In this week’s episode of Wavelength:
Craig Eason reports from our TradeWinds Global Shipbuilding Forum this week in Busan, South Korea. Cargo owners feel like they have little choice but to buy ships rather than charter them as rates rise. Meanwhile, shipyards could be entitled to claim bonuses for delivering vessels ahead of schedule.
Read more: Back to 2007? Lawyer warns on newbuild boom
Shipping’s investment boom faces reckoning as financiers warn of market risks
Korean shipbuilders’ overseas ambitions put state financiers in a bind
Paul Peachey has been out and about and is here with an update on autonomous shipping, after visiting Ocean Infinity, a company that is already remotely controlling a fleet of offshore vessels.
Read more: Between a ROC and a hard place: the evolution of crewless ships
US investigators sound alert on lookouts for autonomous vessels
And we have another clip from our special series on the role of venture capital in maritime tech.
Direct link to full episode (Spotify).
Host and producer: Holly Birkett.
Additional reporting or research: Craig Eason, Paul Peachey and Yannick Guerry.
A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast.
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