Podcast: The Maritime Nordics

Listen to these two podcasts to find out more about the Nordic countries’ maritime connections: Why do the Nordic countries see themselves as maritime nations; and does that extend to taking the lead in the green transition within shipping?

A ship filled with colourful shipping containers on the open see.
Photo: Rinson Chory on Unsplash.
Two women talking to each other, smiling and looking like they might start laughing.
Two of the podcast participants Annette Skovsted Hansen, Associate Professor at Aarhus University (right), and Nicola Witcombe, Editor of nordics.info, at one of Aarhus University's podcast studios.

Podcast 1: The Nordics as Maritime Nations

Editor of nordics.info Nicola Witcombe looks into why the Nordic countries are seen – and see themselves – as maritime nations, and how this has connected them to the rest of the world. To help her, she speaks to global historian Annette Skovsted Hansen from Aarhus University and legal expert Ellen Eftestöl from the University of Helsinki.

Seen from above, several shipping containers in many different colours with a road dividing them.
Click on the picture to go to the website for the two-day conference at Helsinki University on 'Implementing "Fit for 55" - the right logistics and transport infrastructure for a new zero-carbon future - the Nordics at the helm?'. Photo: unsplash.

Podcast 2: The Nordics, Shipping and the Climate

Editor of nordics.info Nicola Witcombe looks into climate issues, research and some of the latest currents in the green transition and shipping. To help her, she speaks to global historian Annette Skovsted Hansen from Aarhus University and legal expert Ellen Eftestöl from the University of Helsinki.

Further reading:

  • E.J. Eftestöl, & E. Yliheljo, 'Paving the way for a European Emissions Trading System for shipping: EU and IMO on different paths.' In B. Soyer, & A. Tettenborn, eds., Disruptive Technologies, Climate Change and Shipping (Routledge; 2022).
  • Jonas Nii Ayi Aryee; Casper Andersen; Annette Skovsted Hansen. 'The social-political embeddedness of import clearance : 20 years of digital transformation at Tema, Ghana.' World Customs Journal, 15, 1, 03.2021, pp. 3-14.

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Revised 25.04.2024