TradeWinds Wavelength

In this episode: Holly Birkett joins host Craig Eason to analyse the news that CMB.Tech has said it will merge Golden Ocean in a move many saw coming, but at what price? Eric Priante Martin digs into the finalised tariff announcements in the US and why car carriers and ro-ro operators are shocked. But does the Trump administration understand shipping yet? Sandra Boga talks to Mark Dickinson from ITF and the seafarer union Nautilus about news on crew wages going up, international requirements on fair treatment of crews and rest hours aimed at tackling fatigue.Hosted and produced by Craig Eason/TradeWinds

In this Easter special episode of the Wavelength podcast, TradeWinds’ editor-in-chief Julian Bray has the floor in conversation with reporter Holly Birkett.The question is: following new policies set by the IMO and by US president Donald Trump’s administration, have events of the past two weeks changed shipping forever?Are the “easy” days of shipping done? Is there any end in sight for The Age of Uncertainty?Don't expect any easy answers! Craig Eason is away. 

In this episode Eric Priante Martin and Craig Eason examine Trump's latest moves on shipping and the fights at the IMO to find a compromise deal on how shipping will be made to decarbonise

In this episode:Eric Priante Martin keeps us updated on Trump's tariffs and how they impact shippingHost, Craig Eason, talks to experts about what has been happening behind the scenes at the IMO as climate talks reach a climaxand Insurance correspondent Paul Peachey joins Craig Eason to dig into the initial accident investigation report into the Solong collision with Stena Immaculate last month

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.

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.