Claes Devantier is Senior Vice President of Maersk Broker, Copenhagen. His career with Maersk Broker started in 1987 and has included various positions with Maersk Broker Asia; initially in Hong Kong, then Singapore and lastly in Tokyo where he was heading up the Maersk Broker Japan office.

In 2000 Claes Devantier returned to Maersk Broker Copenhagen and has since then been in charge of the global Maersk Broker Container Vessel activities.

Maersk Broker is a leading ship broker within the container vessel tonnage segment with a market share of the global chartering market of just above 20% and a substantial share of the asset market be it second-hand container tonnage or the contracting of newbuildings. Financial Asset Business was added to the portfolio in late 2011.

In recent years, Maersk Broker has developed its activities relating to chartering, contracting of newbuildings and sale purchase of container vessels, bulk carriers, tankers and specialized tonnage into one of the world's largest international ship broking companies employing more than 300 brokers and staff at offices in Copenhagen, London, Hamburg, Athens, Stamford, Buenos Aires, Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, Shanghai, Hong Kong, Taipei, Hanoi, Singapore, Delhi, Mumbai and Dubai.

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