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Corporate Governance in Solvang

Top-level control mechanisms and a flexible management driven by core values of mutual respect, team spirit and quality – this constitutes Solvang’s principal governance structure.

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Regulations under pressure: Coming to terms with reality

Global climate targets are intact, but regulatory pathways are redrawn as the UN and EU struggle to align ambition with economic and technological reality.

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The bigger picture of clean shipping

Solvang’s strategy is to pick the shortest open route to emission cuts. Currently, that route is efficiency optimization and cleaning exhaust gas – including CO2 – from conventional fuel operation.

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The Solvang Quality Award winner 2025

The Quality Awards 2025 shows a full range of scores across the fleet – giving every crew a chance to beat the gold winner Clipper Venus.

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Social: Turning a gap into progress

In 2025, Solvang emerged stronger following a delay between vessel sales and fleet renewal, according to HR Director Kjetil Meling. Solvang now has a larger fleet – supported by stronger cohesion, loyalty, and quality among the crew.

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Supply chain: Headed for global integrity

Solvang promotes ethical, environmentally responsible and socially sound conduct among the suppliers. Through strengthened prequalification and risk management practices, supply chain manager Tanja Hunshamar helps support integrity throughout the value chain.

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EU VSME reporting by Solvang

The EU’s Corporate Sustainability Directive CSRD was adopted in 2024 to set Europe on a green trajectory. This is Solvang’s first report – following the VSME standard (voluntary environmental reporting standard for small and medium-sized enterprises)

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Solvang’s GRI report for 2025

The global reporting initiative (GRI) framework allows Solvang to communicate our impacts on the economy, environment and people in a transparent way. The following GRI disclosures cover topics within governance, strategy, policies and practices, climate change mitigation and adaptation, emissions, waste and water management, and social responsibility.

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The power of ammonia

Deepsea ammonia cargo holds hope for a cleaner future. About 90 percent of ammonia produced worldwide is used in fertilizer, to help sustain food production for billions of people. Solvang transports this vital chemical safely around the world.

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Corporate sustainability reporting by Solvang

After the EU backtracked on some extensive disclosure requirements in their climate reporting directives, Solvang Shipping has moved on with our measures. In a climate of shifting international frameworks, Solvang sticks to our path of investments into eco accountability. Our double materiality asssessment of sustainability factors is the current milestone reached.

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Corporate governance: A brave approach

Solvang makes heavy eco investments without a regulatory clear path to return on the investment.

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The Solvang Quality Award winner 2024

Clipper Eris achieved the best inspection rate observation numbers with 1.1 in weighted scorer for 2024. Closely followed by Clipper Enyo and Clipper Vanguard. The fleet averaged 1.73 observations per inspection.

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Anti-corruption: Putting all systems to work

Solvang’s anti-corruption achievements come from highly integrated operations, putting ethics, fair competition, and safety to work across all activities

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SIRE 2.0 vetting: It’s all about our people

The first year of dynamic vessel inspections has demonstrated SIRE 2.0 as a game changer in building quality based on mutual trust between Solvang and the energy majors.

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The Carbon Intensity Indicator: Emissions during port idling should be excluded

Reallocating CO2 emission allowances from ships to ports when keeping cargo idle due to handling issues, would help correct the Carbon Intensity Indicator and would make the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEMP III) a better tool for crew, shipowners and climate authorities, according to Solvang HSEQ Manager Per-Øyvind Nedrebø.

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Freedom to blow the whistle

A culture of confidence, personal integrity and high quality is the documented effect of trusting our employees on all levels. Solvang allows employees to report incidents without fear of backlash. HR Director Kjetil Meling explains why.

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Finances: Ballasted for stormy weather

Calm seas don’t train skilful sailors. Solvang spent years building a buffer to sail our stakeholders’ assets to port in any weather, according to Solvang’s CFO Egil Fjogstad.

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The sanctions policy of Solvang

As an advocate of international law and order, Solvang adheres to and supports sanctions and restrictions against blocked nations, entities and persons.

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Solvang’s values and commitment to ethics

Mutual respect, team spirit, and quality comprise the fundamentals of Solvang, which we convey in all our business operations.

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Positive effects from International Shipping

International shipping brings people together from all parts of the world. Solvang is a good example of this.