TradeWinds Wavelength - a weekly shipping news show

Has Iran captured an innocent tanker? And why 2026 will be a bleak year for shipping

In this week's Wavelength podcast from TradeWinds: Has Iran snatched a loaded tanker leaving the Gulf and bound for Singapore? Tanker ‘heads towards Iran’ in sudden course change after suspicious approach [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/tanker-heads-towards-iran-in-sudden-course-change-after-suspicious-approach/2-1-1901117] Why 2026 may be a bleak year for shipping and why microgrids based on renewable energy will impact shipping Shipping ‘navigating increasingly uncertain waters’, says Danish Ship Finance [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/finance/shipping-navigating-increasingly-uncertain-waters-says-danish-ship-finance/2-1-1898789] Everllence says its new ammonia engine is ready. Are shipowners ready to buy? ‘Milestone’ hit as Everllence seeks order for ammonia dual-fuel engine [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/technology/-milestone-hit-as-everllence-seeks-order-for-ammonia-dual-fuel-engine/2-1-1899357] and introducing new podcast mini series looking at what happened to the containership Dali that led to a deadly collision with a bridge in Baltimore and what next in the story [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/casualties/us-safety-investigators-gear-up-to-decide-probable-cause-of-the-key-bridge-destruction/2-1-1735983] Host and producer: Craig Eason Additional reporting: Gary Dixon, Eric Priante Martin A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast The Wavelength archive ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Is piracy rising again off Somalia

In this week's episode: Piracy rising: Are recent attacks a sign that Somali piracy is ramping up again? Somali pirates target LNG carrier after Latsco tanker attack [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/gas/somali-pirates-target-lng-carrier-after-latsco-tanker-attack/2-1-1897747] Latsco tanker crew ‘safe’ after pirate attack with warship on the way [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/latsco-tanker-crew-released-from-citadel-after-failed-pirate-boarding/2-1-1897593] Warship hunts pirate mothership after tanker attack [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/warship-hunts-pirate-mothership-after-tanker-attack/2-1-1896696] Is China stockpiling crude spoking ir helping the VLCC markets? China poised to pounce on more crude to keep filling strategic storage reserves [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/tankers/china-poised-to-pounce-on-more-crude-to-keep-filling-strategic-storage-reserves/2-1-1894148] and ... just how easy is it to sabotage a subsea power cable? We asked cable maker Nexans Host and producer: Craig Eason Additional editorial content: Eric Priante Martin, Lucy Hine, Yannick Guerry A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Pairing US and South Korea’s shipbuilding industries

In this week's episode: Can the US upgrade its shipbuilding capacity? ‘Shipbuilding is a bipartisan issue’: Senate hearing highlights US support for boosting yard sector [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipyards/-shipbuilding-is-a-bipartisan-issue-senate-hearing-highlights-us-support-for-boosting-yard-sector/2-1-1892475] What role for South Korea's shipbuilders as they sign up to help their ally? Dealmaker Trump secures pledges from South Korea’s big three shipbuilders [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipyards/dealmaker-trump-secures-pledges-from-south-korea-s-big-three-shipbuilders/2-1-1893134] ‘Master of shipbuilding’ South Korea strikes $150bn trade and security deal with Trump [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/shipyards/-master-of-shipbuilding-south-korea-strikes-150bn-trade-and-security-deal-with-trump/2-1-1892998] Is the US-China trade meeting a good deal for shipping? Port fee pause: US and China declare one-year truce to maritime trade war measures [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/regulation/port-fee-pause-us-and-china-declare-one-year-truce-to-maritime-trade-war-measures/2-1-1893399] And, what does the grounding of a shadow fleet tanker say about the ongoing risks to shipping and the environment? Suez Canal tanker grounding highlights how sanctions have struggled to land a glove on Russia [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/opinion/suez-canal-tanker-grounding-highlights-how-sanctions-have-struggled-to-land-a-glove-on-russia/2-1-1893161] Sanctioned tanker that grounded in Suez Canal one of four blacklisted ships in convoy [https://www.tradewindsnews.com/insurance/dark-fleet-flotilla-sanctioned-tanker-that-grounded-in-suez-canal-one-of-four-blacklisted-ships-in-convoy/2-1-1892416] Editorial contributions: Eric Priante Martin, Huaqing Ma, Matt Coyne Production and host: Craig Eason A TradeWinds podcast. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Another TACO?

In this week's episode of Wavelength: * Shippers and shipping companies in the US await news from President Trump -- and President Xi, as Eric Martin reports, * Can South Korea help make American shipbuilding great again or is China too competitive? Irene Ang looks at the issues. * And Arsenio Dominguez, secretary general of the International Maritime Organization, reflects on last week's all-important MEPC vote with Holly Birkett. The full interview will follow on Tuesday in an episode of Wavelength+. Host: Craig Eason. Production: Eric Martin/Craig Eason. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Carbon talk delay response

In this week's episode The talks on IMO carbon rules go no where as nations call time out and delay a decision for a year. Not the ending anyone thought, but there may be a silver lining. Also. While international climate talks stumble, African nations are taking control of their own destiny and a number of countries are following Djibouti's idea of setting their own price on shipping's carbon emissions. Is it a model that can spread further afield? And we look at the response in the US to China's port tariffs which are in response to the US tariffs reporting by Paul Peachey and Eric Priante Martin Host and producer: Craig Eason A TradeWinds podcast ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.