Stormy seas for global shipping

The price of natural gas has shot up around the world after the war began in Iran, but how is the gas price linked to electricity in some countries more so than others? We’ll be looking at how gas still sets the power prices so often. We’ll also look at Ethiopia, to see if hydrop ...  Show more

Headspace started life as a mindfulness app. Now it's partnering with the US Navy and investing in artificial intelligence for mental health support.The company's CEO Tom Pickett speaks to us about therapy, the increasing role of technology, and tackling burnout at scale.If you'd ...  Show more

The boom in global trade was caused by a simple steel box. Shipping goods around the world was – for many centuries – expensive, risky and time-consuming. But, as Tim Harford explains, 60 years ago the trucking entrepreneur Malcolm McLean changed all that by selling the idea of c ...  Show more

Container ships are the monsters of the seas - the very biggest are almost half a kilometre long and piled high with up to 20,000 huge boxes. At any one time, there are tens of thousands of these floating cities on the move, many unable even to dock at local ports. It’s our relen ...  Show more

In today's episode we talk about why the shipping industry is being pushed to the limits

Surging container freight rates and port congestion. Refloating the Dali in Baltimore. Is more consolidation in offshore marine to come? Just some of the topics we’ll be discussing in this episode of Maritime in Minutes.Seatrade Maritime News’ Marcus Hand and Gary Howard reflect ...  Show more