It has been over ten years since the first World Happiness Report was published. And it is exactly ten years since the United Nations General Assembly adopted Resolution 66/281, proclaiming 20 March to be observed annually as International Day of Happiness. This year my country, Sweden, is number six on the list, with three …
From floating drones, underwater robots, predictive AI and an expansion in the Metaverse – Dubai Customs is embracing innovation as it steps up its mission to safeguard the UAE’s borders. From the threat of smugglers to illegal trade, the Gulf city’s border control authority is using highly innovative technology to thwart criminal activity, while …
Today a new U2 album hits the light. Ot is not an album with new songs, but the band members own favourite songs in new versions. For us U2 fans, I habe followe the band since 1979, we take what we get. However, this time I think it is a brilliant idea since these …
Dennis Lehane is one of my favorite writers. The acclaimed New York Times bestselling writer returns in mid-Paril with a new masterpiece novel to rival Mystic River—an all-consuming tale of revenge, family love, festering hate. Small Mercies tells the tense story of a white South Boston mom who’s trying to find her missing teen …
After one year of absence due to a serious knee injury, Zlatan Ibrahimovic tonight dod his first start for AC Milan in serie A this season against Udinese – and he scored. Ibrahimovic who is 41 years and 166 days old became historic as the oldest goal scorer ever in Itslian first league, Serie …
The 5G revolution is here and it’s bringing a massive potential for transformation to the global supply chains. 5G offers unparalleled data speeds, broader coverage, and more stable connections than 4G, which itself propelled supply chain digitization. According to PwC, 5G will reach a global economic value of $13.2 trillion by 2032. Embracing this …
Today I had chance to meet & talk with the Chief Trade Enforcement Officer at the Directorate-General for Trade of the European Commission, Mr. Denis Redonnet at the Market Access Day under the Swedish EU Presidency. Excellent presentations by & conversations with Mr. Redonnet. I really appreciated the open mindset and strong willingness from …
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Today I participated as speaker at the Market Access Day 2023 in Gothenburg, an event arranged by Swedish Government, National Board of Trade, The West Sweden Chamber of Commerce with the EU Commission – under the Swedish EU Presidency. Sweden is a firm believer in free trade and drives the international agenda for an …
We are down for the weekend in our second home in Boulouris-sur-mer, Provence on Cote d’Azur. b The village is situated between Saint-Raphaël and the beautiful red Esterel mountains. Always nice to lovw from minus 2 degrees and snow to plus 22 degrees celcius. We love our French home. Also.
Visitors to the UK, including children, who do not need a visa for short stays in the UK will soon require permission to travel through an Electronic Travel Authorisation. Check this out, Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). Click her: ETA info
UK prime minister Rishi Sunak has said Northern Ireland will be “the world’s most exciting economic zone” due to its access to the EU single market under the latest post-Brexit trading deal between the EU and UK. Is this true? According to an article in the Conversation it is. Read the article here: Article
Our global customs footprint continues to grow. Maersk handles cross border operations for its Customers in more than 140 countries. We have today more than 2,000 experts in customs, borders and international trade. We do more than 5 million customs declarations per year for our customers. In addition we have a Global Trade and …
Time to go to France for the weekend. It is three mobtgs since we were last in our second home in Boulouris-sur-mer, Saint-Raphaël. We love to be in France and the wetaher is certainly better. It will be nice to see our French friends again.
Here you can read the Digital Trade report from WTO, UN and EIF outlining the challenges and opportunities that digital trade brings to LDCs released as part of the part of the LDC5 Conference. Don’t miss the note by Bernard Hoekman. You can read the report, here: Report
My GTCC colleagues Pablo Ortega and Will Petty presenting our strategic focus for 2023 and our latest developments at the Maersk Customs Service Europe meeting in Copenhagen this afternoon. Our Global Trade and Customs Consulting (GTCC) product is growing fast, providing advanced strategic customs planning and new end-to-end solutions.
Excellent meeting with key people from Maersk Customs Services Europe at HQ on Esplanaden 50 in Copenhagen today. We are taking the next steps with our customers on the journey to become an integrator of trade with strategic discussions on how to accelerate our growth. Many long time friends in the room. We are …
Trying to solve the world’s ocean plastic pollution problem has been a “long and painful journey” for Dutch entrepreneur Boyan Slat. The 28-year-old founder of non-profit environmental organisation The Ocean Cleanup has been working on ways to filter plastic waste out of the Pacific Ocean for nearly 10 years. He told BBC News it …
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In the office st Esplanaden 50 in Copenhagen for meetings today. We got a short winter reminder this week, but the snow is already gone. I also got a chance to have a peep look at our new office space that has just has been renovated and that we get access to from next …
The future is all about trust. Trust is earned, not given. Recent changes in US regulations have added regulatory pressure on importers to prove that their supply chains are free of forced labor. Maersk, in partnership with Altana Technologies, offers the Altana Atlas tool which helps importers leverage the power of machine learning to …
DEI is our business, what we do. We can only transform to become an integrator of trade by diversity of thought and perspective. Vincent Clerc, CEO Maersk: ”There is no way we can execute the plans we have set out to do if we do not rely on much more diversity of thought and …