Holly Birkett

4 days ago | tradewindsnews.com | Holly Birkett

What chance do dark-fleet tankers have of emerging from the shadows, should sanctions on trade with Russia be lifted? Andrea Olivi, global head of wet freight at Trafigura, said his firm has run the numbers. Roughly 300 crude tankers could potentially enter back into the mainstream.

4 days ago | tradewindsnews.com | Holly Birkett

The US is fighting a losing game against the rise and rise of China’s electric vehicle market, according to the chief executive of car carrier owner Wallenius Wilhelmsen Logistics. Trade tariffs by US president Donald Trump and China’s dominance in electrification have been reshaping car carrier trades around the world, Lasse Kristoffersen told the TradeWinds Shipowners Forum event on Wednesday during Nor-Shipping.

4 days ago | tradewindsnews.com | Holly Birkett

Yngvil Asheim, chief executive of BW LNG, has received the leadership award from the Norway branch of the Women in Shipping & Trading Association (Wista). The award recognises people in leadership positions who have made outstanding contributions to the Norwegian maritime sector. The award ceremony took place on Tuesday evening in Oslo as part of Nor-Shipping.

5 days ago | tradewindsnews.com | Holly Birkett

Young Ship Oslo and the Norwegian branch of the Women in Shipping and Trading Association (Wista) have named their 10 Women to Watch for 2025. The awards, which were announced in Oslo on Monday night as part of Nor-Shipping, were judged by a panel of high-profile Norwegian shipping leaders. Peter Wessel, CEO of Fearnley Securities, presented the awards alongside shipping lawyer Christine Rodsæther from law firm Simonsen Vogt Wiig.

5 days ago | tradewindsnews.com | Holly Birkett

Alisha Fredriksson, CEO and co-founder of onboard carbon capture company Seabound won the Nor-Shipping Young Entrepreneur award on Monday. Fredriksson founded London-based Seabound in 2021 and its first onboard carbon capture systems were deployed two years later. During sea trials, up to 80% of carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions on a 3,200-teu container ship were captured by the Seabound system, which uses lime to turn the gas into limestone.