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Regular updates on the top stories in the shipping industry from the editoral team of leading maritime news outlet TradeWinds. Hosted and produced by Craig Eason and the TradeWinds editorial team.
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Trump policies spark concern and criticism in Washington and Singapore
18:23|In this episodeEric Martin speaks to supply chain representatives who expressed concern over new US port fees for China-linked vessels during hearings in Washington DC this week,Caroline Yang, president of the Singapore Shipping Association, tells the TradeWinds Shipowners’ Forum in the Lion City that Trump is creating uncertainty that is not good for shipping,Paul Peachey speaks to Skuld CEO Stale Hansen about whether the sanctions-influenced shift of vessels to protection and indemnity (P&I) insurers in countries like China and India means the International Group of P&I Clubs should increase its Asian membership,and host Holly Birkett speaks to green fuels consultancy group Green Marine, which has helped put together a submission to the IMO’s upcoming Marine Environment Protection Committee for pure ethanol as a marine fuelHost: Holly Birkett. Produced by TradeWinds.
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Fredriksen’s savvy play and Hing Chao’s warning that ‘global trade is under threat’
23:03|In this week’s Wavelength podcast, Joe Brady tells episode host Eric Priante Martin why John Fredriksen’s purchase of a stake in Star Bulk Carriers represented a smart arbitrage move after the Norwegian shipping tycoon sold out of another bulker owner. Craig Eason interviews Wah Kwong Maritime Transport chairman Hing Chao about the threat that the policies of US President Donald Trump pose to shipping.Sandra Boga talks to Rafet Emek Kurt, who heads the Maritime Human Factors Centre at the University of Strathclyde at the UK’s University of Strathclyde, about seafarer safety in ammonia-fuelled shipping.And Paul Peachey reports on the link between misdeclared cargoes and container ship fires.What really happened onboard the ships that collided in the North Sea? Update on US fees on Chinese ships and changing of the guard at CTM
21:51|In this episodeHost, Craig Eason, talks to experienced master mariner and maritime accident investigator Captain Jim Staples on the question of fatigue, technology(p.s 'gundecking' is US maritime slang for faking reports)Paul Peachey assesses the risk and liability questions around the allisionEric Priante Martin helps you unravel some of the questions about the US intention to place fees on Chinese-built shipsand Holly Birkett chats to Carlos Pena and John Michael Radziwill about the changes at Sea Transport Maritime GroupHost Craig EasonProduced by TradeWinds
Reaction to Fredriksen selling Golden Ocean, Trump says US will build ships again, and at the ball with Wista UK
22:02|In this week’s episode: Gary Dixon and Jonas Walsgard on the reaction to Norwegian tycoon John Fredriksen’s sudden sale of his stake in dry bulk owner Golden Ocean to Savery’s CMB.tech. Eric Priante Martin reports on plans for the US to relaunch its commercial shipbuilding industry. And Wista UK has a ball with Sandra Boga there to pick up the mood ahead of International Women’s Day. Host and producer: Craig Eason A TradeWinds news editorial production
Trump targets shipping, and this time its not with tariffs, nuclear shipping and results season round up
22:20|In this episode: US bureau chief Eric Priante Martin talks to shipping experts about Donald Trump’s ire on Chinese ships. Paul Peachey investigates the growing interest in nuclear-powered ships. And, it’s full-year results season in shipping, so we’ve gathered TradeWinds sector correspondents to offer their views on the annual results.The case of the ammonia-less ammonia carriers, the latest climate talks at the IMO, and is shipping being sabotaged?
18:18|In this week’s episode we have a new host, TradeWinds’ Paul Peachey.Eric Priante Martin looks at the potential disparity between the sudden ammonia carrier orderbook and the supply of ammonia being seen as essential for industrial decarbonisation. It forms part of the TradeWinds’ Special Report on Energy Shipping now available for subscribers.Also, the first two months of 2025 have been full of casualty announcements, with TradeWinds reporting at least 18. But for some of these, deliberate sabotage is not being ruled out. TradeWinds casualty correspondent Gary Dixon joins the podcast to dig into the numbers.And Craig Eason looks at what happened this week behind the closed doors at the International Maritime Organization where five of 11 days of debate to decide shipping’s future have now passed.Host: Paul PeacheyProducer: Craig EasonA TradeWinds News productionIran, closed door GHG talks to change shipping for ever, P&I transfers and Gas bloodbath
24:47|In this episode:Eric Priante Martin reports on US sanctions on Iran giving shipping mixed messageUniversity College London’s Tristan Smith joins host Craig Eason to explain as the IMO kicks off five of the last 11 days of talks that will change shipping foreverHere's a link to a IMO GHG talks Q and AAlso, the protection and indemnity club transfer window is set to close as renewal season ends.And is there an LNG bloodbath? We discuss the market horrors of LNG carrier owners.Host: Craig EasonProduced by the editorial team at TradeWinds