Anna Larsson

Communications Director, World Shipping Council

Anna Larsson is currently serving in the capacity of Communications Director at World Shipping Council. She has previously served as Global Head of Corporate Communications for Wallenius Wilhelmsen Ocean & Solutions and as Communications Manager for Nordic region at Akzo Nobel. Anna is an alumnus of the prestigious Thunderbird School of Global Management.

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Shipping industry calls for action following the attack on the MV Tutor and cargo ship Verbena

The shipping community is appalled and deeply saddened with the tragic news that, yet another seafarer seems certain to have been killed in a drone boat strike on Wednesday 12 June whi...

Liner shipping’s EU policy priorities for a sustainable, competitive, and secure maritime sector: World Shipping Council

The World Shipping Council (WSC) is calling on the EU to design policy frameworks that facilitate the essential role of shipping in a globally connected economy and to forge the path t...

Realising EU's 2040 climate goals for the maritime sector will need strengthened global commitments

EU 2040 climate targets point to the importance of providing renewable marine fuels for maritime sector decarbonisation. Committing the EU to the production of zero-GHG fuel pathways is essential, no...

Liner shipping vessel sharing agreements to be regulated under general EU Block Exemption regulations

Following the publication of its CBER Staff Working Document, the European Commission’s DG COMP has announced that it recommends letting the sector-specific Consortia Block Exemption Regulation...

World Shipping Council gathers people at the European Shipping Summit 2023 to drive progress on the availability of renewable maritime fuels

The European Shipping Summit 2023 in Brussels 19-20 September brought together representatives from across the maritime industry, government, finance, as well as energy and technology industries to ad...

World Shipping Council (WSC) announces that liner shipping is ready for the EU ETS Maritime

The European Parliament, Council and Commission have reached a preliminary agreement on maritime elements of the EU ETS. Including the maritime sector in the EU ETS will encourage shipping’s jou...

World Shipping Council welcomes Pacific International Lines as new member

A Singapore home-grown container shipping line incorporated in 1967, PIL is currently ranked 12th in the world with a fleet of around 100 container vessels. Its global trade network spans Asia, Afri...

Shipping companies and customs authorities come together to step up the fight against narcotics trafficking

In early June 2022, representatives of shipping companies and Customs authorities from across the globe came together, in order to discuss ways to step up the fight against drug trafficking. The Conf...

World Shipping Council (WSC) announces the addition of specialist cargo solutions company, Swire Shipping as new member

The World Shipping Council (WSC) continues its work for a safe, secure and sustainable industry, and is excited to welcome a new member in Swire Shipping. Headquartered in Singapore, Swire Ship...

World Shipping Council releases response statement to State of the Union Address

In response to President Biden’s planned attack on ocean carriers during the State of the Union Address, the World Shipping Council released the following statement: Unfortunately,...

Liner Shipping Defines The Six Critical Pathways To Zero Carbon Shipping

Transitioning global shipping from a carbon dependent industry into one that operates without greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions is a massive task. Container and roro carriers are already in...

John Butler, President of the World Shipping Council (WSC), offers his views on the newly introduced Senate Ocean Shipping Reform Act

The World Shipping Council (WSC) notes that the Senate has now introduced its own bill, the Ocean Shipping Reform Act, to amend the Shipping Act. John Butler, the President and Chief Executive Office...

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