shipping investors if Trump gets his way and axes quarterly reports.Will Trump dump quarterly earnings reports for America’s listed companies?Host and producer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Eric Priante Martin and Holly BirkettA TradeWinds/DN Media poodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode:Technology and regulation editor Craig Eason talks to Knut Orbeck Nilssen about his criticism of how LNG is being labelled under the International Maritime Organisation’s fuel standards.DNV’s Orbeck-Nilssen slams IMO for trying to stifle LNG as a future fuelWe also hear from Tristan Smith, at UCL Energy Institute, about his reaction to DNV claims and why he is worried about class getting involved in policy measures.Paul Peachey has been to the annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurers to hear why claims have been rising.Lessons from IUMI Singapore: Protectionism, competition and technology forge a new world order for marine insurersAnd Lucy Hine has been to Milan for the annual Gastech tradeshow to sample the mood of the industry.US sends in big guns to deliver message on filling the Russian energy hole in EuropeNextDecade greenlights fourth LNG train amid growing talk of supply glutHost: Holly BirkettAdditional reporting from Yannick Guerry, Lucy Hine, Paul Peachey and Craig EasonProduction: Craig EasonA TradeWinds/DN Media podcastThe Wavelength archive Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode:TradeWinds head of news Andy Pierce assesses the potential of Hafnia investing into TormHafnia chief Mikael Skov champions M&A to boost profit and woo investors after Torm swoop‘A very good nose for business’: Nordic investors weigh in on Hafnia play for tanker rival TormWall Street would welcome Torm and Hafnia merger. Deal could forge $5bn company with a fleet of 300 tankersMatt Coyne was in Donsö, the unique island off the Swedish west coast and talked to Stena Bulk chief executive Eric Hånell about the company's reflagging and work in US and Swedish security deploymentStena-bulk-chief-talks-swedish-and-us-shipping-as-the-company-makes-inroads-in-both-flags Paul Peachey has spoken to Claire Jungman who has been hunting out sanctioned oil for United Against Nuclear IranHost and producer: Craig EasonNews and reporting by: Matt Coyne, Andy Pierce and Paul PeacheyAdditional news: Yannick GuerryFrom tradewindsnews.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode:Wavelength host has been talking to Lloyd's Register chief executive Nick Brown about his concerns over getting enough green fuel to shipping and making it fuel the industry can trust.Tap IMO carbon money pot directly to fund fuel production and supply, says Lloyd’s Register chief Nick Brown‘Where we need to be’: Global Maritime Forum paints positive picture of methanol and ammonia fuel infrastructureSouth Korea has been meeting Trump's administration, signing trade deals and seeing opportunity in US plans to rejuvenate its shipbuilding sector.HD Hyundai strikes investment partnership aimed at revitalising US shipbuildingHanwha Ocean pumps $70m into US yard to ramp up capacityHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional news: Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode:Wavelength host Craig Eason, with the help of Blanaid Sheeran from Opportunity Green, looks at the papers sent to the International Maritime Organisation by Saudi Arabia and the US that try to derail agreement on climate rules.Environmental law group pours cold water on latest attempts to derail climate talks‘Strong opposition’: Trump administration fires torpedo at IMO’s carbon dealEric Priante profiles the huge network of an Iranian shipping kingpin linked by US authorities to shadow tankers, gas carriers and container ships.Meet the dark-fleet kingpin whose network stretches from shadow tankers to alleged arms tradingAnd Holly Birkett is back with the regular look at the dry bulk market, this week with the help of Michael Jorgensen, head of dry bulk at the Torvald Klaveness group.Extra news from Yannick Guerry on the TradeWind newsdesk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lloyd’s Register ship manager Santiago Suarez de la Fuente and ANEMOI’s technical director Luke McEwan discuss the challenges historically facing the industry as well as the demands and investment opportunities for wind propulsion technology.Produced by TradeWinds Content Studio Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode:Eric Priante Martin has been talking to the Center for Advanced Defense Studies which has been tracking the activities of Suniel Kuma Sharma. Sharma has been travelling the world opening ship registries including one on small Pacific island inhabited only by seabirds.False flag agent: Meet the man linked to a network of illicit ship registriesJonas Walsgard looks into the Norwegian Sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, and what shipping assets it has sold or bought in the first half of this year.Norwegian sovereign wealth fund swoops for Maersk shares as shipping book grows to $4.8bnAnd Holly Birkett is on the podcast to talk about the reaction to her opinion piece on the role of shipbrokers and sanctions regimes that has got our subscribers' attention.  Producer and host: Craig Eason.Editorial input from: Eric Priante Martin, Jonas Walsgard, Holly Birkett, Yannick Guerry.A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast.Other news in this episodeShort of cash: Tor Olav Troim VLCC venture pushes back shipyard payments to buy timeBlacklisted oil trader 2Rivers to wind up under ‘extraordinary’ sanctions pressureNew US-listed Latsis family vehicle pivots to product tanker investmentsTorm buys 13 leased tankers and sells older vessels as profit slashedWhy tankers are to blame for jellyfish stowaways shutting down a French nuclear power station Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode:Paul Peachey looks at the fall out and likely outcome of Trump's continued threats to hike up tariffs on India.Putin and Trump plan to meet as US president threatens to extend Russia trading penalty to ChinaExpanding European sanctions herald unexpected consequencesTrump hits India with additional tariffs for Russian oil imports in bid to punish PutinEric Priante Martin dissects the results of Tidewater to give a flavour of the good and bad news for the offshore markets.Tidewater adds $400m to share value after earnings surpriseTidewater earnings surge as revenue defies Wall Street expectationsHolly Birkett has been picking through what dry bulk operator Pacific Basin has to say about the first six months of the year.Pacific Basin bulker earnings fall as company braces for USTR impactHong Kong bulker giant Pacific Basin Shipping plots how to navigate Trump’s port feesProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Yannick Guerry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode:In this episode:Donald Trump gets impatient with Putin and brings forward penalties on India, one of the country's main importers of crude. Eric Priante Martin reports on the response from the tanker companies, which have begun reporting their first-half results.Host Craig Eason has been talking to Interferry head of regulatory affairs Johan Roos. Interferry said something has to be done to prevent all of shipping needing to pay twice for CO2 emissions, as there will be both the international rules and the European rules, which will lead to shipping having to pay into funds. Roos tells Craig the answer is to take shipping out of the European ETS.TradeWinds has reported previously that African states are looking to emulate Europe with regional emissions trading schemes.‘Administrative nightmare’: Shipowners risk having to pay twice for emissionsAnd Holly Birkett launches Granular, - drybulk news in small pieces- a new segment for Wavelength subscribers. In episode one the focus is on Australia to China trades (C5).Host and production: Craig EasonReporting: Eric Priante Martin and Holly BirkettAdditional news: Yannick Guerry Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode, TradeWinds reporter Paul Peachey explains why the latest round of sanctions by the UK and European Union against Russia has significant implications for shipping. Eric Priante Martin explores the first LNG carrier order in the US in nearly five decades. Joe Brady also explains a capital markets deal by Diana Shipping that is raising eyebrows. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.