Ocean Freight Market Update

Lars Jensen is CEO and Partner of SeaIntelligence Consulting, which is focused on providing expert assistance in strategic decision making and analysis in the wider container shipping industry.

Lars Jensen has 19 years of experience from inside the container shipping industry. This covers a combined period of 8 years as Director of driving and developing market intelligence & analysis for Maersk Line, Maersk Logistics and The Containership Company. Additionally Lars Jensen was CEO of the purely online container carrier Youship from 2007, as well as in charge of developing and implementing digital strategy in Maersk Line. Lars has been an independent market analyst and advisor for the past 9 years.

Lars Jensen is the author of the book “Liner Shipping 2025” focusing on the changes to come in the industry and how carriers, terminals, ports, shippers and forwards should navigate these changes to emerge successfully.

Lars Jensen is co-founder of LinerGame providing innovative training and teambuilding in the liner shipping industry with more than 100 sessions held in the past three years across 17 countries on 3 continents.

Kay Pothmann is Director Ocean Freight Europe of BDP International and has been with BDP International for over 5.5 years and is based in Hamburg, Germany, heading the NVOCC activities in the region.

Kay Pothmann has over 25 years of experience in the ocean transportation industry where he spent over 15 years with ocean carriers in various leadership roles. He joined BDP international in July 2015.

Kay Pothmann lives just outside of Hamburg with his wife and three children.