While all other leading shipowning countries have experienced reduced value of their national fleet - e.g. the UK is down 19% and Norway 17% from over the last year - Denmark has increased the value with an impressive 18 % to nearly $23bn. This gives Denmark a 9th position worldwide.
Changing Danish governments have pursued a far-sighted policy of continuously improving the sector’s business conditions, which has paved the way for one of the world’s most powerful maritime industry ecosystems.
The data illustrating the world’s top 10 shipowning nations was released by VesselsValue.com and illustrates that Denmark is an interesting and growing market for companies in the maritime industry.