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In this week’s episode, Joe Brady reports from the Association of Ship Brokers and Agents’ Miami conference on the 14 October date for new fees by the Office of the US Trade Representative.

‘It’s crazy’: Panels at ASBA Miami conference puzzle over US trade policy uncertainty

Paul Pathy: The man from Montreal tackles tariffs, port fees and trusting IMO with $30bn

We explore why International Chamber of Shipping secretary general does not want to see the IMO become a bank for shipping’s carbon cash.

‘Do not make the IMO the biggest commercial bank in the world’: ICS pleads

And we look at why diversity is still an issue and ignoring it hurts the industry.

Outdated maritime leadership is driving staff to jump ship, study warns

Assault, abuse and underlying misogyny: Gay and transgender maritime leaders share ‘battle fatigue’

Host and production by Craig Eason, with editorial contributions from Joe Brady, Eric Priante Martin, Holly Birkett and Julian Bray.  

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TradeWinds has launched Wavelength Plus, a weekly deeper dive into the shipping industry. Whether it is a one-on-one with leading shipowners, or a focused topical analysis of a kry industry theme, each week a key must listen to episode.

Wavelength Plus replaces GreenSeas, just search for TradeWinds Wavelength Plus where ever you listen to Wavelength

In this first episode Holly Birkett spoke to Holly Birkett about market spercycles, decarbonisation and John Fredriksen

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US class society ABS calls on the International Maritime Organisation to take a timeout on climate talks.

‘LNG heavily penalised’ in IMO’s decarbonisation plans, says ABS boss Chris Wiernicki

‘IMO needs to take a timeout’: ABS joins US resistance to Net-Zero Framework ahead of key vote

Intertanko chief adds voice to heated fuel debate after week of ‘desire to polarise discussion’

Arsenio Dominguez confident of IMO carbon vote success in October

Global Maritime Forum report shows net-zero fuels (green ammonia, green methanol and green hydrogen) are not going to be able to meet 2030 usage targets.

Shipping off track to achieve 2030 net-zero target

And we look at the impact on shipping investors if Trump gets his way and axes quarterly reports.

Will Trump dump quarterly earnings reports for America’s listed companies?

Host and producer: Craig Eason

Additional reporting: Eric Priante Martin and Holly Birkett

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Technology and regulation editor Craig Eason talks to Knut Orbeck Nilssen about his criticism of how LNG is being labelled under the International Maritime Organisation’s fuel standards.

DNV’s Orbeck-Nilssen slams IMO for trying to stifle LNG as a future fuel

We also hear from Tristan Smith, at UCL Energy Institute, about his reaction to DNV claims and why he is worried about class getting involved in policy measures.

Paul Peachey has been to the annual conference of the International Union of Marine Insurers to hear why claims have been rising.

Lessons from IUMI Singapore: Protectionism, competition and technology forge a new world order for marine insurers

And Lucy Hine has been to Milan for the annual Gastech tradeshow to sample the mood of the industry.

US sends in big guns to deliver message on filling the Russian energy hole in Europe

NextDecade greenlights fourth LNG train amid growing talk of supply glut

Host: Holly Birkett

Additional reporting from Yannick Guerry, Lucy Hine, Paul Peachey and Craig Eason

Production: Craig Eason

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In this episode:

TradeWinds head of news Andy Pierce assesses the potential of Hafnia investing into Torm

Hafnia chief Mikael Skov champions M&A to boost profit and woo investors after Torm swoop

‘A very good nose for business’: Nordic investors weigh in on Hafnia play for tanker rival Torm

Wall Street would welcome Torm and Hafnia merger. Deal could forge $5bn company with a fleet of 300 tankers

Matt Coyne was in Donsö, the unique island off the Swedish west coast and talked to Stena Bulk chief executive Eric Hånell about the company's reflagging and work in US and Swedish security deployment

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Paul Peachey has spoken to Claire Jungman who has been hunting out sanctioned oil for United Against Nuclear Iran

Host and producer: Craig Eason

News and reporting by: Matt Coyne, Andy Pierce and Paul Peachey

Additional news: Yannick Guerry

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Wavelength host has been talking to Lloyd's Register chief executive Nick Brown about his concerns over getting enough green fuel to shipping and making it fuel the industry can trust.

Tap IMO carbon money pot directly to fund fuel production and supply, says Lloyd’s Register chief Nick Brown

‘Where we need to be’: Global Maritime Forum paints positive picture of methanol and ammonia fuel infrastructure

South Korea has been meeting Trump's administration, signing trade deals and seeing opportunity in US plans to rejuvenate its shipbuilding sector.

HD Hyundai strikes investment partnership aimed at revitalising US shipbuilding

Hanwha Ocean pumps $70m into US yard to ramp up capacity

Host and producer: Craig Eason

Additional news: Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry

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Wavelength host Craig Eason, with the help of Blanaid Sheeran from Opportunity Green, looks at the papers sent to the International Maritime Organisation by Saudi Arabia and the US that try to derail agreement on climate rules.

Environmental law group pours cold water on latest attempts to derail climate talks

‘Strong opposition’: Trump administration fires torpedo at IMO’s carbon deal

Eric Priante profiles the huge network of an Iranian shipping kingpin linked by US authorities to shadow tankers, gas carriers and container ships.

Meet the dark-fleet kingpin whose network stretches from shadow tankers to alleged arms trading

And Holly Birkett is back with the regular look at the dry bulk market, this week with the help of Michael Jorgensen, head of dry bulk at the Torvald Klaveness group.

Extra news from Yannick Guerry on the TradeWind newsdesk

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Lloyd’s Register ship manager Santiago Suarez de la Fuente and ANEMOI’s technical director Luke McEwan discuss the challenges historically facing the industry as well as the demands and investment opportunities for wind propulsion technology.

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Eric Priante Martin has been talking to the Center for Advanced Defense Studies which has been tracking the activities of Suniel Kuma Sharma. Sharma has been travelling the world opening ship registries including one on small Pacific island inhabited only by seabirds.

False flag agent: Meet the man linked to a network of illicit ship registries

Jonas Walsgard looks into the Norwegian Sovereign wealth fund, the largest in the world, and what shipping assets it has sold or bought in the first half of this year.

Norwegian sovereign wealth fund swoops for Maersk shares as shipping book grows to $4.8bn

And Holly Birkett is on the podcast to talk about the reaction to her opinion piece on the role of shipbrokers and sanctions regimes that has got our subscribers' attention.  

Producer and host: Craig Eason.

Editorial input from: Eric Priante Martin, Jonas Walsgard, Holly Birkett, Yannick Guerry.

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Other news in this episode

Short of cash: Tor Olav Troim VLCC venture pushes back shipyard payments to buy time

Blacklisted oil trader 2Rivers to wind up under ‘extraordinary’ sanctions pressure

New US-listed Latsis family vehicle pivots to product tanker investments

Torm buys 13 leased tankers and sells older vessels as profit slashed

Why tankers are to blame for jellyfish stowaways shutting down a French nuclear power station

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Paul Peachey looks at the fall out and likely outcome of Trump's continued threats to hike up tariffs on India.

Putin and Trump plan to meet as US president threatens to extend Russia trading penalty to China

Expanding European sanctions herald unexpected consequences

Trump hits India with additional tariffs for Russian oil imports in bid to punish Putin

Eric Priante Martin dissects the results of Tidewater to give a flavour of the good and bad news for the offshore markets.

Tidewater adds $400m to share value after earnings surprise

Tidewater earnings surge as revenue defies Wall Street expectations

Holly Birkett has been picking through what dry bulk operator Pacific Basin has to say about the first six months of the year.

Pacific Basin bulker earnings fall as company braces for USTR impact

Hong Kong bulker giant Pacific Basin Shipping plots how to navigate Trump’s port fees

Producer and host: Craig Eason

Additional reporting: Yannick Guerry

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