About Danish Shipping

As one of the world’s leading shipping nations, Denmark is a market leader in container operation, product tankers, refrigerator ships and offshore, as well as all other segments of international shipping. Danish shipowners form the core of The Blue Denmark, which altogether employ nearly 100,000 employees in Denmark and abroad. Shipping is Denmark’s most globalised trade.

• Danish vessels trade all over the world and make about 50,000 port calls per year.
• Denmark ships about 10% of the world trade, corresponding to almost 1 billion tons of cargo per year.
• Danish shipowners earned DKK 150 billion in 2006, corresponding to almost 10% of the country’s gross domestic product.
• The Danish merchant fleet is the youngest in the world (about seven years). The average age for the global merchant fleet is about 12 years
• By the beginning of 2007, Danish shipowners had placed orders for new vessels at a value of DKK 80 billion.

Source: Danish Shipowners’ Association - further information.

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