John Anders works as an advisor in the Department of Policy and Analysis and stays in close touch with the parliamentary and government apparatus promoting Norwegian Shipowners’ Association members’ interests at the national political level. He has specialist knowledge of national and European transport politics, as well as Norway’s maritime regulatory framework. He also serves as secretary to the Short Sea Group and is a board member of the Short Sea Promotion Centre.   

He joined the Norwegian Shipowners’ Association in 2015 having previously worked as business political advisor to the parliamentary group of the Christian Democratic Party (KrF).