TradeWinds Wavelength

In this week's episode of Wavelength.Are Port State Control inspectors being urged to turn a blind eye to glaring safety deficiencies and not retain substandard ships?Shipping's annual safety and risk barometer is published. We hear form the author on some of the key risk pressure points.Clarkson's could be fined $2m by regulators. It is not the only one to fall foul of the rules. What's going on

The US National Transportation Safety Board publishes preliminary findings into the Dali accident in Baltimore with focus on the ship's electricity switchboardandHolly Birkett and Lucy Hine have been talking to female shipbrokers about working in the 'boys club' Host: Craig Eason

In this episode US Bureau Chief Eric Priante Martin looks at the bullish tanker markets who are reaping the benefits of a solid market.We visit the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum in Singapore where discussions turned to possible impact of elections (think 2nd term of Trump in the US) on shipping markets, and also at the whole idea of green corridors and they they my be flawed.Then back to the tankers market and the growing dark fleet taking oil cargoes from Russia, Venezuela etc in contravention of sanctions and price caps. We look at the numbers with Windward.Yannick Guerry on the TW news desk brings us upto speed with other news this weekHosted by Craig Eason

This week's episode of TradeWinds Wavelength: Sanctions and the oil price cap, a UK Parliamentary inquiry into them wants to see what is working and what is not. Marine insurers and P&I clubs have an idea. The huge LNG orderbook train rumbles on, but why when the world should be weaning itself off fossil fuels and why Carnival says LNG is its fuel of choice.

In this episode Eric Priante Martin has been talking to US-listed shipowners about their priorities, and the lack of pressure they have to decarbonise their operations.We delve into the car carrier markets with news that the Aponte led MSC has made a grab for Gram Car Carriers.And Holly Birkett goes to Chirp to talk safety and the real fears whistleblower still have of reporting anything.Other news mentioned:Norden profits dentHouthi launch fresh attacks in Red SeaGreece v Germany

This week the TradeWinds news team look at boardroom brawl at listed bulk operator Genco. At the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum USA in New York, Joe Brady asked Genco chief executive John Wobensmith what has been going on. Also on the Forum Us Bureau chief Eric Priante Martin heard from shipowners about the impact of geopolitical tensions and in Singapore Craig Eason spoke to Zemba, the cargo owners alliance which has said it will pay extra for cargoes to be shipped green, and have signed a contract to do so. Show host: Holly Birkett

TradeWinds' NY correspondent Joe Brady talks us through recent IPO of Hafnia on the NYSE and what this implies for both NY and Oslo. Holly Birkett is back from Copenhagen where she found a swather of senior shipping names are moving about like its a football transfer window, and Lucy Hine has the update on the surge in newbuilding orders in Asia as cash rich owners place their bets.Hosted by Craig Eason.Links to stories

The investigation continues into what caused the blackout of the containership Dali and how it led to the collapse of a major road bridge in Baltimore, but how are the crew doing? and are fuel impurities a cause of the blackout and power issues before the vessel even left port?We also discuss the Baltic Exchanges new indices and how they may or may not bring more finance into shipping.