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Andy Pierce

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Head of News at TradeWinds

Head of News at TradeWinds.

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  • Shipowners share the ‘secret sauce’ to cultivate innovation culture

    2 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Andy Pierce

    Shipowners aiming to integrate AI and other new technologies must build the right innovation culture, according to three leading names in the business. AI was a dominant topic of discussion during Nor-Shipping in Oslo last week, at a time when rising connectivity is making it increasingly applicable at sea as well as in the back office.

  • How a chance deal in an office doorway led to a $700m cheque from Gianluigi Aponte

    3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Andy Pierce

    Gianluigi Aponte’s takeover of Gram Car Carriers in 2024 was one of the deals of the year in an active year of consolidation involving Oslo-listed shipping companies. Aponte swept up the company in a $700m transaction, which saw the Gram family and co-investor F. Laeisz cash out at the height of the market.

  • Tanker and bulker asset prices are ‘way too high’, says Torvald Klaveness chief

    3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Andy Pierce

    Asset values for tankers and bulkers are way above the level justified in the freight markets today, according to Norwegian shipowner Torvald Klaveness Group. It comes at a time when the industry is being buffeted by a turbulent geopolitical environment and incoming carbon pricing regulations are set to reshape shipping and rewrite the traditional lifespan of a vessel.

  • Thomas Wilhelmsen: ‘Norway has a lot to offer, except for Norwegian-domiciled investors’

    3 weeks ago | tradewindsnews.com | Andy Pierce

    Norway’s high-quality maritime cluster provides a better platform for international investors than for domestic shipowners to succeed in the present climate, says Thomas Wilhelmsen. He believes the Oslo Stock Exchange, coupled with the competence base across banking, chartering, broking and other services, forms a strong platform. “Norway has a lot to offer, except for Norwegian-domiciled investors,” Wilhelmsen told TradeWinds during an interview at Nor-Shipping.

  • Evangelos Marinakis ‘extremely disappointed’ by returns to date on high-spec newbuildings

    3 weeks ago | infomarine.net | Andy Pierce

    4 June 2025 13:06 GMT Updated  4 June 2025 13:06 GMT By Andy Pierce   in    Oslo  Greek shipowner Evangelos Marinakis has expressed his disappointment at the premiums on offer for new vessels with advanced fuel solutions. Marinakis was one of the leading investors in new fuel technologies during the past few years as he amassed one of the largest orderbooks in the industry.

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