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Interview with Mikael Björkqvist, Manager, Jotun Marine Coatings
Interview with Mikael Björkqvist, Manager, Jotun Marine Coatings

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Jotun Sverige - DSM19 Silver Sponsor

Interview with Mikael Björkqvist, Manager, Jotun Marine Coatings.

Jotun Sverige AB supports DSM19 as Silver Sponsor. What contributed to make this decision?
We have been onboard DSM since the start and think this is a great opportunity to meet people in the shipping cluster.

What are your expectations for DSM19?
It has been so successful and developed from the very first time so expectations getting bigger and bigger.

What is your best memory from DSM17?T
That all worked out so well with communications, dinner and meetings.

What do you find are the opportunities and the biggest challenges in the Shipping Industry today?
Environment will be our biggest challenges and opportunities. Whatever product or service we sell, all involved need to do their utmost to decrease environmental impact.

How would you describe DSM in one word?
Impressive!

And finally, do you prefer a sail or a motor boat for recreation, and why so?
Sailboat. Everything goes so fast today, so for me it's more relaxing to sail!

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A meeting place for the maritime cluster. DSM2025, September 1-3, 2025.

​Donsö Shipping Meet started in 2009 and take place every other year on the island of Donsö, in the southern part of the archipelago of Gothenburg, Sweden. Delegates from all over the world gather on the island eager to discuss shipping and shipping-related topics. A meeting place for the maritime cluster, Donsö Shipping Meet is a lively, friendly event that provides a range of opportunities for making new connections.

The place to be in 2023 was Donsö. Over the course of 3 days, 2,900 delegates from 40 countries gathered to discuss shipping and shipping related topics. 100 shipping companies and 270 exhibiting suppliers came to lend their perspectives, make new connections and forge new business opportunities. By the end of the day, on August 29, 2,100 seated guests enjoyed a three-course meal at the Banquet dinner, where Triple & Touch, Ntombie Shobede, the Star Choir and the Ocean Vocals from Donsö, performed. The Banquet dinner hosts more guests than the Nobel banquet dinner in the Stockholm City Hall!