UME Shipping - DSM2025 Silver Sponsor

Read interview with Magnus Granander, CEO, UME Shipping

You support Donsö Shipping Meet 2025 (DSM2025) as a Silver Sponsor. What contributed to this decision?
DSM2025 is an exceptional opportunity to connect with people in the industry and establish new relationships. It’s a chance for DSM delegates to meet UME Shipping and for us to showcase our entrepreneurial and modern shipping company. UME Shipping was established in 2000 and has enjoyed a successful expansion, including the opening of a Swedish office in 2014.

We believe in collaboration and teamwork, and DSM is all about bringing people together to share insights, innovations, and challenges. Supporting DSM2025 aligns with our values — we want to be part of the conversation, contribute to the future of shipping, and spearhead necessary change in the industry.

What makes Donsö Shipping Meet different from other exhibitions, in your opinion?
Just like UME Shipping, DSM has a family spirit that sets it apart. It’s personal, dynamic, and truly focused on real business and real people. DSM fosters meaningful discussions in a trustworthy and familial environment, making it easier to build strong and lasting relationships. Plus, its setting at Donsö in the heart of the Swedish maritime cluster makes it both unique and inspiring.

What are your expectations for DSM2025?
We see DSM2025 as a great setting to exchange ideas, meet future partners, and discuss how to evolve the shipping industry in a modern, functional, and sustainable way. UME Shipping is always open to new trends and embraces change, and we hope to gain new perspectives on how we can stay ahead of the curve and contribute to a smarter shipping industry.

What is your best memory from DSM2023?
As this is the first attendance by UME Shipping, it is suggested this Q&A is omitted.

What do you find are the opportunities and challenges in the shipping industry today?
The biggest challenge is keeping up with the pace of change — from sustainability demands to digitalization and evolving regulations. But with challenges come opportunities. The industry needs companies that are not afraid of change, or to change. UME Shipping see huge potential in modern, functional solutions, smarter logistics, and embracing different cultures to create a more efficient, inclusive, and future-proof shipping sector. In fact, we are investing in new smart solutions as well as people, and we are looking forward to presenting them in due time.

How would you describe Donsö Shipping Meet in one sentence?
A one-of-a-kind, people-first shipping event where business meets passion, innovation meets tradition, and connections turn into long-term relationships.

And finally, do you prefer a sailboat or a motorboat for recreation, and why?
It depends on the purpose! A sailboat for the joy of the journey, the challenge of the wind, and the deep connection to the sea. Just like in shipping, it’s about choosing the right solution for the right need. But…. I’d like to offer a third possibility: an electric hydrofoil vessel, combining the most innovative boat technology. Talk to me in our stand, or even better, book a meeting, and I will tell you all about it. Thank you, Ann-Sofie, we are looking forward to seeing you and the delegates at Donsö, and to present the new opportunities at UME Shipping.