The Danish Maritime Authority reported an increase on the Danish-controlled fleet, as it has now taken the sixth place on the list of the world’s major shipping nations given as operated tonnage. Denmark has, since, moved up one place.
This result is demonstrated by the most recent overview from IHS Markit (Sea-web), the Danish Maritime Authority said.
The change that Danish shipping is currently going through, has positive results, as it can be shown from the ranking list of the world’s major shipping nations.
Namely, Denmark has surpassed Germany, moving to the sixth place, given as operated tonnage which covers owned or chartered-in ships operated by Danish shipowners.
“It is a pleasure to see that Danish shipping has gotten up steam and is enhancing its global position of strength. The Plan for Growth in Blue Denmark will hopefully help get up steam even more and make us experience continued growth both in Danish-operated tonnage and in the number of ships flying the Danish flag,” mentioned Minister for Industry, Business and Financial Affairs Brian Mikkelsen.
The list of the world’s major operating nations is the following:
- Greece
- Japan
- China
- Singapore
- USA
- Denmark
- Germany
The distance from Denmark up to the US is 7 million gross tonnes and can be achieved.
“We have reasonable hope of further Danish advancement on the ranking list, which will be assisted by the Plan for Growth in Blue Denmark, which the Government present on Monday 22 January,” DMA concluded.
