Charting the course: Danish Shipping presents new 2026-’30 strategy

Photo: Danish Shipping

Danish Shipping announced Jan. 6 that it has presented its strategy for the coming five years titled “Charting the Course.”

“Shipping is agile and Danish shipping companies excel in the way they adapt to shifting patterns of trade in global markets and a volatile geopolitical reality,” said Anne Steffensen, CEO of Danish Shipping.

“The Danish shipping industry represents a strategic asset and a strength in a turbulent world, where supply security and resilience have risen to the top of the agenda,” she said.

Overall, the strategy aims to: 

• Strengthen Denmark and the Danish flag as the home base for Danish shipping companies. 

• Ensure that Danish seafarers’ skills are world-class. 

• Drive the sustainable transition of shipping with undiminished ambition. 

• Ensure Danish shipping companies contribute strategically to defense and crisis preparedness.

“Danish Shipping is committed to working for competitive national and international framework conditions,” Steffensen added. “And to drive a competitive and sustainable transition for international shipping, including upscaling the production of alternative fuels and new technologies. We need world-class maritime competences to achieve this.”

The strategy identifies a number of goals and key targets.

These include among others:

• Ensuring that the Danish-flagged merchant fleet grows as much as, or more than, the world fleet.

• That there are more Danish seafarers in 2030 compared to 2025. 

• That at least 400 internships are delivered annually and that the number of students enrolled in maritime education increases each year up to 2030.

• That global regulatory schemes are in place that drive the green transition of shipping beyond the EU’s regional measures.

Danish Shipping’s new strategy “Charting the Course” can be read here.