Interim reports

This week brought several interim reports from players including DFDS, Maersk Broker and BW LPG:

DFDS raises full-year 2015 forecast

BW LPG: Best quarter for gas ever

Avance Gas: Strong VLGC the next 18 months

Maersk Broker delivered significant growth in 2014

Zim lands profit after restructuring

Oil boomer Welltec: 2015 is highly uncertain

Back and forth in corruption speculations

The Danish Fraud Squad financial police has entered the case involving corruption charges against a Maersk company in relation to the comprehensive Petrobras bribery affair:

Major confusion in Brazilian bribery case against Maersk

Maersk one of several suspects in the Petrobras affair

Media: Maersk drawn into Brazilian corruption scandal

The Odfjell legacy

Photo: Odfjell

What is it like to be chosen for a career that one, at first, is not attracted to? ShippingWatch visited Norway's Odfjell, where Kristian Mørch has been appointed new CEO:

Odfjell: Carriers must take responsibility for the crisis 

Laurence Odfjell's winding road into shipping

Not really anything to complain about

Photo: Carsten Bundgaard

DFDS published its first quarter result this week. There was not really anything to complain about, said CEO Niels Smedegaard, though he will likely have to deal with a new round in the Battle on the Channel:

DFDS raises full-year 2015 forecast

Only one thing really bothers DFDS' CEO 

DFDS: Disappointing ruling in Channel dispute

DFDS rival: A big victory for customers and employees

UK Competition Commission will appeal Channel ruling

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