Nor-Shipping 2027 Thought Leader – Ståle Hansen, CEO, Skuld

In a seemingly fragmenting world, the need to work together to solve collective challenges has never been greater. Here, Ståle Hansen, CEO of Skuld, issues a clarion call for collaboration ahead of next year’s Nor-Shipping, stressing how this most interconnected and global of industries must play to its natural strengths.

The sun bursting through the window of Skuld’s city centre Oslo offices on an unseasonably bright November morning reflects Ståle Hansen’s mood. Despite the start of the conversation centring on geopolitical upheaval, the growing threat of cybercrime and the changing nature of risk, Hansen, like the cloudless expanse behind him, is unmistakably bright.

One reason for that is Skuld’s continued growth. The company has, in Hansen’s words, “never been stronger”, with increasing revenues, P&I tonnage, commercial gross premiums – which have climbed to account for around 50% of the business – and staff numbers. Skuld now employs more than 360 people across its 11 international offices.

But more than that, he seems refreshingly, and some would suggest counter-intuitively, optimistic about the ‘big picture’.

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