Lance Pullan began his career in shipping by joining the Maersk International Shipping Education (MISE) graduate recruitment programme and has since held senior roles at Maersk Logistics, Damco, CSAV and “K” Line and most recently as country head of the merged “K” Line, NYK and MOL businesses. Lance is currently on a sabbatical and is assisting a data start-up called Linernet. Linernet is a data management, market analysis and consultancy company primarily servicing the shipping and logistics industry in southern Africa. It was launched in February 2018 by a group of professionals based in Durban with years of experience in the South African shipping industry as well as a keen interest in technology and big data.