What does it take to unite the container shipping industry on digital standards? In this exclusive interview recorded live at DCSA Week 2026 in Valencia, host Heidi Heinzelmann sits down with Thomas Bagge, CEO of DCSA (Digital Container Shipping Association) and André Simha, former CDIO of MSC (Mediterranean Shipping Company) and now Strategic Advisor to DCSA. They unpack standards adoption and conformance, how to scale standards beyond carriers, the first year of the DCSA+ partnership programme and how the maritime ecosystem is shaping the direction of existing and future standards.

So, let’s talk about it.

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Join us for a special edition of the TOC PODCAST as we speak with Mohammed Al-Ansare, Senior Pricing Specialist at S&P Global, about the latest developments on how the Middle East conflict is impacting global trade, supply chains, freight rates, and bunker fuel rates. So, let's talk about it.

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This an out of the ordinary episode of the TOC PODCAST, where we are discussing with industry leader, Peter Sand, Chief analyst at Xeneta, how the attacks of the US and Israel on Iran, and the subsequent latest developments in the Middle East, are impacting maritime trade and supply chains, what the reactions of carriers have been, and what global markets might expect in the foreseeable future. So, let's talk about it.

**At the time when this episode is being recorded, it's only been 4 days since the conflict started and the situation might evolve quickly.

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