In this episode:

Hapag Lloyd makes $4.2bn offer for Israeli liner carrier Zim. Will it work out?

Read more: Hapag-Lloyd seals $4.2bn Zim takeover

Read more: Israeli regulator raises doubts over Hapag-Lloyd’s $4.2bn Zim takeover

The US Maritime Action Plan has been revealed. What does the industry both inside the US and outside make of it?

Read more: Are MR product tankers the key to kick-starting the US shipbuilding revival?

Read more: Here’s how US shipping stakeholders assess the Trump administration’s maritime MAP

Green lobby groups are to get their day in court as they try and force the European Commission to stop labelling LNG fuel as sustainable under its green investment taxonomy

Read more: Europe’s gold standard green investment taxonomy faces credibility test in court battle

Exhaust gas cleaning systems have hit the news again as countries and lobby group put more pressure on wash water discharges

Read more: Industry pushes back on attempts by European member states to coordinate scrubber bans

Producer and host: Craig Eason

Additional editorial input: Ian Lewis, Eric Priante Martin

A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode:

TradeWinds newbuilding team Lucy Hine and Irene Ang dissect the mega ordering of VLCCs.

Read more: Shipowner Evangelos Marinakis inks 11 VLCC newbuildings at Hengli.

Read more: Scorpio Tankers not ordering more VLCCs, says Robert Bugbee.

Intertanko calls on governments to be stronger in tackling the shadow fleet, arguing that the latest seizures will reveal how bad the ships are.

Read more: Tanker seizures set to reveal the state of the shadow fleet.

And wine tasting with a shipowner at his own vineyard. TradeWinds visits Odfjell Vineyard.

Read more: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast payback

Producer and host: Craig Eason

Additional reporting from: Lucy Hine, Irene Ang, Eric Priante Martin and Yannick Guerry.

A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week’s episode:

The Solong captain found guilty of manslaughter has been sentenced, but questions remain unanswered

Read more: Russian master jailed for six years for fiery North Sea collision caused by ‘complacency and arrogance’

The Sinokor VLCC buying spree has analysts asking questions. Here’s why

Read more: Charterers on the hunt for period VLCC deals as ‘the aggregator’ eyes more assets

Introducing shipping’s Guiding Stars who you think are making a difference

Read more: ‘Competitive edge’: Laurence Odfjell sees sustainability as good business with fast payback

Capturing shipping’s CO2 emissions and burying them in concrete

Read more: CEO of carbon capture firm Seabound wins Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur award

Producer and host: Craig Eason

Additional editorial input from: Matt Coyne, Paul Peachey, Holly Birkett, Eric Priante Martin

A TradeWinds/DN Media podcast

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.