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This is how shipping fortunes developed in 2015

2015 was a rough year for the shipping industry with the plunge in the oil price and not least the pressure from declining global trade. Forbes has released its annual review of the world's billionaires. Read here how things went for the most affluent figures in shipping.
BY KATRINE GRØNVALD RAUN

The shipping markets were under severe pressure in 2015 where the oil price continued its decline and the dry bulk industry really had to dig in its toes. Forbes just released its list of the world's 500 richest people, where the development for some of the wealthiest people in shipping and transport is outlined. Here is a selection.

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