{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/65e16a5bcedd730017a1ff82/69e20c3ca0cdd3989ca31853?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Who's ordering all these giant crude oil carriers?","description":"<p> In this episode:</p><p><br></p><p>TradeWinds newbuilding expert Irene Ang joins host Craig Eason in the studio to run through the surge in orders for VLCCs, looking at who, where, when and why.</p><p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/yangzijiang-maritime-orders-eight-vlccs-in-deal-worth-close-to-1bn/2-1-1975692\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Yangzijiang Maritime orders eight VLCCs in deal worth close to $1bn</a></p><p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/jp-morgan-tipped-to-enter-vlcc-arena-with-500m-newbuilding-deal/2-1-1974061\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">JP Morgan tipped to enter VLCC arena with $500m newbuilding deal</a></p><p><br></p><p>The US goes on the hunt for more Iranian ships.</p><p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/regulation/us-ramps-up-scope-of-iran-blockade-to-target-ships-regardless-of-location-/2-1-1975280\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">US ramps up scope of Iran blockade to target ships ‘regardless of location’</a></p><p><br></p><p>Lomar Shipping offers its ships for start-ups to use as testbeds.&nbsp;We speak to Lomarlabs managing director Stylianos Papageorgiou about why.</p><p>Read more:&nbsp;<a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/lomarlabs-boss-lifts-the-lid-on-its-cleantech-portfolio/2-1-1973991\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lomarlabs boss lifts the lid on its cleantech portfolio</a></p><p><br></p><p>Also in this edition: our Singapore special report, including a profile of dry bulk operator Dava.</p><p>Read more:</p><p><a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/special_reports\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">How Singapore became a launchpad for global ambitions</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.tradewindsnews.com/special-reports/dava-eyes-expansion-as-shifting-trade-routes-reshape-bulk-markets/2-1-1971253\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Dava eyes expansion as shifting trade routes reshape bulk markets</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Host and producer</strong>: Craig Eason</p><p><strong>Additional reporting:</strong>&nbsp;Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Huaqing Ma</p><p><br></p><p><strong><em>A DN Media/TradeWinds podcast</em></strong></p>","author_name":"Craig Eason"}