Richard Branson

Virgin Hyperloop wants to revolutionize freight transport

Virgin Hyperloop wants to accelerate the global supply chain using battery-powered pods gliding through sealed tubes at speeds of up to 670 mph. 

The company is in discussions with airports and port facilities around the world to create a pilot program for cargo shipment services, said Ryan Kelly, Virgin Hyperloop’s vice president of marketing and communications.

“We aim to execute these projects by the end of 2024,” Kelly told FreightWaves. “The U.S. is definitely one of the places where we have...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/virgin-hyperloop-wants-to-revolutionize-freight-transport

The secret to global e-commerce success is making it local

Richard Branson, founder of the Virgin Group, once said that “a big business starts small.” In 1970, Branson opened a mail-order record business that eventually became Virgin Records. Many businesses followed and the Virgin Group now controls over 400 different companies.

What Branson didn’t have at his disposal in the 1970s was the e-commerce ecosystem that exists in 2021. That ecosystem allows nearly any business – regardless of size – to reach a global customer base, almost instantaneously.

“Wh...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/the-secret-to-global-e-commerce-success-is-making-it-local

Mauritius Incident Proves Global Shipping Need Changes: Richard Branson

In a major development, Virgin Group Founder and strong advocate for ocean sustainability, entrepreneur Sir Richard Branson, expressed his sorrow and solidarity for the unfolding environmental situation on the Indian Ocean Island of Mauritius following a major oil spill, reports Forbes.

Call for Global Shipping Changes

Speaking from his home on Necker Island in the Caribbean earlier today, he called for important changes to be made to global shipping in the wake of the breakup of Japanese vessel...

https://mfame.guru/mauritius-incident-proves-global-shipping-need-changes-richard-branson/

Virgin Atlantic secures emergency investment to fund operation

Cargo shown in the hold of a Virgin Atlantic passenger jet. Virgin Atlantic secured private funding to stave off bankruptcy.

Virgin Atlantic Airways said an emergency funding package and plan to restructure operations will keep it afloat as it tries to withstand a steep loss in business stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.

The British carrier, which is scheduled to restart passenger operations on Monday, said its recapitalization effort is worth $1.5 billion. Private investors and existing creditors are contributing £1.2 billion ($1.35 billion) in financing, while the airline is implementing £280 million ($351...

https://s29755.pcdn.co/news/virgin-atlantic-secures-emergency-investment-to-fund-operation

VIDEO: Virgin Voyages releases plan for reducing COVID-19 risks

Who would have thought that free on-board testing for COVID-19 would ever be offered as an inducement to take a cruise? In a reflection on the challenging times we’re living in, such testing is, in fact, just one of the many elements of the Voyage Well plan for tackling COVID-19 risks just rolled out by Richard Branson’s Virgin Voyages.

The plan—which Virgin says it will update as science and technology evolves—has been drawn up with the help of a Voyage Well Expert Advisory Group that includes...

https://www.marinelog.com/shipping/cruising/video-virgin-voyages-releases-plan-for-reducing-covid-19-risks/

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