Gareth Pullen – Global Institute of Logistics

GARETH PULLEN CHIEF OPERATING OFFICE

GARETH PULLEN

Gareth was born in 1987. After receiving his secondary education from Wesley College, Dublin, Gareth went on to study at the Dublin Institute of Technology, Bolton St. After four years Gareth graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Transport Operations & Technology.

After his graduation in 2010, Gareth joined the Institute in 2011 to take on the role of Communications Officer where he was responsible for managing the day to day running of the Institute. His current role with the Institute is conducting research, and is at present researching the role of port-city relations and megacity logistics.

CHAINPORT THIRD AGM IN LA A group of leading ports from around the globe wrapped up a two-day meeting in Los Angeles on November 7th as part of the maritime collaboration chainPORT, a global initiative established in 2015 to digitally connect ports worldwide and boost efficiency within the global maritime supply chain.

G50 WORLDS BEST IN CLASS INDEPENDENTS The Institute has begun naming the first of the World's Top 50 Best in Class Independent Freight Forwarders. The G50, when completed, will form the nucleus of a new benchmarking group being convened to set and raise standards in the industry.

THE GROWING ROLE OF THE INDEPENDENT IN GLOBAL FORWARDING Independent freight forwarder are taking market share from the multinationals. The Institutes research in to this phenomenon will be published in stages beginning in October 2016.