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Meet Danielle Southcott - On a mission to ship clean!
Danielle Southcott is founder & CEO of award-winning SAILCARGO INC. and Veer Group
The ideal cargo for Veer’s first ship, Southcott said, would be something like designer shoes: they have high markups and low weights, and customers pay a premium for the latest and greatest. Read article from The New Yorker here.
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The Royal Institute of Naval Architects named the founder of the award-winning SAILCARGO INC. and Veer Group, Danielle, as one of the most influential women of the past century.
She is co-founder of the Costa Rican non-profit AstilleroVerde, which plants thousands of trees and creates jobs in a vulnerable coastal community. Each year Danielle’s company sponsors a young lady to sail on the tall ship St. Lawrence II – a ‘’thank you’’ to the Canadian ship that first inspired her.
Clean Ship Movement
The entrepreneur behind traditional sailing shipping company Sailcargo Inc. 2021 announced the set-up of a deep-sea container shipping spin-off called Veer. Veer’s shipping headquarters will serve as a nursery for the ocean and heavy-industry innovation, supported by a corporate culture founded on equality, transparency, and empowerment. By starting with a clean slate and working with stakeholders who support the blue economy, Veer has an advantage over legacy shipping establishments: the ability to be a fast first-mover.
By using mature technology (DynaRig sails + green hydrogen fuel cells) and teams with proven histories of successful collaborations, the risk is reduced. The award-winning team and partners behind Veer is passionate & determined to deliver on Veer’s mission.
Embracing a Clean Shipping Obsession - a bluer future
“To date, we are funded by 100 percent private impact investors, so individuals who want to make a difference and contribute their funds towards a greener future — or now we’re calling it a bluer future,” said Southcott. “It’s an impact investment opportunity. Read article from Entrevestors here.
100 Inspirational Female Founders 2023
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Veer Group has been nominated for The Earthshot Prize, and is one of 4 finalists of the Young Entrepreneur Award by Nor-Shipping & YoungShip. She was also a finalist for the Global Talent Award 2023 and nominee in 1000 Ocean Startups 2022.
Danielle Southcott was one of the 2023 100 Inspirational Female Founders of Ocean & Energy in ocean & energy.
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