Vinturas' shares go to Wallenius
Maritime operator Wallenius Wilhemsen has invested in Vinturas, a blockchain platform owned by the major logistics companies that distribute finished cars all over Europe. Vinturas was founded in 2019 with IBM as its technology partner. The range of investors includes Axess Logistics (Sweden), Koopman Logistics (Netherlands), NVD (Ireland), Autolink (Norway) and Groupe CAT (France). Santander Consumer Finance is the only shareholder not to be active in the logistics sector.
Simon White, EVP & chief digital officer, Wallenius Wilhelmsen. commented that the Vintura blockchain “goes beyond traditional event-based platforms that access and monetise customer data, to instead provide a secure, private network for partners to collaborate and share data only with the partners of their choosing.” (sh)