#181 Engebret Dahm - Klaveness Combination Carriers, Combination Strategies, Commodities, Dry Bulk, Tankers, Decarbonizing Shipping, Culture & Innovation

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Engebret Dahm has more than 30 years’ experience in the shipping and finance industries, and is the CEO of Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC). Prior to that he was the CEO of Norwegian Car Carriers AS and he worked in the period 1998-2000 for Crédit Agricole CIB in Paris. KCC has a unique fleet that consists of eight CABU combination carriers and eight CLEANBU combination carriers, with three CABU newbuilds arriving in 2026.

00:00 - Why Work In Shipping?

00:50 - Klaveness Combination Idea And Legacy

06:45 - Klaveness Fleet Concepts And Learnings

15:40 - The Difficult Times For KCC (CLEANBU Expansion)

22:30 - Markets Ahead For Dry Bulk And Product Tankers

30:50 - Leadership And Culture In Klaveness

35:10 - Talent Development And Attracting The Best People

37:50 - How To Decarbonise Shipping?

41:40 - The Future Shipping Fuel

43:20 - Wilhelmsen And Wallenius Wilhelmsen

44:15 - Startups And New Ideas In Shipping

47:05 - Quick Fire: (Leading Shipping Cities, Shipyard Nations, And Book Recommendation)

Recommended author and book:

Haruki Murakami - Killing Commendatore

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