Episodes
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In conversation: Jotaro Tamura, president and chief executive, Mitsui OSK Line
Jotaro Tamura, president and chief executive, MOL Lines talks to TradeWinds senior editor Craig Eason during the recent Tokyo Shipowners Forum about the groups increased investment in LNG (hint: data centres and energy security the need to still look at the transition and the need for cleantech...
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Under the lid: maritime venture capital. Part three
This is the third and final episode of a three part podcast series looking at the role venture capital is playing in shipping industry Marina Hadjipateras explains why she did not focus on shipping and maritime when she co-founded TMV, despite coming from a renown ship owning family. The…
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Under the lid: maritime venture capital. Part two
Venture capital fund creators Joshua Gold, Krishnan Naravanan and Kate Danaher discuss the expectations of start-up founders in this second of three episodes of this Wavelength Plus mini series. Do founders believe their businesses can become valued at two billion dollars if there is a global…
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Under the lid: maritime venture capital. Part one
The must listen to episode about investing in innovation and change in shipping and maritime. Part one In this unique round the world deep dive talk recorded specifically for TradeWinds Wavelength Plus subscribers, five venture experts offer their insights on capital flows towards today's...
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A shipping cyber-attack or disinformation campaign?
In August a fully laden VLCC ( a supertanker for the non shipping folk reading this) arrived off the US East coast and found itself being boarded by US coastguard officials and FBI investigators. They boarded because they suspected the vessel had been subject to a potential major cyber hack that...
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In conjunction with YoungShip: The role of maritime journalism
What makes a news story? How do you talk to the press — and what do you do when things go wrong? This special episode of the Wavelength podcast comes in conjunction with YoungShip in Oslo as part of last week's Oslo Ocean Days events. It was recorded in front of an audience of YoungShip members,...
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Oslo Ocean Days: Leif Hoegh
This is the closing keynote speech given by Leif Hoegh at the Headline conference of the Oslo Ocean Days. The story of Hoegh is one that summarises what shipping is all about, he says in this recording. He points to the fact that the family company has accumulated capital only over about 20% of…
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In conversation: Arsenio Dominguez, International Maritime Organization
This conversation was recorded before the audience of the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum, during SMM in Hamburg on September 1st 2026 For details of TradeWinds shipowner forums and other high level events visit the events website. International Maritime Organization secretary general Arsenio…
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In conversation: Dr Uwe Lauber, Everllence
This episode comes from the halls of SMM, the shipbuilding, machinery and marine trade show in Hamburg, Germany. Everllence, once known as MAN Energy Services, Man Diesel and Turbo, MAN W&W (Burmeister and Wain) os simply Maschinenfabrik Augsburg-Nürnberg is one of the oldest and largest engine...
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In conversation: Andreas Enger, Hoegh Autoliners
After making a big deal about its belief that green ammonia is the future fuel for shipping, Oslo-listed and based Hoegh Autoliners has just placed an order for a further 12 vessels to be built to be fuelled by LNG and diesel. It is a move that suggests it may not believe in its green objectives...
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Guiding Stars finalist Evangelos Efstathiou
Each month until October, TradeWinds will publish a profile of a finalist in our Guiding Stars series, a project highlighting the people making tangible change in shipping. Our seventh Guiding Stars finalist is Evangelos Efstathiou, chief executive of digital platforms Marsoft and Burmester &…
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In conversation: BW LNG and its three tank gas carrier plans
LNG shipping can be something of a conservative, risk-averse sector. So to learn that the first mover on a new three-tank vessel design was BW LNG surprised some in the sector. In this episode of Wavelength+, TradeWinds correspondent Lucy Hine, who has a focus on LNG, sat down with three senior...
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Going critical 2: the story of commercial maritime nuclear
The shipping industry is taking the potential of nuclear power seriously. In this second deep dive into its developments we look at the liability regimes, government involvement, indemnity needs and finance. Modular reactor developers are promising a new age of clean concentrated power which is...
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In conversation: Emily Koo, TCC Group
For many shipping executives, ships are assets. For Emily Koo, they can feel more like family. In this episode of Wavelength+, TradeWinds China correspondent Huaqing Ma sits down with the fourth-generation managing director of TCC Group, whose roots trace back to Shanghai in 1917. Koo reflects on...
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In conversation: Olivia Lennox-King, Cetus Maritime
Cetus Maritime is a Hong Kong-based operator focused on the minor bulk market. Like many shipping companies, it has spent recent years navigating geopolitical disruption, shifting trade patterns and growing regulatory complexity. Chief operating officer Olivia Lennox-King believes the industry is...
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In conversation: George Economou
In this episode TradeWinds Finance guru Joe Brady sits down and talks to one of Greece's, and the US shipping markets. most well known shipowners, George Economou. In this candid interview Economou is taken back to the beginning when he decided he wanted to invest in shipping, to the…
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In conversation: Evangelos Marinakis, Capital Group
A conversation between TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray and Evangelos Marinakis, owner of Capital Group taken from the Greece Shipowners Forum during this years Posidonia. TradeWinds subscribers can get more context and insight here: Marinakis voices VLCC confidence and applauds ‘brilliant’...
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In conversation: Bjorn Hojgaard and Swapnodeep Mondal, Anglo-Eastern
Three months into the disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, Hong Kong-based Anglo-Eastern Ship Management has 16 ships and around 360 crew members operating inside the Gulf. In this Wavelength+ episode, Anglo-Eastern chief executive Bjorn Hojgaard and group managing director for operations and...
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How to hack a ship with AI
Sophisticated cyber attacks are no longer the work of well funded state actors. Thanks to artificial intelligence they can be carried out by almost anyone. The increased tie up between a ship owner's IT system and a vessel's onboard operational technology, coupled with powerful AI models, is...
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Guiding Stars finalist Kuet Ee Yoon
Each month until October, TradeWinds will publish a profile of a finalist in our Guiding Stars series, a project highlighting the people making change in shipping. Our fourth Guiding Stars finalist is Kuet Ee Yoon, a former Singapore Navy officer who has spent decades across naval operations,...
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In conversation: Laura DiBella, chair, US Federal Maritime Commission
Laura DiBella became the chairman of the Federal Maritime Commission, the US agency that regulates international shipping, in January. She has already taken steps in her new role that are fairly new for FMC leaders, such as rejecting container operators' requests to raise rates amid the Strait of...
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In conversation: Paul Taylor, chairman, Poseidon Principles
The Poseidon Principles are a set of requirements for signatories, all financial institutions engaged in shipping, to collect and report climate risks of their portfolios and investments. While it does not have any regulatory teeth it has undoubtedly become a motivation for banks to look at their...
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In conversation: Cyril Ducau, CEO, Eastern Pacific Shipping
In this episode of Wavelength Plus, TradeWInds editor in chief Julian Bray talks leadership strategies with Cyril Ducau, chief executive of Eastern Pacific Shipping The recording is form the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum in Singapore on April 21st 2026 in front of a live audience of shipowners and...
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In conversation: Stylianos Papageorgiou, Lomar Labs
Greek/British shipowner Lomar Shipping has a fleet of about 30 ships. In 2022 it decided it wanted to look at new technologies that offer environmental or crew welfare improvements while making economic sense. It launched Lomar Labs as a project in 2022 and formalised it as a business in 2023....
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In conversation: Carl-Antoine Saverys, chief executive, Exmar
As Carl-Antoine Saverys, chief executive of Belgium gas carrier owner Exmar headed off to South Korea to name two new ammonia-fuelled gas carriers he spoke to TradeWInds Lucy Hine about the vessels, plans for deployment, and his belief in green ammonia as a maritime fuel He also outlines the work...
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Guiding Stars finalist Dola Oluteye
Each month until October, TradeWinds will publish a profile of a finalist in our Guiding Stars series, a project highlighting the people making change in shipping. Our third Guiding Stars finalist is Dola Oluteye, a senior research fellow in energy and transport policy at University College...
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In conversation: Anil Sharma, chief eecutive and founder of cash buyer GMS
The dark fleet of sanctioned vessels which transport Russian, Venezuelan and Iranian crude above a given price cap are largely old and pooröy maintained. They are due for scrapping but no cash buyer operating in US dollars wants to touch these vessels, and the reputabe yards will not either. Many...
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Guiding Stars finalist Scarlett Barnett-Smith
Each month until October, TradeWinds will publish a profile of a finalist in our Guiding Stars series, a project highlighting the people making change in shipping. Our second Guiding Stars finalist is Scarlett Barnett-Smith, working deck officer and founder of The Scarlett Box. Her company has...
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Going critical 1: the story of commercial maritime nuclear
Interest in using nuclear power in shipping has exploded. Whether it is on the argument that there is a need for energy security, clean power or potentially cheaper power, many countries are developing national nuclear programmes. In this first of two episodes, Craig Eason examines the latest...
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In conversation: another side of the Odfjell family empire: making ‘beautiful wines’
Before he joined the shipping business his family is known for, Laurence Odfjell worked with his father to build a unique winery in the Maipo Valley winemaking region in Chile. Odfjell Vineyards has since forged new paths in producing highly-rated, organic wines using biodynamic agriculture in a...
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Guiding Stars finalist Laurence Odfjell on the business case for sustainability
Each month, TradeWinds will publish a profile of a finalist in our Guiding Stars series, a project highlighting the people working to make shipping’s future brighter. This week, we focus on the first nominee: Odfjell SE chairman Laurence Odfjell. He explains why sustainability is rooted in the...
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In conversation: Rene Kofod-Nilson, chief executive, V.Group
V.Group is one of a handful of ship management firms that have been spearheading a significant revamp of the shipping industry. Ship managers are the companies hired by shipowners to operate and manage their vessels and fleets while they focus on other things - like making money. While it is an...
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Marine investigation 5: More safety issues on the Dali
While marine casualty investigations tend to narrow down their conclusions to a single probable cause, the depth of the probe into the shipping accident that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge also uncovered a variety of other safety issues that. And while many weren’t causal, some...
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Marine investigation 4: Finding the Dali’s loose wire
Investigators responding to the shipping accident that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore faced a needle-in-a-haystack search. An electrical failure had caused the 9,971-teu Dali (built 2015) to lose power just three ship lengths from the bridge. But the ship’s thousands of wires...
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Wrecked
Removing wrecks is an expensive business. And the bill continues to rise as governments and the public demand cleaner, clearer oceans. TradeWinds counts the costs of retrieving stricken ships. by Paul Peachey a TradeWinds/DN Media podcast
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In conversation: the challenges of being a competitive ship manager and the allure of Hong Kong
In this episode TradeWinds's Asia correspondent Huaqing Ma talks to John Rowley, chief executive of Hong Kong-based Wallem. Wallem is one of the leading ship managers in the maritime sector. Huaqing and John talk about the challenges of being a modern ship manager in a competitive world and why…
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Marine investigation 3: ‘Tiny but mighty’ tugs
When the Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, its pilot had already dismissed the tugs that had been tethered to the ship when it left the docks. When he called for a tug’s help just minutes before the collision, the powerful vessel was too far away to help. In the third...
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Marine investigation 2: Risky bridges
In the second episode of our detailed look at the shipping accident that destroyed Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, we look at why this structure was not able to withstand a strike by the container ship Dali. Engineering experts explain that recommendations to conduct risk assessments were…
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Marine investigation 1: ‘The bridge is down’
In March 2024, the Dali slammed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, killing six, injuring two and shutting down maritime traffic for weeks. In the first episode of an investigative series, TradeWinds looks at the events of that tragic day with the help of a naval architect and an...
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In conversation: 'We haven't stopped'
Secretary general of the International Maritime Organization Arsenio Dominguez spoke to Holly Birkett on the sidelines of the Women's International Shipping & Trading Association (WISTA) conference, just days after IMO delegations delayed an all-important vote on emissions regulations. He was...
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In conversation: harnessing opportunity in volatility with Ardmore Shipping
In this episode, TradeWinds US bureau chief Eric Priante Martin sits down with Ardmore Shipping chief executive Gernot Ruppelt and president Bart Kelleher in New York just over a year after they took the reins of the Irish product and chemical tanker company. On the sidelines of a Capital Link...
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10 years after: Safety gaps in El Faro's wake
A decade after 33 crew members died when the US-flag conro El Faro sank in a storm, reporter Eric Priante Martin looked back to find out what changes have been made from the lessons learned from the casualty. And he finds that many changes have yet to be made.
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In conversation: on the need for diversity in global ambitions, LNG and support for decarbonisation T
In this episode of Wavelength Plus, TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray talks to Mitsui OSK Line president and chief executive Takeshi Hashimoto about his work to turn MOL from a Japanese company to an international conglomerate, and the role diversity plays in that transition. Hashimoto also...
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In conversation: why Coustas is not crying for the liner operators and opinions on LNG, biofuels and methanol ready
IN this deep dive interview TradeWinds editor in chief Julian Bray talks to Dr John Coustas, chairman, president and chief executive of Greece's Danaos Group a significant container vessel tonnage provider. In the conversation Coustas explains his rationale for fuel choices in Danaos current 25...
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In conversation: behind the scenes in running one of shipping's biggest shipping companies
In this episode of Wavelength plus from TradeWinds: Lars Barstad, chief executive at Oslo and New York-listed Frontline talks to Holly Birkett about tanker demand, both now and in a decarbonising and energy intensive world. Also, about decarbonisation trajectories, what makes Frontline tick and...
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Green Seas is now Wavelength Plus
Introducing a broadened Green Seas podcast with a new name. Wavelength+ is your regular deep dive into the world of shipping. The Green Seas sustainability, ESG and technology will still be here, but in addition we will be adding deeper dives into what TradeWinds also focuses on - that’s the...
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SPONSOR EPISODE — Keeping ships clean: How is biofouling impacting seafarers?
This is sponsor episode is part of TradeWinds Content Studios’ Ocean Climate Impact Series. Biofouling has always been a part of the maritime industry. From barnacles to algae, underwater pipes and ships can be negatively affected by this naturally occurring phenomena. But new innovations and...
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Meet TOWT, Neoline, Veer — companies showing the way to use wind as a primary fuel for shipping
In this episode of the TradeWinds Green Seas podcast, technology editor Craig Eason reports on the efforts by three hard headed entrepreneurs who have refused to take no for an answer and are on their way to building fleets of sail powered vessels for cargo owners that want to walk-the-walk…
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How to recycle a ship: three ways
In this episode, TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason talks with Nikos Mikelis. Mikelis worked at the IMO developing the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention which has now come into force. He explains why the Basel Convention secretariat asked IMO to write rules specific for ship recycling and...
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How adding 91 fossil fuel-burning bulkers fits into CMB.Tech’s green shipping strategy
TradeWinds US bureau chief Eric Priante Martin interviews CMB.Tech chief executive Alexander Saverys about his company’s plans for ammonia and hydrogen-fuelled shipping as it works to take over Golden Ocean Group.
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