In this week's episode:
As the shipping industry descends on Hamburg for the week, Ian Lewis discusses the shape of Germany's shipowning community and what lessons it has learned.
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Höegh Autoliners has ordered a further 12, with options, car carriers but has shied away from going all out on ammonia-dual fuel as it did with the latter vessels of its previous batch.
Car carrier boss Andreas Enger is in the studio to defend its decision and explain why.
Read more: Hoegh Autoliners returns to China for six new car carriers
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Oman has been in the news as geopolitical tensions and shipping attacks in the Strait of Hormuz make our headlines. TradeWinds correspondent Huaqing Ma talked with Oman Maritime Association chairman Khalil Al Hooti about how Oman is adapting and the big question about a Strait of Hormuz toll.
Read more: How the Hormuz crisis is exposing Oman’s wider role in maritime trades
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And Holly Birkett's Granular looks at the growing issues around maritime choke points.
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Producer and host: Craig Eason
Additional reporting: Holly Birkett, Ian Lewis, Huaqing Ma and Yannick Guerry
A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast
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