TradeWinds Wavelength

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

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.

In the TradeWinds Wavelength podcast this week we update you on the IMO talks about decarbonising the industry, ask if shipowners are being hounded out of Norway, examine the dry bulk bubble which may soon burst, and discover that the Jones Act is not what American’s think it is.Find them ON Tradewindnews.comIMO updatesIMO results opinionNorwegian shipowner tax woesDrybulk bubblesWhy you don't know your Jones Act

In this episode of the TradeWInds Wavelength Podcast we dive into the impact of the red sea situation on container rates and the benefit that some owners have seen vanishing should the Houthi threats be removed and shipping resume transits of the Red Sea and Suez CanalAnd, as IMO member states send delegations to the IMO we focus in on the planned assessment of the economic and technical measures that are under discussion to decarbonise shipping. We speak to UNCTAD about about the need for being thorough and quick in the work while the whole shipping world waits.On Hapag Lloyd On Zim and rate predictions if Red Sea transits resumeRay Car Carriers and its VLCC orderbookTim Jones and Neu ShippingHijacked bulker