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Sameer Kalra, President Marine Division, Executive Vice President, Alfa Laval Group

It’s all about changing our behaviour and opening-up

The maritime industry is facing so many challenges. The only way forward is to change our behaviour and collaborate with others. Listen to Sameer Kalra, President of the Marine Division and Executive Vice President at the Alfa Laval Group. Going from old traditions to a new way of thinking is how you change.

It’s interesting to listen to Sameer’s insights and that he is willing to share them with the world. After all, he is a leader on a global...

https://shippingpodcast.com/sameer-kalra-president-marine-division-executive-vice-president-alfa-laval-group/

CDLLife Summit: Improve your branding and advertising — Taking the Hire Road

The challenges of driving a truck — long hours and a lot of time spent alone, among others — make driver recruitment and retention difficult. A driver shortage only adds to the struggle for carriers.

With over 2 million Facebook followers, 1,300 partnering companies and more than 60,000 applications monthly, CDLLife offers a wide variety of products from lead generation to display advertising for recruitment opportunities, while also functioning as a news hub and community for truck drivers.

This...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/cdllife-summit-improve-your-branding-and-advertising-taking-the-hire-road

The power of building community in trucking – Taking the Hire Road

Communication builds relationships, and relationships are key to any industry’s success. Jeremy Reymer meets with Lori Furnell, president of Truck Drivers USA, to discuss the power of building community in the trucking industry.

Furnell has held a range of positions in the freight industry. She has seen what it takes to keep the wheels turning for truck drivers and trucking companies alike.

Truck Drivers USA started as an online community for truckers and companies to connect. It has since grown...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-power-of-building-community-in-trucking-taking-the-hire-road

CSOs get a seat at the C-suite table

FreightWaves chats with CSOs to learn how they drive sustainable progress.

Chief sustainability officers (CSOs) are popping up in corporate boardrooms worldwide as the importance of sustainability grows clearer to consumers, investors and businesses.

CSOs can be in charge of many aspects of sustainability, including risk management, safety, emission-reduction strategies, environmental impacts, community support, worker welfare, financial sustainability and more. 

Sometimes, they’re also involved in marketing and communicating a company’s sustainability progress to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/csos-get-a-seat-at-the-c-suite-table

New Year’s Eve Celebrations in Times of Corona

With 2020 coming to an end, people are happily biding adieu  this troublesome year which only brought sickness and sadness with it. While no one is in a mood to party this New Year’s Eve they are letting go the cursed year with some perilous rituals, reports the Guardian. 

Let’s look at what people are upto this New Year’s Eve.

The New Normal New Year’s Eve

In many ways, the end of this terrible year deserves the biggest, loudest and most cathartic party of all time. In a pandemic, of course, that...

https://mfame.guru/new-years-eve-celebrations-in-times-of-corona/

Remembering the bravery of 9/11 maritime evacuation

This Friday will mark the 19th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the maritime community is planning a special event to recall the role that the Coast Guard and civilian mariners played in saving nearly 500,000 people who were trapped in Lower Manhattan.

Presented by the Transportation Institute and hosted by Turnstile Tours and the New York Council of the Navy League, the virtual event will bring together many of those involved in what became the largest maritime evacuation in...

https://www.workboat.com/news/coastal-inland-waterways/remembering-the-bravery-of-9-11-maritime-evacuation/