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The Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI) launch event

When: Thursday 10 December 2020, 12:00-13:00 (London)
Where: GoToWebinar

To highlight the recent launch of the Baltic Exchange Airfreight Index (BAI), we will be hosting a webinar to introduce the new product and discuss ways in which it can be …


Maersk veteran Soren Toft begins a new chapter as CEO of MSC

Former Maersk chief operating officer Soren Toft (pictured above) today begins his new job as chief executive at MSC.
He will report directly to group president Diego Aponte and founder and chairman Gianluigi Aponte.
Mr Toft will oversee MSC’s global …




Searoutes enables shippers and forwarders to choose the greenest carriers

Using actual route data and vessel characteristics obtained from AIS (Automated Identification Systems) data, Searoutes goes beyond the standard methodology and provides CO2 emission calculations that accurately match the services operated by the carriers. Shippers now have an unprecedented decision-making …


TC: Salesforce buys Slack in a $27.7bn megadeal

TechCrunch reports:
Salesforce, the CRM powerhouse that recently surpassed $20 billion in annual revenue, announced today it is wading deeper into enterprise social by acquiring Slack in a $27.7 billion megadeal. Rumors of a pending deal surfaced last week, causing …