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IIn this episode:Eric Priante Martin takes a peek into the tanker markets that have begun to react to the impact of Donald Trump’s moves on Venezuelan crude and Iran.Read more: US-seized tanker emerges off Venezuela as two sit in Texas waters. Where will the latest land?Paul Peachey has been in the UK courts listening to the trial of Captain Vladimir Motin, charged with manslaughter after his boxship, the Solong, rammed into an anchored laden tanker, creating a fireball.Read more: Jury shown moment of fiery collision in North Sea that killed seafarerHuaqing Ma followed the case of a missing seafarer who thought he had a job offer to join a ship, only to disappear, believed to have been abducted to work in an illegal call centre compound in Cambodia.Read more: Are criminal syndicates kidnapping seafarers to work in scam call centres? The wife of a missing Chinese sailor believes soHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin, Paul Peachey, Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this week’s episode:Holly Birkett and Matt Coyne dissect what’s been going on in Venezuela and how it is likely to impact tanker markets, plus Claire Jungman from Vortexa on the impact on China.Read more:  Trump uses old Latin America playbook to bring new dimension to geopolitical uncertaintyRead more: Venezuela-to-China oil flows slowed by US pressure on departures, Vortexa saysThe Singapore investigation into the allision of the Hafnia Nile with a dark fleet VLCC in 2024 has pointed the finger at the fatigue and actions of the officer on the Hafnia product tanker. Karen Ng examines the report findings.Read more: Fatal collision between Hafnia tanker and dark fleet VLCC unpicked in safety reportAnd Craig Eason talks to Rene Kofod-Olsen, chief executive of V.Group, on the company’s decision to purchase decarbonisation technology advisory Njord from Maersk Tankers and what it says about the evolution of ship management.Read more: V.Group takes over fuel-efficiency firm founded by Maersk TankersHost: Holly BirkettProducer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Yannick Guerry, Matt Coyne, Karen Ng, Huaqing Ma and Craig Eason A TradeWinds/DN media podcast

In this episode:TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray introduces the “Person of the Year.”Read more:  ‘Person of the Year’: Chen Jianhua has resuscitated a shipyard giant to leave Korean rivals ‘very worried’ Odfjell chief executive Harald Fotland explains why the Norwegian tanker owner has gone it alone with its own green corridor.Read more:  Odfjell signs biofuel offtake deal with Petrobas to launch its own green corridor UAE shipowner Astro Offshore explains the group’s huge fleet expansion.Read more: From 25 to 50 ships in a year — and Astro Offshore CEO says expansion is far from over ..... and who would you have for dinner? We preview your wish list dinner invites.Producer and host: Craig EasonAdditional editorial: Julian Bray, Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante MartinA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this episode:US forces seize tanker laden with Venezuelan crude. What does this mean for shipping and the battle against the dark fleet?Read more: US sanctions six VLCCs as Trump ramps up pressure on VenezuelaRead more: US draws up hit list of Venezuela-linked tankers as more seizures plannedAnother Ukrainian drone attack on a sanctioned tanker in the Black Sea. Shipping warned to watch out for unexploded dronesRead more: Video shows explosions as Ukraine targets alleged dark fleet tankerRead more: Sanctioned, Ukraine-hit tanker evacuated again after bungled salvage operationOn location. TradeWinds enjoys a Singapore anchorage and sees a hull cleaning operation up closeRead more: ‘Last Breath’ moment drives engineer to swap human divers with hull-cleaning robotsProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this episode:Examining the attacks by Ukraine forces on tankers linked to RussiaRead More: Kyiv’s shadow fleet explosions and Moscow’s empty threatsThe need to strengthen the US Maritime Security Program (MSP) and the Tanker Security Program (TSP)Read More: ‘It’s the cargo, stupid!’ US maritime revival hopes get a dose of Louisiana candourWhether Trump has exceeded his powers with his trarifs and what can Republicans do if he hasRead more: Trump’s Plan B: US can ‘recreate’ tariffs if Supreme Court shoots them down, official saysProduction and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Paul Peachey, Joe Brady, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this episode:TradeWinds finance correspondent Joe Brady comes into the studio to dissect the likelihood of Diana Shipping managing its acquisition of Genco, its bigger more stable peer on the New York Exchange.Read: ‘Cash is king’: Why Diana Shipping’s ‘bizarre’ bid for Genco could pay offIs shipping about to flood back to Red Sea transits? If so, what are the risks and what will it do to the markets?Read: Container carriers brace for market turbulence amid talk of resuming Suez transitsRead: Red Sea warning: Tanker rates face hit as return of ships ‘appears closer than ever’Green corridors are supposed to shape and encourage maritime decarbonisation. So far, they are a little behind target with only two active when there should be six. There are 84 initiatives underway, however, and China has joined the buzz.Read: Green shipping corridor drive shows little progress, says Getting to Zero reportIs ship finance happier in Singapore than in Hong Kong or China?Read: Chinese leasing faces prolonged USTR pressure as financiers warn of shifting capital flowsHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Joe Brady, Yannick Guerry and Huaqing MaA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

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.

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

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