The amount of private equity owned companies in the maritime business has increased significantly in just a few years. Not just in shipping, but in maritime subcontractors as well. In Denmark, this includes shipping companies such as Nordic Tankers and the subconctractor Bladt. But this development can also be see in the global shipping sector, and it will only become stronger this year and next year, according one of the most active shipping investors in recent decades, Wilbur Ross, who has also been involved in transactions with Danish maritime businesses.