Shipping Forecast excluding the header line, has a limit of 350 words—except for the 0048 broadcast, where it is increased to 380 to accommodate Trafalgar's inclusion—and has a very strict format. It begins with "And now the Shipping Forecast, issued by the Met Office on behalf of the Maritime and Coastguard Agency at xxxx today." This format is followed quite strictly, although some continuity announcers read out the actual date of issue as opposed to the word "today". This is followed by gale warnings (winds of force 8 or more on the Beaufort scale), if any (e.g., "There are warnings of gales
Diamond S Shipping Group Inc. November 2017 focused attention on conflict of interests concerns between Ross' role in trade policy formulation and his investments in large transoceanic shipping companies. The Commerce Department announced on November 7, 2017 that Commerce Secretary Ross "had fully divested" his stakes in Diamond S Shipping, and Navigator Gas LLC. Concerns were raised about Wendy Teramoto, in an in depth November 6, 2017 report by American Public Media (ABM). " Teramato is Ross' chief of staff at the Commerce Department. The APM Reports investigation found that Teramoto, "cut the China trade deal despite serving as a director for Navigator Holdings Ltd."