#170 Mikael Skov - Hafnia, Product Tankers, Shipping, Entrepreneurship, Scaling, Leadership, Culture, And Career Advice

Mikael Skov is Co-Founder and CEO of Hafnia. Mikael has more than 33 years of experience in the shipping industry. Prior to establishing Hafnia Tankers, Mikael held various positions over his 25-year career at Torm, of which the last two years he served as CEO. Mikael is a board member of Clipper Group Ltd. and was an industry representative of the Danish Maritime Strategy Team established by the Ministry of Industry, Business and Financial Affairs. 00:00 - Norway 00:30 - Why is Denmark great at shipping? 01:40 - Mikael's time at TORM, and key lessons 04:25 - Why start Hafnia Tankers? 08:22 - Don't lose money on your first deal 10:40 - Why did Hafnia become a huge success? 13:50 - Flexible versus scale in shipping 15:00 - How does the tanker market work? 22:00 - How long will the rates be strong? 24:25 - The biggest moat you can get in shipping 29:10 - What's the Hafnia culture? 32:40 - Founder versus CEO role 35:15 - How to transition shipping to green solutions? 41:20 - Biggest stories in shipping (China, Taiwan, New Trade Routes) 43:30 - Mikael's book tips (Red Notice by Bill Browder and The World For Sale by Javier Blas) 45:00 - Career and life advice Follow Mikael Skov and Hafnia Mikael's LinkedIn: rb.gy/86lys Hafnia: https://hafniabw.com/ Books Recommended: https://www.amazon.com/World-Sale-Javier-Blas/dp/0190078952 https://www.amazon.com/Red-Notice-Bill-Browder-audiobook/dp/B00T567KIA Partnership, recruitment & Ad enquiries? For business and partnerships enquiries email [email protected] or use the contact form at www.christophervonheim.com Follow Vonheim on X / Twitter and YouTube: YouTube: Christopher Vonheim X / Twitter: @chrisvonheim Disclaimer All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this show are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This Show is for informational purposes only. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.