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How worried should you be about the orderbook?
Container shipping’s orderbook looks significant, tanker contracting is rising again and dry bulk is becoming more top-heavy — but Lloyd’s List markets editor Rob Willmington says the headline numbers form only part of the narrative
How healthy is the marine insurance market?
Record premiums, softening rates and war risk dominated debate at IUMI 2026. Lloyd’s List’s marine insurance editor David Osler was there to find out whether there’s more to the eye-catching numbers being discussed
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 2
Part two of this episode looks at how different aspects of the shipping industry, especially ports and terminals, can mitigate the risk brought about by more extreme weather
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 1
Extreme weather is becoming more common and disrupting shipping operations regularly: is it time that weather is considered as big a risk to business as sanctions or geopolitical conflict?
Are the EU ETS revisions fair?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush asks whether the changes the EU is making to its Emissions Trading System live up to what shipping has been asking for
An EU ETS that liner shipping can live with?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush asks what shipping wants from Brussels as it looks to alter its Emissions Trading System
Can we stop seafarers from being criminalised?
Lloyd’s List reporter Joshua Minchin asks why seafarers continue to be detained for extended periods over crimes in which they played little or no part
Did anything happen at MEPC last week?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush joins the podcast to explain what did and did not happen at last week’s meeting of the Marine Environment Protection Committee
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 2
Part two of this episode looks at how different aspects of the shipping industry, especially ports and terminals, can mitigate the risk brought about by more extreme weather
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 1
Extreme weather is becoming more common and disrupting shipping operations regularly: is it time that weather is considered as big a risk to business as sanctions or geopolitical conflict?
Are the EU ETS revisions fair?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush asks whether the changes the EU is making to its Emissions Trading System live up to what shipping has been asking for
Day of the Seafarer 2026: Lessons learnt from Hormuz
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Matthew Rajendra asks whether crews feel able to refuse transiting the Strait of Hormuz and contemplates what we’ve learnt from the crisis
Is the shadow fleet finally under pressure?
Lloyd’s List’s risk and compliance analysts examine the evolving policy and market pressures piling up against operators of shadow fleet vessels
What to look out for in risk and compliance in 2026
Lloyd’s List’s risk and compliance analysts Bridget Diakun and Tomer Raanan explain how the shadow fleet is evolving into 2026 and why an end to Russian sanctions won’t necessarily change all that much
What to look out for in 2026
Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade and APAC editor Cichen Shen point out the key issues to watch as shipping enters one of its most turbulent years yet
Why is Trump the most influential person in shipping?
The Lloyd’s List team discuss the rankings of this year’s Top 100 People and highlight some key rankings of which you should be aware
How worried should you be about the orderbook?
Container shipping’s orderbook looks significant, tanker contracting is rising again and dry bulk is becoming more top-heavy — but Lloyd’s List markets editor Rob Willmington says the headline numbers form only part of the narrative
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 2
Part two of this episode looks at how different aspects of the shipping industry, especially ports and terminals, can mitigate the risk brought about by more extreme weather
Do you take weather risk seriously? Part 1
Extreme weather is becoming more common and disrupting shipping operations regularly: is it time that weather is considered as big a risk to business as sanctions or geopolitical conflict?
Lloyd’s List Top 100 Container Ports 2026: Why resilience beats scale
Deputy editor Linton Nightingale launches the 2026 edition of the Top 100 Container Ports, and explains how the hierarchy of key ports is beginning to change
What happened to shipping’s innovation boom? Part II
Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade brings you the second half of his deep dive into innovation within shipping, this time focusing on the human factor
What happened to shipping’s innovation boom?
Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade speaks to shipping’s thought leaders to find out where the true innovation in the industry is happening
How worried should we really be about cyber security?
Lloyd’s List reporter Joshua Minchin talks to cyber security experts to assess the current threat level to shipping and ask whether shipowners should be more worried now than they have been before
How does an economist solve shipping’s climate conundrum?
Two of the shipping industry’s leading academics, Professor Siri Pettersen Strandenes and Dr Martin Stopford, join the podcast this week to discuss everything from the shifting nature of shipping economics to the digital and logistic solutions they would urge the industry to consider in response
How healthy is the marine insurance market?
Record premiums, softening rates and war risk dominated debate at IUMI 2026. Lloyd’s List’s marine insurance editor David Osler was there to find out whether there’s more to the eye-catching numbers being discussed
Are the EU ETS revisions fair?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Declan Bush asks whether the changes the EU is making to its Emissions Trading System live up to what shipping has been asking for
What’s next for tanker stocks as Hormuz crisis drags on?
Lloyd’s List senior maritime reporter Greg Miller asks what happens next for tanker stocks, as disruptions at the Strait of Hormuz persist
Does shipping get a good deal when it comes to finance?
Lloyd’s List looks to answer as many of your questions about ship finance as possible in 30 minutes, with insights from experts across the sector
Is Somali piracy back?
Lloyd’s List senior reporter Joshua Minchin tries to assess the true threat of Somali piracy following a spate of hijackings, and asks whether this is an isolated spike or a true resurgence
Strait of Hormuz: Where are the off-ramps coming from?
Both the US and Iran are happy to avoid escalation at the moment and the strait remains closed, so how does the situation change?
The Houthis are back: what next for shipping?
Senior reporter Joshua Minchin brings you highlights from Lloyd’s List’s weekly webinar, focusing on the newly ignited violence in the Red Sea
What happens in Hormuz… doesn’t stay in Hormuz
We bring you highlights of our recent webinar on the Strait of Hormuz crisis and ask whether other nations might look to monetise their own chokepoints
The vessel performance data you can’t afford to get wrong
StormGeo has a long heritage in weather intelligence, with expertise across vessel performance and digital solutions. Product manager Selin Sari focuses says being able to identify the influence of the weather leads to better analysis of other factors that affect a ship’s efficiency
Casualty response: repair vs salvage — how to decide
‘A good decision is based on knowledge and not on numbers’ — Plato
Plan ahead for responsible AI adoption, says Veson Nautical’s CTO
With 87% of its workforce using AI on a regular basis and the technology embedded into its products, Veson Nautical is well positioned to comment on the benefits the technology can bring. In this podcast, Ben Thurecht advises on how teams can take a responsible approach to AI adoption, balancing innovation with good governance. He discusses how Veson has leveraged feedback loops to improve AI outputs, as well as how AI can be used as both offense and defence against cybersecurity threats
How to assess chartering performance in a dynamic market
Chartering teams should simplify their KPI lists and focus on role-specific, market-relative indicators that genuinely reflect performance
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