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 developments by talking to start-ups developing new nuclear reactors and why they eye shipping as a market and how projects are identifying potential ship types and routes to create so-called pink corridors.

The episode also begins examining how nuclear fuel be handled safely and securely.

Read more about the regulatory drive: Rewriting the rules: Winning hearts and minds for a nuclear future

Read more about the project and technology developments: ‘Going critical’: Shipping takes a step closer to nuclear reality

In this episode:

Emerald Nuclear chief executive, Wesley Deason

Deployable Energy Chief Executive, Bobby Gallagher

Norwegian professor Jan Emblemsvag (Head of SAINT nuclear centre)

Greenpeace NL, Jan Haverkamp

Read more: ‘Going critical’: Shipping takes a step closer to nuclear reality

Read more: Rewriting the rules: Winning hearts and minds for a nuclear future

Host and producer: Craig Eason

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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 incredibly fragmented industry, the trend for shipowners to sell off or outsource their ship management divisions to third party managers is a growing trend.

Meanwhile acquisitions, mergers, and an expansion of service offerings are common.

Third party ship managers are also hugely in favour of digitalisation and the use of AI in operations.

And this is why TradeWinds Craig Eason spoke to V.Group CEO Rene Kofod-Olsen.

V.Group just bought a technology consultancy, Njord, off or Maersk Tankers that helps shipowners make decarbonisation investment decisions.  

V.Group has also built its own AI and digitalisation tools.

Kofod-Olsen is also outspoken about modern ship management getting more value for its role, and the opportunity to enhance seafarers by empowering them with technology, not replacing them with it.

It's a fascinating interview.

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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 stretch for miles. Which one caused the problem? In the fourth episode of our Marine Investigation series about the deadly incident, Wavelenth Plus explores the hunt for this fault, which National Transportation Safety Board chair Jenifer Homendy compared to searching for a loose bolt on the Eiffel Tower.

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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

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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 the company is so closely bonded with Hong Kong.

Read Huaqing's full articles here: From combat zones to ship decks: The making of Wallem’s CEO

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