Wavelength Plus: A podcast by TradeWinds

In this episode TradeWinds's Asia correspondent Huaqing Ma talks to John Rowley, chief executive of Hong Kong-based Wallem.Wallem is one of the leading ship managers in the maritime sector. Huaqing and John talk about the challenges of being a modern ship manager in a competitive world and why the company is so closely bonded with Hong Kong.Read Huaqing's full articles here: From combat zones to ship decks: The making of Wallem’s CEO

When the Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, its pilot had already dismissed the tugs that had been tethered to the ship when it left the docks. When he called for a tug’s help just minutes before the collision, the powerful vessel was too far away to help. In the third episode in our series on the accident, we explore why the container ship was going it alone without a “tiny but mighty” tug.

In the second episode of our detailed look at the shipping accident that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, we look at why this structure was not able to withstand a strike by the container ship Dali. Engineering experts explain that recommendations to conduct risk assessments were not applied to many bridges built before those standards were created, and they describe the steps that US agencies will need to take to prevent another deadly casualty.

In March 2024, the Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, killing six, injuring two and shutting down maritime traffic for weeks. In the first episode of an investigative series, TradeWinds looks at the events of that tragic day with the help of a naval architect and an experienced captain.

Secretary general of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez spoke to Holly Birkett on the sidelines of the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) conference, just days after IMO delegations delayed an all-important vote on emissions regulations. He was reflective on the way that the talks played out and said there are lessons to be learned, but emphasised that decarbonisation work will not stop at the IMO or within the industry.Seeing as it was the WISTA conference, the time was also right to ask Dominguez about what the IMO is doing to support women in maritime industry and create equitable workplaces for all. Host and producer: Holly Birkett, TradeWinds reporter.

In this episode, TradeWinds US bureau chief Eric Priante Martin sits down with Ardmore Shipping chief executive Gernot Ruppelt and president Bart Kelleher in New York just over a year after they took the reins of the Irish product and chemical tanker company. On the sidelines of a Capital Link investor conference, they explain how they are looking at opportunity in what they describe as a non-binary way and leveraging a stronger balance sheet to harness opportunity presented by a volatile market.Read more here: https://www.tradewindsnews.com/interviews/ardmore-duo-work-to-harness-opportunity-amid-volatility-a-year-after-leadership-transition/2-1-1886714

In this episode of Wavelength Plus, TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray talks to Mitsui OSK Line president and chief executive Takeshi Hashimoto about his work to turn MOL from a Japanese company to an international conglomerate, and the role diversity plays in that transition.Hashimoto also reveals his work to clear MOL's name when it found itself caught up in the sanctions regime against Russian oil and gas, and also the role LNG is going to play in decarbonising shippingRead more:MOL expects ‘huge demand’ for LNG transport from 2028, chief executive saysCash from chaos: Why it’s ‘an exciting’ time to be a shipowner in Japan

IN this deep dive interview TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray talks to Dr John Coustas, chairman, president and chief executive of Greece's Danaos Group a significant container vessel tonnage provider.In the conversation Coustas explains his rationale for fuel choices in Danaos current 25 vessel orderbook, including his issues with biofuels and LNG as marine fuels. He also talks markets, the recent surge in orders for smaller feeder vessels and why he did not join in, and also why he is not 'crying for them". Them being the liner companies.Recorderd at TradeWinds Shipowner Forum, Athens on September 23rd September 2025Production: Craig Eason