111 Per Westling, Managing Director, Stena Roro

In episode 111 we meet Per Westling, Managing Director, Stena Roro, who is passionate about naval architecture but he has gained a lot of knowledge during his time at Stena.  Stena Roro is building GLOBAL MERCY for Mercy Ships and that will be the world's largest hospital ship, which will be serving in African waters. Per explains how they decided to build the ship in China and how many more passenger ships that they are building at the same shipyard now.  When asked what he sees as the largest developments during his time in the maritime industry, Per mentions SAFETY improvements and the developments for the ENVIRONMENT that has happened, which he thinks is necessary.  I am talking about statistics in this episode. The Shipping Podcast is downloaded app. 6,000 times/month in 165+ countries.  The most downloaded episodes have been downloaded ~1,200, which means that this podcast is among the 80 % most listened to. Mindblowing. Thank you for listening! Did you like this episode and wants to help out with spreading the word about the Shipping Podcast? You can do that by giving a shoutout in social media and by speaking to your friends about the content. I am @lenagothberg in all channels, let's continue to build on the brand of the maritime industry!