Craig Eason

TradeWinds Wavelength - a weekly shipping news show

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Regular updates on the top stories in the shipping industry from the editoral team of leading maritime news outlet TradeWinds. Hosted and produced by Craig Eason and the TradeWinds editorial team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Jul 10, 2026

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Episodes

Trump's orders, busting carbon budgets and huge clean fuel liabilities 24.01.2025

In this week's episode of the Wavelength podcast: Eric Priante Martin looks at the executive orders by US president Donald Trump that could influence shipping, Holly Birkett talks to Fearnley's head of research Dag Kilen about the geopolitical trends set to influence shipping, Also, Wavelength host Craig Eason talks to UCL research scientists Marie Fricaudet and Nish Rehmatulla about their new rep...

Trump, Putin and a ceasefire — what a start to 2025 17.01.2025

In this episode of TradeWinds Wavelength: Eric Priante Martin takes a look at the impact of Donald Trump's return to the White House on shipping. TradeWinds insurance and risk reporter Paul Peachey joins Wavelength host Craig Eason to discuss the latest round of sanctions on the dark fleet and why this time there seems to be change. And Oslo based tanker correspondent Matt Coyne analyses what an I...

Sabotage ship highlights Baltic risks with old, poor quality tonnage, plusCOSCO gets blacklisted by the US 10.01.2025

In this episode, we look at the latest news from the Baltic Sea with the help of former EMSA boss Markku Mylly, a maritime safety veteran.  Did the Eagle S anchor get released by accident  and how can Finland respond to the risks of a shadow tanker disaster? Eric Priante Martin looks at the implications of the  US labelling COSCO a military company . Produced and hosted by Craig Eas...

The free Baltic Exchange FuelEU calculator, UECC’s bet on biomethane and FUMES 2 chasing fugitive methane 13.12.2024

In this episode, Craig Eason talks to Martine Crawford-Brunt about the Baltic Exchange’s Fuel EU Maritime calculator for industry . Also, Eric Priante Martin talks to United European Car Carriers about its growing belief in biomethane , and we take a look a the ongoing battle against methane emissions from shipping, both during loading cargos of LNG and from using LNG as a fuel . Hosted on Acast....

More naval vessels to the Red Sea please. MAN's MEGA issue. Hagen's Viking Holding bonanza 06.12.2024

In this episode of the Wavelength podcast: The head of the EU’s Red Sea naval force Aspides says that  shipping needs more military assets in the region . MAN ES defends its decision to axe the MEGA  gas engines as  WinGD says it is picking up orders . Torsten Hagen's New York listing bonanza with Viking Holdings . And, TradeWinds finance correspondent Jonas Walsgard talks to Storeb...

What does bellwether Frontline say about prospects for the markets and what links Mark Zuckerberg's Meta and Norden? 29.11.2024

In this episode: We look what Frontline had to say about its third quarter results and what this says about the prospects of the tanker markets. And we delve into book and claim with the Smart Freight Centre after Meta and Norden sign a market agreement on emissions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An anniversary no one wants, the Bahri barometer and recycling 22.11.2024

In this week's episode: We look at a year of attacks in the Red Sea, who is funding them, and what could happen next. BRS Shipbrokers were out in force at Bahri Week which has become the place to be apparently for the tanker markets. So we get the BRS Bahri barometer Following the TradeWinds Ship Recycling event we offer a peek into what was said and how one speaker thinks there will be a scrap st...

Benchmarking vessels on similar routes, cyber risk taking and commodities bull run 15.11.2024

In this episode: Danish Ship Finance innovation guru Christopher Rex  explains is ideas for benchmarking fuel consumption on similar routes, setting a fuel budget and sharing the benefits, even with the ship crew. Sandra Boga talks to WFW lawyer Sumeet Malhotra on whay commodities are set for a bull run thanks to Trump's relection and Paul Peachey looks at the continued risks being taken by s...

A shipbuilding boom dominated by China, the impact of Trump and the election day shuttle tanker deal reveal by Angelicoussis 08.11.2024

In this episode: Newbuilding order numbers are large, and the order book continues to grow. China has the lion’s share of this but what’s next?  It is all in the TradeWinds shipbuilding special repor t. How could the re-election of  Donald Trump impact shipping in the US and globally ? We sift through the rhetoric. And the biggest shuttle tanker deal gets announced on UK election day.&nb...

Halloween is over so what’s spooking investors in car carriers? Plus Scorpio Tankers invests in VLCC company and FuelEU edges closer 01.11.2024

In this episode: Boo! No surprises in car carrier companies’ third-quarter results — apart from the reaction from investors. Scorpio Tankers is getting dirty by taking a stake in VLCC company DHT Holdings. We dig into the details. Two months remain before the new FuelEU law enters into force. TradeWinds speaks to those helping companies prepare. Hosted by Holly Birkett (Craig Eason is away). Hoste...

Is ABS liable for a lethal capsize? 6 years of the Poseidon Principles and DNB's new climate transition loans 25.10.2024

In this episode: ABS in wrongful death court fight that could test classification society liability Citi’s Michael Parker calls for shipowner emissions data to be made public DNB launches ‘missing link’ loans for shipping’s green transition Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sanctions. US and UK up the sanctions ante against Iran and Russia. NYK boss Soga talks investment and competition. And the era of noble-isation is here 18.10.2024

In this week's episode: The  US turned up the sanctions heat on Iran  while the  UK did the same with Russia . Will they make a difference? NYK boss Takaya Soga  talks to Julian Bray on the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum  stage in Japan about competition and investment. Norden's head of dry cargo Asia Peter Koch Hansen, talks to TradeWinds  about the company's position in...

Examining the US and UK funding plans for shipping’s transition, RightShip's age drop for ship inspections and supply chain chaos if Houthi attacks stop 11.10.2024

In this episode: Maritime clean fuel projects in the US are suffering as promised tax relief fails to materialise. The UK shipping industry lays out  how much it wants from the new Labour government  to its transition. RightShip boss Steen Lund elaborates on  dropping the age trigger for dry bulk inspections  from 14 down to 10. and  Maersk explains why it thinks ther...

One year to regulatory certainty as IMO carbon talks reach final lap, LNG bunker vessel demand rockets and the US ESG shipping scorecard 04.10.2024

In this episode: One year to go until shipping has certainty over the GHG rules that will make it decarbonise Meanwhile shipowners continue ordering gas-powered ships, meaning there is a shortage of bunker vessels to supply the fuel, and there are some new companies entering the market to fill the gap. and There is a US based ESG scorecard that ranks 64 listed shipping companies. We look at who is...

Supersizing, slow fuels, risk profiling and drybulk games 27.09.2024

The Wavelength podcast is produced by the editorial news team at TradeWinds, the leading maritime and shipping news site. More details on the stories can be found on TradeWindsnews.com. In this week's programme: The UCL/Getting to Zero report showing how shipping is behind on the road to decarbonisation with even the first, 2030, target likely to be missed. Just how does Wallenius Wilhelmsen justi...

How a faulty wire can save Dali's owner millions, US port fees for Chinese built ships, the ‘accident waiting to happen’ in the icey Baltic, and how shipowners fail on ESG reporting 20.09.2024

In this week’s Wavelength podcast: US investigators say a faulty wire in a switchboard on MV Dali may have caused the blackout that led to the vessel smashing into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore earlier this year. Could this help the shipowner and manager’s attempts to limit their financial liability? The US Biden administration is considering a port fee on Chinese-built ships in the la...

Bans, bonds, barometers and promises 13.09.2024

In this week's episode: UK and USA increase shipping sanctions, but this time in retaliation to Iran giving Russia missiles to use against Ukraine The bond markets are getting hungry for shipping. The UK shipping minister Mike Kane makes one of his first appearances and the International Chamber of Shipping publishes its third industry barometer. ICS, secretary general Guy Platten lists what's kee...

From SMM: bottlenecks in the yards, future fuel prices will not drop 06.09.2024

In this episode we look at the risks of bottlenecks in engines supplied to newbuildings, yard capacity for retrofits and why the price of future fuels may not drop quickly enough for favourable offtake agreements to be signed. From the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum with DNV maritime head Knut-Orbeck Nilssen, Odfjell chief sustainability officer, Oistein Jensen, Rob Stevens, Topso, Rolf Habben Jensen,...

Sounion's insurance questions, DNV says its more than shipping that needs a kick, and a shipping fund manager gives us tips 30.08.2024

In this episode: Question about the Delta Tankers MV Sounion. It sits abandoned, boarded by houthis, set on fire and fully laden with crude oil. What next? DNV offers TradeWInds an insight to what tech and fuels it thinks are getting traction. And who needs a kick in the backside to get the decarbonisation job done and a DNB fund manager explains to TradeWinds which shipping stock he has chosen fo...

Navios’ big debt, UK shipping’s missing decarbonisation plan, Youngship’s Shipcon 23.08.2024

In this episode: Eric Priante Martin examines  Navios Maritime Partners’ financial results and focuses on its debt . Sandra Boga talks to UK Chamber of Shipping director of communications Tom Bartosak-Harlow about calls for the UK government to finally publish a maritime decarbonisation plan. And Holly Birkett has been in Oslo for the Youngship conference, Shipcon. Host: Craig Eason, TradeWin...

Growth of the dark LNG fleet, VLCC sunshine and dry-bulk detention risks 16.08.2024

In this week's Wavelength programme: We look at what is behind the growth of a dark fleet of LNG carriers used to beat trade sanctions with insights from Flex LNG chief executive Oystein Kalleklev and Lucy Hine. The VLCC market gets our attention as market analysts see storm clouds and sunshine. TradeWind's deputy editor Eric Priante Martin takes the temperature with help from DHT chief executive&...

Leif Hoegh and Norden on investments and Maersk’s methanol pivot 09.08.2024

In this week's episode of Wavelength: Hoegh Autoliners chairman and major shareholder Leif O Hoegh talks about the decision to go big and early with newbuildings. We delve into the decisions by dry bulk operators such as Copenhagen-based Norden to buy assets and offload at a profit after years of moving to an asset-light business model. And we look deeper at the decision by Maersk to go to LNG aft...

LNG fuelled collision, Scorpio sets the pace, West P&I heads East 02.08.2024

In this week's wavelength podcast, we talk about: The collision of two bulkers was caught on video and captured our interest.  One of them is LNG duel-fuelled and a stern-mounted fuel tank is ripped open. No LNG leak was reported, but Lucy Hine notes it is not the first incident involving a vessel carrying LNG We dive into the Scorpio Tankers results and some of the interesting comments durin...

Dark fleet tanker fears, cruise investors spoil the party and behind the scenes at Ardmore 26.07.2024

In this week's episode. An update on what has happened in the last week after two tankers collided off Singapore and Malaysia Cruise ship giant Royal Caribbean parties but investors have questions . After Anthony Gurnee, Ardmore founder and CEO  announced his retirement , TradeWinds went to Cork for an exit interview As the European Commissioners start a new term in office, there's a refocus...

Update on VLCC and LR1 tanker disaster, refuting Houthi Med attack claims, strike risks in US and WISTA at 50 19.07.2024

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