Stakeholder perspectives

Collaboration between public authorities and private actors is crucial in times of heightened preparedness to build robustness and resilience.

"Shipping is crucial for Sweden´s national security: To ensure and safeguard global trade, to connect to the European internal market, and as support to the Swedish Armed Forces and its logistical needs."

"Security resilience is a broad concept. It’s preparing for military movements and troops. But it’s also seeing that the supply chains can continue."

"The strategic role of the ports and their importance for supply preparedness cannot be underestimated - it is absolutely vital."

"Ports play an extremely important role for Sweden both in peacetime and in times of crisis and war."

"Ports have a key role when it comes to military supply but also in assuring resilience for a country."

"Shipping is the main mode of transport for both goods and people between the countries in the Baltic Sea region. It is impossible to emphasize enough how important it is."

"We are really dependent on the waterways for transporting our goods."

"For a Swedish-Finnish company like ours, the bridge between our countries is extremely important in order to get our products out into the world."

"Sustainability and innovation are important to Tallink Silja Line."