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Danish Shipping in the 21st Century

Navigating Troubled Waters

Palgrave Macmillan
  • Delivers unique insight into the radical market and business environment changes observed by shipping companies in the last two decades
  • Provides previously unpublished insights into the commercial and strategic considerations taken by selected shipping companies adapting to new these new conditions by using existing industry competences and innovative commercial approaches
  • Includes interviews with various industry sources for added comprehension
  • Contributes with three detailed maritime cases, which unveil the strategic responses to contextual changes

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics (PSME)

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Table of contents (4 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
  2. Danish Shipping in the 21st Century

    • Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl
    Pages 1-25
  3. Hafnia Tankers—Setting Out for the Long Run

    • Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl
    Pages 27-39
  4. Norden: The Critical China Note

    • Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl
    Pages 41-51
  5. Maersk: Steering Clear of the Commodity Trap

    • Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl
    Pages 53-65
  6. Back Matter

    Pages 67-78

About this book

Spurred by global macro-economic shifts, commercial and financial turbulence, as well as technological leaps in the early years of the new millennium, the Danish shipping industry has changed dramatically since the turn of the century. This book provides a new understanding of how rapid business environmental changes frame strategic choices and industry structures. The authors combine a conceptual chapter with three selected business history cases to apply a methodical approach to their study. Together, the five chapters unveil patterns in the development of Danish shipping which are historical and, at the same time, consider questions that address the present situation and the challenges of our time. In other words, this short book uses history for the purpose of understanding the present and to develop thinking for the future.



Authors and Affiliations

  • Copenhagen Business School, Frederiksberg, Denmark

    Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl

About the authors

Martin Jes Iversen is Associate Professor at the Department of Strategy and Innovation, and Vice Dean of International Education at Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. His research interest is in the development of trans-national companies after 1945 in Northern Europe with focus on shipping in particular business models and digitization after 1990. Martin Jes Iversen has been the author or co-author of international books such as “Creating Nordic Capitalism" (2008) and “Global Shipping in Small Nations” (2011) and has published international journal articles in Business History, Business History Review, Scandinavian Economic History Review and International Journal of Maritime History

Jesper Buhl is owner of BullPositions: a company specialized in research and analysis of the commodity trade flows relevant for commercial dry bulk operation. He also serves as External Lecturer and Researcher at Copenhagen Business School,Denmark. Jesper has worked as Editor for online and print publications with focus on the dry and wet shipping markets at Danish industry newspaper Søfart between 2014-2016. In 2013-2014, he served as Group CEO Communication Manager at Maersk Group, and provided inputs to the Group CEO’s external communication on global themes and current topics related to the strategy for an international conglomerate in shipping and energy. He served as Commercial Analyst at the Danish utility company DONG Energy 2009-2011, with a focus on gas infrastructure project development and as consultant economist at the Danish consultancy Rambøll. 



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Danish Shipping in the 21st Century

  • Book Subtitle: Navigating Troubled Waters

  • Authors: Martin Jes Iversen, Jesper Buhl

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Maritime Economics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-43324-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: Economics and Finance, Economics and Finance (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43323-9Published: 07 May 2020

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-43326-0Published: 07 May 2021

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-43324-6Published: 06 May 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2662-6551

  • Series E-ISSN: 2662-656X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: IX, 78

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Maritime Economics, International Business, Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering

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eBook USD 39.99
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Softcover Book USD 54.99
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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