Knowledge bank - A sea of data
Danish Shipping continuously updates figures and the labor market, the merchant fleet, rates, and much more.
- Monitor the development of global freight rates, port activity, and freight volumes
New construction and ship breaking
- Monitor the development of newbuildings and recycling of Danish and foreign ships
- Monitor the development of the global merchant fleet, segmented by countries and sectors
- Monitor the development of the global economy and see the areas to which Danish shipping companies export
- Monitor the employment trends within Danish shipping companies, including the number of seafarers and shore-based employees

Denmark's largest export industry
Shipping is by far Denmark's largest export industry. Last year we broke all records and exported more than DKK 530 billion. A large part of the increase is due to the abnormally high freight rates we saw after corona.
Ultraflash 2023
Ultraflash is short analyzes and background on a wide range of topics within shipping.
Ultraflash 2022
Ultraflash is short analyzes and background on a wide range of topics within shipping.
Ultraflash - Record earnings have come to an end for container and bulker vessels
Ultraflash - Danish Shipowners Are Ordering More New Vessels And Half Of Them Are Green
Ultraflash - Danish shipping export continues to grow (Danish)
Ultraflash - Danish Shipping Is More And More Global
Ultraflash - Ship building is getting more expensive (Danish)
Ultraflash - World offshore win continues to grow (Danish)
Ultraflash - Growth in employment for Danish shipping companies (Danish)

Takes up more than a quarter
In 2022, Danish shipping accounted for no less than 27 percent of Denmark's total exports.
Ultraflash 2021
Ultraflash is short analyzes and background on a wide range of topics within shipping.
Ultraflash - International ferries are still affected by corona
Ultraflash - Tanker rates continue to rise
Ultraflash - Danish seafarers live in rural areas
Ultraflash - The Danish operated merchant fleet continues to grow
Ultraflash - The seaborne trade is back on track and higher than before the Covid-19 outbreak
Ultraflash - Danish offshore vessels focus on wind
Ultraflash - U.S. offshore vessels 14 years older than European vessels
Ultraflash - Skibsfarten fastholder en høj eksport i 2020 (Danish)
Ultraflash - The Danish Flagged Merchant Fleet sets a new record
Maritime strongholds (Danish)
A review of the importance of Blue Denmark for the Danish economy in collaboration with Danish Maritime, Danske Ports and Danish Shipping- and Ports.
Maritime Højborge (pdf)Renewable energy for PtX fuels in shipping (Danish)
Teknisk rapport for Danish Shipping and Green Power Denmark
PtX studie (pdf)Employment through investments in offshore wind (Danish)
Full analysis of employment from investments in offshore wind
Fuld analyse - Beskæftigelse ved investeringer i havvind (pdf)Employment through investments in offshore wind
Main conclusions of analysis on employment in offshore wind
Hovedkonklusioner - Beskæftigelse ved investeringer i havvind