Episodes

  • SPONSOR EPISODE — Keeping ships clean: How is biofouling impacting seafarers?

    SPONSOR EPISODE — Keeping ships clean: How is biofouling impacting seafarers?
    Jul 21 2025

    This is sponsor episode is part of TradeWinds Content Studios’ Ocean Climate Impact Series.


    Biofouling has always been a part of the maritime industry. From barnacles to algae, underwater pipes and ships can be negatively affected by this naturally occurring phenomena. But new innovations and technologies can combat the impacts of biofouling. Sharing their insights, Jotun’s hull performance experts explore embracing the latest tools as well as the ways in which the industry can evolve to minimise the influence of biofouling. Join Regulatory Affairs Manager Petter Korslund and Global Category Director Morten Sten Johansen in the discussion today.

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    13 mins
  • Meet TOWT, Neoline, Veer — companies showing the way to use wind as a primary fuel for shipping

    Meet TOWT, Neoline, Veer — companies showing the way to use wind as a primary fuel for shipping
    Jul 7 2025

    In this episode of the TradeWinds Green Seas podcast, technology editor Craig Eason reports on the efforts by three hard headed entrepreneurs who have refused to take no for an answer and are on their way to building fleets of sail powered vessels for cargo owners that want to walk-the-walk rather than just talk about the need to decarbonise their logistics chains.


    The main shipping companies are tackling decarbonisation by staring at a future of alternative fuels and possibly wind assist solutions to help cut fuel bills and possibly reduce emissions. These are the individuals thinking the other way round, they want their fleets to be primarily powered by the wind, and have an engine as a back up. But will cargo owners and their banks buy into the dream?


    We meet Guillame Le Grand, founder and chief executive of Trans Oceanic Wind transport (TOWT); Jen Zanuttini, co-founder and president of Neoline; and Danielle Southcott, founder and chief executive of Veer Group.

    Read the story on TradeWindsNews.com

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    22 mins
  • How to recycle a ship: three ways

    How to recycle a ship: three ways
    Jul 1 2025

    In this episode, TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason talks with Nikos Mikelis.

    Mikelis worked at the IMO developing the Hong Kong Ship Recycling Convention which has now come into force. He explains why the Basel Convention secretariat asked IMO to write rules specific for ship recycling and how it then became a thorn in shipowners' side when it did not allow the resulting convention it to be equivalent.

    Then there is the EU ship recycling regulation, well meaning but ultimately offering more complexity to what should really be a smooth end of life process.

    Mikelis also looks at the demand for recycling facilities and whether the main recycling countries can handle volumes.


    Producer and host: Craig Eason


    TradeWinds articles related to this podcast:

    Hong Kong vs Basel: Why shipping is caught in the recycling cross hairsRecycling confusion must be resolved before demo rushIs the sun rising on a cleaner recycling industry?






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    24 mins
  • How adding 91 fossil fuel-burning bulkers fits into CMB.Tech’s green shipping strategy

    How adding 91 fossil fuel-burning bulkers fits into CMB.Tech’s green shipping strategy
    May 6 2025
    TradeWinds US bureau chief Eric Priante Martin interviews CMB.Tech chief executive Alexander Saverys about his company’s plans for ammonia and hydrogen-fuelled shipping as it works to take over Golden Ocean Group.

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    9 mins
  • The (near) clean voyage of the Bow Olympus

    The (near) clean voyage of the Bow Olympus
    Apr 28 2025

    The 49,120 dwt Bow Olympus has just sailed from Houston to North Europe using suction sails on its deck, and 100% biofuel in its engine.

    For the company it demonstrates what they, and inte industry can do, as part of their transition.

    In the second interview with a shipowner daring to transition, TradeWInds technology editor Craig Eason talks to Odfjell's Erik Hjortland and Veine Huth about the voyage, how it helps the company with Fuel EU maritime compliance and why it chose four sails for its vessel

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    16 mins
  • Why is Union Maritime's Laurent Cadji so positive about cleantech?

    Why is Union Maritime's Laurent Cadji so positive about cleantech?
    Apr 23 2025
    In this episode of the Green Seas podcast, TradeWinds technology editor Craig Eason talks to Union Maritime chief executive Laurent Cadji about his company's bullish approach to wind tech and other cleantech solutions.Union Maritime has almost 50 vessels on order and more than half will be built with a wind propulsion system as well as other technologies onboard.Laurent and Craig also discuss the impact geopilitics has on cleantech investment in shipping.

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    21 mins
  • ‘Confidence level very high’ as WinGD hurtles towards first ammonia engine delivery

    ‘Confidence level very high’ as WinGD hurtles towards first ammonia engine delivery
    Apr 17 2025
    Ammonia is a zero-carbon fuel, but there are lingering concerns about the safety of using it to power ships because of its toxicity. But WinGD chief executive Dominik Schneiter, whose company is gearing up to deliver the first ammonia-fuelled engine, says the lessons from companies that operate vessels that haul the commodity and the crew members who work on them have contributed to ensuring a safety level equivalent to the gas carriers of today.

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    7 mins
  • Is seafarer fatigue a killer?

    Is seafarer fatigue a killer?
    Mar 23 2025
    When the feeder container ship Solong ploughed into the anchored tanker Stena Immaculate off England, the issue of seafarer fatigue was quickly identified as one possible cause of the accident.Fatigue is not a new problem in shipping, despite efforts to deal with it.TradeWinds technology editor and former navigating officer Craig Eason looks at why the advent of the Maritime Labour Convention has failed to solve the problem. He talks to accident experts Captain Jim Staples and Nippin Anand on the causes, what needs to be done, and whether technology developments have been a help, or an additional problem.

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    14 mins