Environmental, economic and other perspectives on shipping were at the centre of the agenda when the BSPC WG on Integrated Maritime Policy met in Copenhagen on 15 June. The meeting, which was led by WG Vice Chair Ms Lisbeth Grönfeldt Bergmann, included presentations by Mr Niels Bjørn Mortensen, A P Møller-Mærsk Group, Mr Jan Fritz Hansen, Danish Ship Owners Association, Ms Raimunda Liutkeviciene, CBSS Expert Group on Maritime Policy, Ms Jaqueline McGlade, European Environment Agency, and Mr Francis Zacharie and Mr Bjarke Bøtcher, Danish Maritime Safety Administration. The meeting also discussed and fine-tuned the WG’s political recommendations to its mid-way report at the 19th BSPC in Mariehamn 29-31 August.