TradeWinds Wavelength Craig Eason

In Wavelength this week we look at the Greek orderbook as big names go big with their wallets ratcheting up both second hand purchases and $40bn of newbuilding orders ahead of Posidonia
Houthi attacks on a bulk vessel, Laax, and other vessels send shock waves around the insurance market
Weather damages US navy pier in Gaza halting shipments of humanitarian aid to Gaza
Why general average could well become the answer to slow steaming as Blue Visby consortium assesses its successes.
Host Craig Eason, produced by TradeWInds

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In this week's episode of Wavelength.
Are Port State Control inspectors being urged to turn a blind eye to glaring safety deficiencies and not retain substandard ships?
Shipping's annual safety and risk barometer is published. We hear form the author on some of the key risk pressure points.
Clarkson's could be fined $2m by regulators. It is not the only one to fall foul of the rules. What's going on

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The US National Transportation Safety Board publishes preliminary findings into the Dali accident in Baltimore with focus on the ship's electricity switchboard
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Holly Birkett and Lucy Hine have been talking to female shipbrokers about working in the 'boys club'
Host: Craig Eason

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In this episode US Bureau Chief Eric Priante Martin looks at the bullish tanker markets who are reaping the benefits of a solid market.
We visit the TradeWinds Shipowner Forum in Singapore where discussions turned to possible impact of elections (think 2nd term of Trump in the US) on shipping markets, and also at the whole idea of green corridors and they they my be flawed.
Then back to the tankers market and the growing dark fleet taking oil cargoes from Russia, Venezuela etc in contravention of sanctions and price caps. We look at the numbers with Windward.
Yannick Guerry on the TW news desk brings us upto speed with other news this week
Hosted by Craig Eason


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This week's episode of TradeWinds Wavelength: Sanctions and the oil price cap, a UK Parliamentary inquiry into them wants to see what is working and what is not. Marine insurers and P&I clubs have an idea. The huge LNG orderbook train rumbles on, but why when the world should be weaning itself off fossil fuels and why Carnival says LNG is its fuel of choice.
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In this episode Eric Priante Martin has been talking to US-listed shipowners about their priorities, and the lack of pressure they have to decarbonise their operations.
We delve into the car carrier markets with news that the Aponte led MSC has made a grab for Gram Car Carriers.
And Holly Birkett goes to Chirp to talk safety and the real fears whistleblower still have of reporting anything.
Other news mentioned:
Norden profits dent
Houthi launch fresh attacks in Red Sea
Greece v Germany

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