In this episode:

TradeWinds’ Gary Dixon looks at what has happened in the Gulf after two tankers collided and caught fire.

We also look at the developments in satellite spoofing and jamming and how the Israel-Iran conflict could affect shipping in and outside the region.

We hear the story of a Chinese master who refused to frame his crew when drugs were found on his ship, and how he spent two years in prison without being properly charged.

And Lucy Hine gives listeners a round-up of recent developments in the CO2 shipping market after we reported on vessel deliveries and new partnerships for transportation for the nascent carbon capture and sequestration market.

Producer and host: Craig Eason

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In this episode:

TradeWinds Paul Peachey talks to former chair of International Group's sanctions committee Malin Hogberg about Europe's plans to slash the Russian oil price cap.

Eric Priante Martin examines the US plans to review the fees for car carriers enetering the country

Also we dig into the latest data from the signatories of the Sea Cargo Charter and the concerns researchers have about it and similar private initiatives seeking to stimulate shippings decarbonisation journey.

And we get Granular, a new regular feature in Wavelength lifting the lid on the dry bulk markets with Holly Birkett.

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This week’s rundown of what is happening comes from the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum where editor-in-chief Julian Bray gets into details with Evangelos Marinakis owner of Capital Maritime & Trading, and Lars Barstad of Frontline.

We also hear from Norway’s leading climate negotiator, Sveinung Oftedal, as well as Marie-Caroline Laurent of MSC Group and Andrian Dacy of JP Morgan Asset Management’s Global Transport Group.

There’s also former US secretary of state John Kerry and Andrew Forest, owner and executive chair of mining giant, talking to Craig Eason on the Nor-Shipping Blue Talks stage.

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In this episode:

Host Craig Eason talks to Tristan Smith from University College London about a new academic paper assessing the costs of ownership for shipowners when they opt for new fuels, and why he calls ammonia fuel the 'no brainer' choice.

Steve Esau from Sea-LNG is on hand to counter that position though.

We have an interview with Roberto Cazzulo, current chair of the international Association of Classification Societies about the challenges facing class as they develop safety guidance for all the cleantech solutions emerging.

And Eric Priante looks at why the US administration's tariffs and trade policies have led to investors calling taco

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In this week's episode:

Paul Peachey examines the latest round of UK and EU sanctions imposed on vessels and people who are believed to be involved in the shadow fleet.

Eric Priante Martin has been digging into the big earners in shipping. Here's his countdown

Holly Birkett has been talking to Kpler about the market movers.

and Craig Eason talks to a gardening shipping executive who has turned to AI to get insights into the financial results of his old company.

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International Women in Maritime Day is on May 18th every year.

But is Gender equality in the maritime industries under threat as some regions appear to push back on DEI drives?

Also, what can men do? Is gender a women only issue, or something from the boardroom down regardless of who you are?

Craig Eason and Holly Birkett are joined in the Wavelength studio by Anne Jensen, chief operating office of Danish shipowner Norden Matt Duke, chief executive, Grieg Maritime Group for a special episode.

Here's our WiM Day 2025 articles:

‘We must redouble our efforts,’ IMO calls for action on gender diversity setback

Chronic lack of young female seafarers highlights shipping’s diversity crisis

Africa and women are an obvious answer to global seafarer shortage

Reframing the narrative for women in maritime

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In this week's episode:

Tradewinds correspondent Gary Dixon discusses the product tanker markets as the first quarter results come in. What's up and what's down?

2020 Bulkers comes under the spotlight of Holly Birkett.

And are seafarer's happy? The Mission to Seafarers has issued its annual barometer of seafarer welfare, the Seafarer Happiness Index. Its founder and stalwart supporter of seafarers Steven Jones looks at the results

News briefs from Yannick Guerry.

Host: Craig Eason

Producer: Craig Eason/TradeWinds

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This is shipping's free to access weekly news summary from the TradeWinds news team. You can also find the news show on all major podcast platforms.

In this week's episode:

Gary Dixon looks at what's been going on at Clarkson's one of shipping’s biggest broker houses, as shareholder disgruntlement over bonuses grows despite record profits.

Eric Priante Martin talks to Alexander Saverys about merging Golden Ocean's fossil fuel-powered dry bulk fleet with CMB.Tech’s fleet of vessels.

Holly Birkett picks up the mood in the drybulk market after spending time in Geneva.

Other news read by Yannick Guerry.

Podcast host and producer: Craig Eason/TradeWinds.

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