The Danish Shipowners' Association  

Supporting Association

About The Danish Shipowners Association

The Danish Shipowners' Association was established in 1884 and represents Denmark's shipping and offshore industry. It is an employer organization which concludes wage agreements with the seamen's unions and handles all matters concerning employment, safety and training within the shipping and offshore industry. Further, the Association is a trade organization representing Danish shipowners when dealing with the Danish Government, Parliament and other authorities, as well as with the media. The Association is active internationally, both as an adviser to government delegations in the EU and United Nations bodies and as a member of various international shipowners' organizations. The Danish Shipowners' Association is permanently represented in Brussels through its own office. The administration of the Danish organizations for short sea shipping and ferry services has been incorporated into the Association. The members operate some 50 mill. DWT.

The association works for competitive conditions for Danish shipping. That includes an open and liberal trading environment and high quality global regulation regarding environment, safety and security issues. Current topics dealt with by the association include the establishment and further development of the key economic framework for Danish shipping, the Danish International Ship register and the tonnage tax. The Danish Shipowners Association strongly supports the international work of IMO on both safety, environment, legal and security matters. The association is very active in the ongoing climate discussions and have similarly taken an active role in ILO on the new Maritime Labour Convention.

For more information please visit www.shipowners.dk