Nordea chief executive Casper von Koskull has committed the bank to shipping and offshore for the long-term as the Nordic lender positions itself for a more volatile world.

Nordea has been increasing its maritime lending this year and had an €8.6bn ($9.8bn) shipping and offshore loan book at the end of the third quarter.

Speaking at a Nordea industry conference in London on Wednesday, Koskull said: “It is an industry, or group...