Wallenius Lines will continue as flagship sponsor of the Maritime Leaders’ Programme (MLP) for another year, reaffirming its commitment to strengthening collaboration between the commercial shipping industry, policymakers and the naval community. Now the Maritime Leaders’ Shipping Forum, the programme has been updated to reflect an increased focus on shipping and maritime logistics.
The programme is part of the Sea Power Laboratory, a UK-based initiative led by the Council on Geostrategy that aims to generate new thinking on maritime strategy and sea power. Through research, publications, events and leadership programmes, the initiative brings together experts from defence, government, academia and industry to test new ideas and strengthen understanding of the strategic importance of the maritime domain.
For Wallenius Lines, supporting the programme is a natural extension of the company’s long-standing engagement in strategic maritime discussions.
Shipping carries around 90 percent of global trade, and the resilience of maritime supply chains is increasingly recognised as a matter of national and international security. Strengthening dialogue between commercial shipping and defence stakeholders is therefore becoming more important — particularly in Northern Europe, where the Baltic Sea and surrounding regions play a growing strategic role.
Charlotte Kleberg, Board& Advisory Soya Group, says:
– We are very pleased to continue our partnership with the Council on Geostrategy and the Maritime Leaders’ Shipping Forum. The first year demonstrated the value of bringing together expertise from across defence, academia and industry. In the coming year, we look forward to strengthening the shipping perspective by focusing on ensuring resilient maritime supply chains, securing rapid access to capacity, and protecting reinforcement routes and vessels, with the overall aim of reducing vulnerabilities and tackling some of the most significant challenges to the safety of seagoing trade’.
By supporting the Forum, Wallenius Lines contributes to advancing dialogue and knowledge sharing across sectors — helping to ensure that maritime trade and supply chains remain secure, resilient and sustainable, in a rapidly changing world.