Project cargo seminar comes to Durban

Being a project cargo forwarder isn’t what it used to be, and its image is slipping, according to Gary Dale Cearley, who is a founder and the executive director of the Global Project Logistics Network (GPLN) and a founder and director of PowerLift Events. To cure this downward trend, he told FTW, PowerLift, along with GPLN – the world’s largest project logistics forwarders’ and charterers’ network – will be holding a oneday seminar in Durban on September 5. “Training,” he added, “is the way to build project cargo professionalism in an industry that is heading through a no-man’s land at the moment. “We have targeted our efforts at making sure that project forwarders understand the safety aspects of handling project cargo; that they understand the physical forces that are involved when moving this cargo; and that they know when to stop and rethink. “We’ve made our home in this project cargo industry and we want to see it not only thrive, but be regarded highly as a profession by others.” INSERT ‘Ensuring that project forwarders understand the safety aspects of handling project cargo.’ CAPTION Gary Dale Cearley ... training is the way to build project cargo professionalism.