Season 3, Episode 8: Leading Shipping into the Agentic Future, with ZeroNorth CEO Søren Andersen

What does it take to lead a technology company through one of the most complex moments in global trade? And what does the agentic future of shipping actually look like in practice?In this final episode of Season 3, host Lora Jakobsen sits down with Søren Andersen, the newly appointed CEO of ZeroNorth. Søren brings nearly 30 years of maritime experience to the conversation - from his early days at Maersk, where he helped pioneer some of the industry's first large-scale fuel efficiency programmes, to leading maritime technology business StormGeo and Unimed Maritime Solutions. Now at the helm of ZeroNorth, he shares his vision for where the industry is heading, and what his strategy is to seize the opportunity that ai provides and lift the industry and ZeroNorth the next level. Our conversation explores how AI is fundamentally changing the nature of work, and the way the shipping industry operates. We dig into the commercial and environmental case for smarter operations; asking why, as emissions data becomes financial data, the two can get increasingly inseparable. And we look ahead to a world where AI agents support us to negotiate deals, reoptimise route vessels, and capture value in real time. All with the human still in the loop.This is a conversation about intelligence: how to build it into the foundations of an industry, and why the companies that have already done that are the ones best placed to lead what comes next. Get ready to move from executor to architect, as we wrap this season together. About Søren Andersen: LinkedInAbout ZeroNorth: WebsiteAbout Lora Jakobsen: LinkedInSubscribe to the Navigating Zero Newsletter