TradeWinds Wavelength

In this week’s episode:TradeWinds newbuilding team Lucy Hine and Irene Ang dissect the mega ordering of VLCCs.Read more: Shipowner Evangelos Marinakis inks 11 VLCC newbuildings at Hengli.Read more: Scorpio Tankers not ordering more VLCCs, says Robert Bugbee.Intertanko calls on governments to be stronger in tackling the shadow fleet, arguing that the latest seizures will reveal how bad the ships are.Read more: Tanker seizures set to reveal the state of the shadow fleet.And wine tasting with a shipowner at his own vineyard. TradeWinds visits Odfjell Vineyard.Read more: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast paybackProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting from: Lucy Hine, Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry.A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this week’s episode:The Solong captain found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced, but questions remain unansweredRead more: Russian master jailed for six years for fiery North Sea collision caused by ‘complacency and arrogance’ The Sinokor VLCC buying spree has analysts asking questions. Here’s whyRead more: Charterers on the hunt for period VLCC deals as ‘the aggregator’ eyes more assets Introducing shipping’s Guiding Stars who you think are making a differenceRead more: ‘Competitive edge’: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast paybackCapturing shipping’s CO2 emissions and burying them in concreteRead more: CEO of carbon capture firm Seabound wins Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur award Producer and host: Craig EasonAdditional editorial input from: Matt Coyne, Paul Peachey, Holly Birkett, Eric Priante MartinA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

IIn this week’s episode: Energy shipping in the Middle East is on alert after Trump sends naval forces to threaten Iran.Read more: Iran official threatens ‘control over’ Hormuz traffic as Trump brandishes ‘massive armada’The captain of the Solong testified in London courts about the incident in which his ship collided with a laden tanker, resulting in the death of a seafarer.Read more: Russian master denies falling asleep before North Sea collisionEven more seafarers are found to have been lured from online shipping recruitment sites and kidnapped to work in illegal scam centres.Read more: Vanishing Chinese seafarers spark fears over criminal gangs catfishing victimsGranular. Holly Birkett’s regular look at the dry bulk market as she focuses on the impact of unseasonal weather on trade. Producer and host: Craig EasonAdditional editorial from: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Holly Birkett and Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcastThe Wavelength archive

In this episode:Davos: Greenland and why can't Europe act like the US and sieze dark fleet tankers an their oilRead more: Trump’s ‘surreal’ threat to seize Greenland puts container shipping on noticeRead more: Polar perspective puts new spin on Trump’s Greenland grabA Greek shipowner has success in getting its tanker off the US sanctions listRead more: US removes Altomare from blacklist after Greek shipowner hit with ‘comprehensive identity theft’ITF issues annual figures on seafarer abandonment figures and they look worse than ever. What's happening?Read more: ‘Nothing short of a disgrace’: Seafarer abandonments hit new recordAnd the lobby group promoting the use of liquid natural gas as a fuel, Sea-LNG turns 10. What next as the fuel debate goes on?Read more: LNG fuelling ‘cleared for take-off’ with bio-methane uptake ‘exploding’, SEA-LNG saysProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Lucy Hine, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

IIn this episode:Eric Priante Martin takes a peek into the tanker markets that have begun to react to the impact of Donald Trump’s moves on Venezuelan crude and Iran.Read more: US-seized tanker emerges off Venezuela as two sit in Texas waters. Where will the latest land?Paul Peachey has been in the UK courts listening to the trial of Captain Vladimir Motin, charged with manslaughter after his boxship, the Solong, rammed into an anchored laden tanker, creating a fireball.Read more: Jury shown moment of fiery collision in North Sea that killed seafarerHuaqing Ma followed the case of a missing seafarer who thought he had a job offer to join a ship, only to disappear, believed to have been abducted to work in an illegal call centre compound in Cambodia.Read more: Are criminal syndicates kidnapping seafarers to work in scam call centres? The wife of a missing Chinese sailor believes soHost and producer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin, Paul Peachey, Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this week’s episode:Holly Birkett and Matt Coyne dissect what’s been going on in Venezuela and how it is likely to impact tanker markets, plus Claire Jungman from Vortexa on the impact on China.Read more:  Trump uses old Latin America playbook to bring new dimension to geopolitical uncertaintyRead more: Venezuela-to-China oil flows slowed by US pressure on departures, Vortexa saysThe Singapore investigation into the allision of the Hafnia Nile with a dark fleet VLCC in 2024 has pointed the finger at the fatigue and actions of the officer on the Hafnia product tanker. Karen Ng examines the report findings.Read more: Fatal collision between Hafnia tanker and dark fleet VLCC unpicked in safety reportAnd Craig Eason talks to Rene Kofod-Olsen, chief executive of V.Group, on the company’s decision to purchase decarbonisation technology advisory Njord from Maersk Tankers and what it says about the evolution of ship management.Read more: V.Group takes over fuel-efficiency firm founded by Maersk TankersHost: Holly BirkettProducer: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Yannick Guerry, Matt Coyne, Karen Ng, Huaqing Ma and Craig Eason A TradeWinds/DN media podcast

In this episode:TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray introduces the “Person of the Year.”Read more:  ‘Person of the Year’: Chen Jianhua has resuscitated a shipyard giant to leave Korean rivals ‘very worried’ Odfjell chief executive Harald Fotland explains why the Norwegian tanker owner has gone it alone with its own green corridor.Read more:  Odfjell signs biofuel offtake deal with Petrobas to launch its own green corridor UAE shipowner Astro Offshore explains the group’s huge fleet expansion.Read more: From 25 to 50 ships in a year — and Astro Offshore CEO says expansion is far from over ..... and who would you have for dinner? We preview your wish list dinner invites.Producer and host: Craig EasonAdditional editorial: Julian Bray, Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante MartinA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this episode:US forces seize tanker laden with Venezuelan crude. What does this mean for shipping and the battle against the dark fleet?Read more: US sanctions six VLCCs as Trump ramps up pressure on VenezuelaRead more: US draws up hit list of Venezuela-linked tankers as more seizures plannedAnother Ukrainian drone attack on a sanctioned tanker in the Black Sea. Shipping warned to watch out for unexploded dronesRead more: Video shows explosions as Ukraine targets alleged dark fleet tankerRead more: Sanctioned, Ukraine-hit tanker evacuated again after bungled salvage operationOn location. TradeWinds enjoys a Singapore anchorage and sees a hull cleaning operation up closeRead more: ‘Last Breath’ moment drives engineer to swap human divers with hull-cleaning robotsProducer and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

In this episode:Examining the attacks by Ukraine forces on tankers linked to RussiaRead More: Kyiv’s shadow fleet explosions and Moscow’s empty threatsThe need to strengthen the US Maritime Security Program (MSP) and the Tanker Security Program (TSP)Read More: ‘It’s the cargo, stupid!’ US maritime revival hopes get a dose of Louisiana candourWhether Trump has exceeded his powers with his trarifs and what can Republicans do if he hasRead more: Trump’s Plan B: US can ‘recreate’ tariffs if Supreme Court shoots them down, official saysProduction and host: Craig EasonAdditional reporting: Paul Peachey, Joe Brady, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick GuerryA TradeWinds/DN Media podcast