Wavelength Plus: A podcast by TradeWinds

Sacramento has done it before — regulating the environmental footprint of ships at sea rather than waiting for action by the International Maritime Organization. And now officials in the California capital are considering doing it again — this time for greenhouse gas emissions. We talk to University of California Berkeley’s David Wooley, Pacific Environment’s Teresa Bui and Chamber of Shipping of...

In San Francisco, the first hydrogen-fuelled ferry in the US is gearing up for operations. We talk to Switch Maritime chief executive Pace Ralli and Zero Emission Industries chief executive Joe Pratt about what it means for the future. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Tomoaki Ichida is a rare shipping executive in Palo Alto, where he’s leading Mitsui OSK Lines’ MOL Switch as it looks to spend $100m on start-ups and venture capital firms that are rethinking energy. The podcast caught up with him at his Silicon Valley office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UK-based shipowner Union Maritime says it will fit 34 ships on order with wind propulsion systems. This is the biggest single wind propulsion order. “Our big ticket play,” according to Union Maritime. In this episode, TradeWinds Technology editor Craig Eason spoke to Union Maritime boss Laurent Cadji, and John Cooper, from BAR Technologies about the order and its implications. Hosted on Acast. See...

At a time when Houthi attacks on shipping are highlighting risks facing the industry, another is looming in the background. A recent report by insurance giant Allianz highlighted decarbonisation as a key challenge. We speak to Allianz Commercial’s Rahul Khanna and Ocean Arena’s Gina Panayiotou. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Two major US offshore wind projects began construction as the former president vying to win the White House back threatens to put a stop to the sector’s growth. We talk to Recharge’s Tim Ferry about the intersection of politics and renewable energy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As the shipping industry changes as new fuels, new technologies and digitalisation make their mark, so it will need people from all walks of life to be part of it too. This calls for diversity and a sense of belonging. Craig Eason spoke to Heidi Heseltine, founder of the shipping focused Diversity Study Group, about a new initiative with shipping companies, to find out how we as an industry can ma...

Green Seas boards the Carnival Celebration to talk to key company executives about climate action and circular economy. We hear from Carnival Corp’s William Burke and Tom Strang, Carnival Cruise Lines’ Richard Pruitt and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason talks to Hing Chao, executive chairman of Wah Kwong the dry bulk owner about the company's strategy and which technologies he thinks will work for his fleet. Also why he is such a keen supporter of ZESTAs the zero emissions ship technology association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Danielle Southcott’s Veer Group is working to make zero-emission container shipping a reality. Her company has just signed a letter of intent to build vessels powered by wind, with hydrogen fuel cells in port. She spoke to Eric Priante Martin live at the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum USA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The European Union’s Emissions Trading System can be daunting for shipowners, so the shipping’s third-party technical managers are aiming to help them navigate it by adding emissions management to their services catalogue. We talk to Carl Schou of Wilhelmsen Ship Management, Mathavan Subbiah of Synergy Marine and Frederic Bouthillier of Vertis Environmental Finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

The carbon credits that shipping companies have to buy for European voyages have regained some ground after crashing to unexpectedly low levels. Where are they headed next? We speak to Mattia Ferracchiato of BRS Shipbrokers and Frederic Bouthillier of Vertis Environmental Finance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Shipowners need to order vessels with new fuel capabilities and new cleantech solutions, but this ups the price, complexity and slot times that shipyards offer. Shipyards seek clarity, certainty. How can they work together? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Priante Martin sits down with Alexander Saverys, the chief executive who is working to turn Euronav, soon to be rebranded CMB.Tech, into a multi-sector play on ammonia and hydrogen-fuelled shipping. He explains why he’s forging ahead with ammonia even though there are not enough green molecules of the fuel to fill his planned ships. We also speak to DNV Maritime chief executive Knut orbeck-Ni...

Norwegian shipowner Hoegh Autoliners has ordered 12 very large car carriers to be built in China. The first eight will be built between 2024 and 2027 to be fuelled with LNG and then later retrofitted to use ammonia as a fuel. The last four, starting in 2027, will be built with engines that can use ammonia even though engine makers have not yet finished developing ammonia engines and fuel makers ha...

In a bonus episode, TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason interviews a second officer from the Philippines about her experience in a shipping industry with too few females at sea. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The case of imprisoned seafarer Denys Korotkiy has rekindled a debate over US prosections of oil dumping in international waters by ships at sea. Are these cases overreach? Or are they an essential tool for fighting pollution? We speak to Edward MacColl of Thompson, MacColl & Bass; Gregory Linsin of Blank Rome; George Chalos of Chalos & Co and John Amos of SkyTruth. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...

In 2025, shipping will have to comply with FuelEU Maritime, a law limiting the industry’s carbon intensity, but companies will have to have a plan in place well before then. We talk to Benjamin Lechaptois of Bureau Veritas and Inesa Ulichina of Transport & Environment about the impact of the new law, and we hear from the European Commission’s Ricardo Batista. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy...

TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason reports from onboard a chemical tanker having wind propulsion systems installed, talking to Chemship chief executive Niels Grotz and Econowind CEO Frank Nieuwenhuis, and gets the thoughts of Norsepower CEO Tuomas Riski as the company ramps up its production in China after winning an order for 16 rotor sails for three newbuildings. Hosted on Acast. See acast...

Danish shipping giant AP Moller-Maersk has become the first shipping company to have its carbon goals validated by the Science Based Targets initiative. Pacific Environment’s Grace Healy and Stand.earth’s Jim Ace explain why they applauded the achievement and what more they’d like to see from the container ship company. We also talk to a company that has a unique approach to capturing carbon from...

An oil sheen off the coast of Brazil made headlines when an environmental group said it believed a tanker was to blame and asked authorities to investigate. SkyTruth chief executive John Amos explains why the suspected oil discharge is a daily occurrence. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Guy Platten of the International Chamber of Shipping; Oistein Jensen of Odfjell, Reflow’s Rasmus Elsborg-Jensen and Pia Meling of Grieg Green join TradeWinds’ Craig Eason in this week’s Green Seas podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted by Craig Eason, this edition of the TradeWinds Green Seas podcast dives into the environmental impact the Red Sea attacks on shipping are having as shipping reroutes. TradeWinds’ Eric Priante Martin gets the details from CargoMetrics chief Jeff Scully. And we explore how environmental lobby groups hope a legal challenge of the European Union sustainability taxonomy will overturn its decisio...

Euronav is a major owner of oil tankers, but chief executive Alexander Saverys is working to move it in a much greener direction. Is there an appetite on Wall Street for a company that reinvests tanker profits into a more sustainable future? This week’s episode includes Saverys’ recent presentation to investors, and we talk to TradeWinds reporter Gary Dixon and Webber Research & Advisory’s Michael...

There is enough oil in the world’s shipwrecks for some 500 Exxon Valdez-size spills, and the clock is ticking to deal with the problem before an environmental catastrophe. A project led by the Lloyd’s Register Foundation is on the case. We speak to the foundation’s Benjamin Ferrari and Louise Sanger, and the Ocean Foundation’s Ole Varmer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information...