The battle lines are being drawn ahead of next month’s critical meeting and vote at the International Maritime Organization on its Net Zero Framework. The outcome of the extraordinary meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) is far from certain.

In this episode, we delve into the heated discussions surrounding the International Maritime Organization's upcoming vote on its Net Zero Framework.

Join Marcus Hand, Editor of Seatrade Trade Maritime News, as he analyses the contrasting positions by highlighting statements from the American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) and the Getting to Zero Coalition, among others.

The episode looks at the impact Trump Administration’s “unequivocal rejection” of the IMO’s Net Zero Framework and the impact of its threat of retaliation on states that give it their support.

With emissions rising and differing opinions on the path forward, this episode is essential for understanding the future of shipping and the prospects for global environmental commitments.

In the latest in conversation episode of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast, Emma Howell, content director at Seatrade spoke with director of programme at The Mission to Seafarers, Ben Bailey, to mark a new partnership between Seatrade Maritime and The Mission to Seafarers.

Ben shares details of MtS’ work supporting over half a million seafarers and their families every year, from the 50,000 ship visits carried out globally every year to providing provisions to abandoned seafarers and the famous woolly hat campaign.

The pair discuss the challenges seafarers face in their work, and how the Mission helps to address issues like abandonment, trauma, mismanagement, and human rights abuses, particularly in regions with weaker regulatory frameworks. From there, Ben identifies the actions various stakeholders can take to improve seafarers’ lives.

The conversation covers the Seafarers Happiness Index and its 10-year history of providing insights into the lives of those working at sea.

Ben shares the Mission’s hopes to expand into Saudi Arabia to offer its impartial support in the Kingdom’s multiple major ports, building on the charity’s long history serving seafarers in the Middle East.

When is on time really on time? Trump tries to derail the IMO’s net zero plans, and container shipping warned of decade long downturn.

These are just some of the stories that are covered in the latest episode of Maritime in Minutes.

Seatrade Maritime News’ Marcus Hand and Gary Howard reflect on the month of August, with their highlights from the news in maritime and shipping, from the biggest stories to those that simply piqued their interest.

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• Digging into the Gemini Cooperation’s 90% reliability claim
• Houthi threaten vessels from 64 shipowners in Red Sea
• Bahri denies carrying Israel-bound shipments
• Trump Administration threatens backers of IMO net zero proposals
• Golden Ocean shareholders give green light for CMB.Tech merger
• Container shipping faces a decade of overcapacity
• Hanwha unveils more orders and $5bn investment for Philly Shipyard
• South Korea plays shipbuilding trump card in US relations
• Geopolitical risk driving short-term shipping contracts says Swire Bulk

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Unpicking the Trump administration’s tariff agreements and understanding the long term impact on trading patterns and relationships.

In this episode, we help the listener navigate the complex landscape of tariffs under Donald Trump's second term as US President.

Join Marcus Hand and geopolitical expert Punit Oza as they dissect the implications of recent tariff announcements and explore the potential long-term effects on global trade relationships.

Discover how tariffs are reshaping the geopolitical and trading map and what it means for countries around the world.

Topics covered in this episode include:

• Navigating Trump's maze of tariffs
• The visible and hidden impacts of the tariffs
• A drill down into a bilateral tariff agreement and its
• hidden consequences
• Three scenarios on what happens next
• President Trump revoking the de minimis rule for small packages

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Using satellite data from NASA and ESA combined with AI powered analytics to understand and predict what is happening in the commodity markets.

In this latest Chat about Geopolitics and Trade episode, we explore the intersection of satellite data, AI-powered analytics, and the commodity markets with Nikit Shrungarpawar and Naresh Palaiya from Tathya Earth

In conversation led by host Punit Oza, founder of Maritime NXT, discover how Tathya Earth’s innovative platform provides near real-time insights into global commodity supply chains and the impact of geopolitics on trade flows

You will hear about:

• An overview of Tathya
• The role of AI and satellite data in analysing commodity markets
• Geopolitics and trade dynamics
• The sourcing of data and collaboration customers and industry partners
• The future of commodities markets
• Insights into recruitment in the sector

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In the latest episode of the Seatrade Maritime Podcast, we delve into a partnership that is set to disrupt the traditional maritime insurance landscape.

Joining us are James Kellett, founder and CEO of Spot Ship, and Kfir Magen, founder of Vanguard Tech.

Hear from James and Kfir about how Spot Ship and Vanguard Tech are leveraging AI technology to revolutionise how shipowners secure insurance for their vessels, particularly in high-risk areas such as the Red Sea and West Africa.

Learn more about:

How the partnership between Spot Ship and Vanguard was formed

The way in which the partnership is disrupting the how cargo owners secure insurance for their vessels

The differences to the traditional way that insurance is sold to shipowners through brokers

The timeline to full roll out on Spot Ship’s systems

Future plans for the partnership and expanding into other types of insurance

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Container ships drive newbuilding orders in the first half of the year, but how much impact have USTR investigations had on Chinese shipbuilding?

In a five-part series mid-year we take stock of shipping markets in the first six months of the year and look ahead to the remainder of the 2025 with experts Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

In this final part of the series the Seatrade Maritime Podcast talks with Adam Kent, Managing Director of MSI, about the performance and outlook for the shipbuilding market.

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The Houthi shock the industry with a return to devastating and deadly attacks on shipping in the Red Sea, the role of watchkeeping in the digital age, and a billion dollar compensation ruling against the X-Press Pearl owners.

These are just some of the stories that are covered in the latest episode of Maritime in Minutes.

Seatrade Maritime News’ Marcus Hand and Gary Howard reflect on the month of July, with their highlights from the news in maritime and shipping, from the biggest stories to those that simply piqued their interest.

Hear more about:

CCS at ‘turning point’, expected to quadruple by 2030, DNV declares

Two crew from Hafnia Nile charged over fatal tanker collision

Houthi attack leads crew to abandon bulker Magic Seas off Yemen

Red Sea Crisis focus page

‘Shipping should not be collateral damage’: IMO Secretary-General

Radically rethink the role of human watchkeepers, says MAIB

Indonesian police arrest Singapore Strait pirate group

Houthi publish interviews with 'rescued' Eternity C seafarers

Sri Lankan apex court orders $1bn compensation for X-Press Pearl disaster

X-Press Pearl Captain trapped in Sri Lanka for over three years

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Shipowners grapple with OPEC+ supply increases, tensions in the Middle East and rising numbers of newbuildings.

In a five-part series mid-year we take stock of shipping markets in the first six months of the year and look ahead to the remainder of the 2025 with experts Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

In this fourth part the Seatrade Maritime Podcast talks with Tim Smith from MSI about the performance and outlook for the tanker shipping market.

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Dry bulk shipping is facing waning demand from China and earnings were down around 25% in the first half of the year.

In a five-part series mid-year we take stock of shipping markets in the first six months of the year and look ahead to the remainder of the 2025 with experts Maritime Strategies International (MSI).

In this third part the Seatrade Maritime Podcast talks with Will Fray, a Director with MSI about the performance and outlook for the dry bulk shipping market.

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