Carl Johan Hagman has a long and successful background within the international shipping industry. Trained as a maritime lawyer in his native Sweden, Hagman spent the first eight years of his career with Walleniusrederierna AB and its affiliate Wallenius Wilhelmsen Lines. 2002-2007 he served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Eukor Car Carriers Inc. based in Seoul, Korea.

In 2007 Carl-Johan returned to Sweden as Chief Executive Officer of Rederi AB Transatlantic and left for Höegh Autoliners AS in Oslo in 2008. He joined Stena in 2011 and is currently head of all maritime activities within the Stena Group.

Having lived and worked in Asia for 22 years, Carl-Johan has gained a unique understanding of different business cultures and he is very engaged in leadership issues.

We speak about alternative fuel and Sulphur Emission Control Area, (S)ECA, in the episode and the methanol project that Stena is currrently runnng on STENA GERMANICA. You can read more about this world's first methanol ferry here;

http://news.stenaline.co.uk/pressreleases/stena-line-launches-the-world-s-first-methanol-ferry-1137516

https://youtu.be/d6gkJNZIXwo

https://youtu.be/5lBIPjFbpYU

Carl Johan has a twitter account: @Carl_Hagman where you can follow in and engage him in shipping related issues.

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