The company does not have a corporate assembly. The annual general meeting elects the board. The interests of the employees have been met by an executive committee for industrial democracy in foreign trade shipping, which has comprised six members, four from the management and two from the workforce. It has met four times a year. Issues submitted for consideration have included a draft of the accounts and budget as well as matters of major financial significance for the company or of special importance for the workforce.

The company’s board comprises five directors elected by the general meeting for two years at a time. Two of the directors are women. The group chief executive is an alternate member of the board. Three directors are independent of the majority owner and all five are independent of the executive management. 

Information on the background and experience of the directors can be found on the » company’s website , which also provides a specification of the shares in the company owned by directors.