TradeWinds Wavelength - a weekly shipping news show

The VLCC aggregator unnerving analysts, and sentencing the manslaughter master

In this week’s episode: The Solong captain found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced, but questions remain unanswered Read more: Russian master jailed for six years for fiery North Sea collision caused by ‘complacency and arrogance’ [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/law/russian-master-jailed-for-six-years-for-fiery-north-sea-collision-caused-by-complacency-and-arrogance-/2-1-1939484] The Sinokor VLCC buying spree has analysts asking questions. Here’s why Read more: Charterers on the hunt for period VLCC deals as ‘the aggregator’ eyes more assets [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/charterers-on-the-hunt-for-period-vlcc-deals-as-the-aggregator-eyes-more-assets/2-1-1939609] Introducing shipping’s Guiding Stars who you think are making a difference Read more: ‘Competitive edge’: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast payback [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/people/-competitive-edge-laurence-odfjell-sees-sustainability-as-good-business-with-fast-payback/2-1-1928970] Capturing shipping’s CO2 emissions and burying them in concrete Read more: CEO of carbon capture firm Seabound wins Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur award [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/news/ceo-of-carbon-capture-firm-seabound-wins-nor-shipping-young-entrepreneur-award/2-1-1827729] Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional editorial input from: Matt Coyne, Paul Peachey, Holly Birkett, Eric Priante Martin A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Conflict and risk as US forces gather off Iran

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’ [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/iran-official-threatens-control-over-hormuz-traffic-as-trump-brandishes-massive-armada-/2-1-1935608] 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 collision [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/russian-master-denies-falling-asleep-before-north-sea-collision/2-1-1934068] Even 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 victims [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/vanishing-chinese-seafarers-spark-fears-over-criminal-gangs-catfishing-victims/2-1-1933294] Granular. 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 Eason Additional editorial from: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Holly Birkett and Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast The Wavelength archive ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Greenland, Davos and identity theft at sea

In this episode: Davos: Greenland and why can't Europe act like the US and sieze dark fleet tankers an their oil Read more: Trump’s ‘surreal’ threat to seize Greenland puts container shipping on notice [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/containers/trump-s-surreal-threat-to-seize-greenland-puts-container-shipping-on-notice/2-1-1930790] Read more: Polar perspective puts new spin on Trump’s Greenland grab [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/polar-perspective-puts-new-spin-on-trump-s-greenland-grab/2-1-1931232] A Greek shipowner has success in getting its tanker off the US sanctions list Read more: US removes Altomare from blacklist after Greek shipowner hit with ‘comprehensive identity theft’ [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/us-removes-altomare-from-blacklist-after-greek-shipowner-hit-with-comprehensive-identity-theft-/2-1-1932030] 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 record [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/people/-nothing-short-of-a-disgrace-seafarer-abandonments-hit-new-record/2-1-1933058] And 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 says [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/lng-fuelling-cleared-for-take-off-with-bio-methane-uptake-exploding-sea-lng-says/2-1-1930376] Producer and host: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Lucy Hine, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Crude delights?

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? [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/us-seized-tanker-emerges-off-venezuela-as-two-sit-in-texas-waters-where-will-the-latest-land-/2-1-1928871] 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 seafarer [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/jury-shown-moment-of-fiery-collision-in-north-sea-that-killed-seafarer/2-1-1928250] Huaqing 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 so [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/people/are-criminal-syndicates-kidnapping-seafarers-to-work-in-scam-call-centres-the-wife-of-a-missing-chinese-sailor-believes-so/2-1-1925911] Host and producer: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Huaqing Ma, Eric Priante Martin, Paul Peachey, Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Venezuela

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 uncertainty [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/trump-uses-old-latin-america-playbook-to-bring-new-dimension-to-geopolitical-uncertainty/2-1-1922731] Read more: Venezuela-to-China oil flows slowed by US pressure on departures, Vortexa says [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/venezuela-to-china-oil-flows-slowed-by-us-pressure-on-departures-vortexa-says/2-1-1925180] The 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 report [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/fatal-collision-between-hafnia-tanker-and-dark-fleet-vlcc-unpicked-in-safety-report/2-1-1923534] And 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 Tankers [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/technology/v-group-takes-over-fuel-efficiency-firm-founded-by-maersk-tankers/2-1-1923403] Host: Holly Birkett Producer: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Yannick Guerry, Matt Coyne, Karen Ng, Huaqing Ma and Craig Eason A TradeWinds/DN media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.