Bernt Berg-Nielsen is an investor and portfolio manager in Stolt Explorer. Bernt operates a fund inspired by lessons from Warren Buffett, with a special focus on the Nordics and Global equities.

Follow Bernt on X: https://x.com/berg_bernt

00:00 - Why Become An Investor?

03:00 - Lessons From The Financial Crises 2008

08:15 - Interest Rates VS Stock Performance

11:15 - What Makes A Great Investor?

15:35 - Warren Buffett and Omaha Annual Event

18:10 - How To Allocate Capital?

21:30 - Passive Versus Active Investing

23:50 - How To Find Great Stocks With Moats?

30:45 - Kongsberg Gruppen

36:30 - DSV VS Maersk

38:40 - Novo Nordisk

40:40 - The Norwegian Salmon Industry

43:00 - Goals Ahead for Stolt Explorer

48:25 - Book Recommendations

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

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Oystein Kalleklev is the CEO of Flex LNG and Avance Gas, and comes back for a Christmas Special to cover shipping, investing and other interesting stories. Let us know what you think of the episode and share it with friends and network!

00:00 - Avance Gas

12:10 - Flex LNG And LNG Markets Ahead

24:10 - How To Finance Shipping, and Debt Structures

32:20 - The Dark Fleet In Shipping

37:00 - Qatar Energy and EU regulations

39:15 - Shipping Investing In 2025

31:10 - How to Make Shipping More Green?

45:30 - How To Get Things Done and Houston!

48:08 - Impressive Shipping Companies In 2024 (Belships, 2020 Bulkers, DHT)

49:10 - Merch and Books Recommendations

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Lars Christian Skarsgård is the CEO of the shipping company Belships, listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. Lars Christian is one of the most respected profiles within the shipping industry and it was great fun to have in back for part 2 in the Vonheim podcast. Let us know what you think of the episode!

00:00 - Introduction and US Predictions

02:36 - The Belships Success Story

07:25 - Market Dynamics in Dry Bulk and Different Ships

09:00 - The Business Strategy for Belships Ahead

13:00 - How to Make a Good Ship Purchase?

20:25 - Buying Ships from Japan, and the edge of Japanese ship building

31:10 - How to Make Shipping More Green?

35:45 - Belships Compared with 2020Bulkers and Golden Ocean

39:45 - Can Belships be Sold?

44:35 - The Dry Bulk and Ultramax Demand Ahead

50:25 - Career Advice and Book Recommendations

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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Steen Jakobsen’s career includes pivotal roles at institutions such as Chase Manhattan, UBS, Christiania Bank, and Saxo Bank where he is recognised for his expertise in markets and trading. Steen is renowned for his annual "Outrageous Predictions" report, which challenges conventional market wisdom and stimulates critical thinking about potential economic scenarios. Steen also serves at several boards including Flex LNG and Frontline.

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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Nicolai Heidenreich is the managing partner of NRP Maritime Asset Management and has over 25 years of experience within the maritime and shipping sector. Since 2012 he has managed several portfolios of shipping and offshore investments worth in excess USD 150 million. Prior to NRP, Heidenreich was a partner at Pareto Project Finance and also worked for Marine Money.

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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Nicolai Heidenreich is the managing partner of NRP Maritime Asset Management and has over 25 years of experience within the maritime and shipping sector. Since 2012 he has managed several portfolios of shipping and offshore investments worth in excess USD 150 million. Prior to NRP, Heidenreich was a partner at Pareto Project Finance and also worked for Marine Money.

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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This is a conversation that took place at Marine Money conference last week. Joakim Hannisdahl shares his journey as a shipping investor, and why he started the shipping hedgefund Gersemi Asset Management.

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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Helen Czerski is a British physicist, oceanographer and television presenter. Czerski is an associate professor in the department of mechanical engineering at University College London. She has also recently released her book Blue Machine, a fascinating read about the ocean and how it shapes our world, how it impacts our lives and how it helps us today.

Helen's book:

Blue Machine

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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Engebret Dahm has more than 30 years’ experience in the shipping and finance industries, and is the CEO of Klaveness Combination Carriers (KCC). Prior to that he was the CEO of Norwegian Car Carriers AS and he worked in the period 1998-2000 for Crédit Agricole CIB in Paris. KCC has a unique fleet that consists of eight CABU combination carriers and eight CLEANBU combination carriers, with three CABU newbuilds arriving in 2026.

00:00 - Why Work In Shipping?

00:50 - Klaveness Combination Idea And Legacy

06:45 - Klaveness Fleet Concepts And Learnings

15:40 - The Difficult Times For KCC (CLEANBU Expansion)

22:30 - Markets Ahead For Dry Bulk And Product Tankers

30:50 - Leadership And Culture In Klaveness

35:10 - Talent Development And Attracting The Best People

37:50 - How To Decarbonise Shipping?

41:40 - The Future Shipping Fuel

43:20 - Wilhelmsen And Wallenius Wilhelmsen

44:15 - Startups And New Ideas In Shipping

47:05 - Quick Fire: (Leading Shipping Cities, Shipyard Nations, And Book Recommendation)

Recommended author and book:

Haruki Murakami - Killing Commendatore

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

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It was fantastic to visit Magnus Halvorsen to record our third podcast episode. The topics are under:

00:00 - The Latest From 2020 Bulkers

03:03 - The History And Lessons From 2020 Bulkers

10:55 - Discipline In Shipping, Fleet Decisions And China

17:45 - Tankers And Oil Versus Capsize And Dry Bulk

21:20 - Dry Bulk Market 2024 (China, Brazil, Australia)

27:10 - Commodities Trends (Different Mining Strategies)

30:10 - Shipping Fuels For The Future

33:00 - Investing Ideas, AI, And The Global Economy

35:05 - 2020 Bulkers Lessons, And Career Advice

Magnus Halvorsen is the co-founder of 2020 Bulkers and served as the CEO of ‘2020 Bulkers Management AS’ from January 2019 until February 2022. Today he is the Chairman of the company. Prior to establishing 2020 Bulkers, Mr. Halvorsen had a 15 year long career in finance. He worked for Pareto Securities during 2003 – 2009 where he was a Partner and responsible for Pareto’s US operations, including serving as a Chairman for their US JV, Nordic Partners. He was also a Partner and Head of Capital markets for Clarksons Platou Securities (formerly Platou Markets).

Christopher Vonheim is a Norwegian host focused on business, ocean industries, investing, and start-ups. I hope you enjoy this tailor made content, and help us make this channel the best way to consume ideas, models, and stories that can help fuel the next entrepreneurs, leaders and top performers.

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Disclaimer: All opinions expressed by Christopher Vonheim or his guests on this podcast are only their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of Vonheim. You should not treat any opinion expressed by Christopher Vonheim as a specific reason to invest or follow a particular strategy, but only as an expression of his opinion. This podcast is for informational purposes only.

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