SECRO

Real Stories, Real Impact
From Businesses Leveraging Secro Core

Hear from the businesses transforming global trade with us across logistics, finance, and global supply chains

Gaining Full Control
Over Documentary Process

Challenge

Oldendorff Carriers needed greater control, efficiency, and trustworthiness over bills of lading issued under charter parties.

How Secro Helped

Secro enabled Oldendorff to digitally approve, sign, and release eBLs, while facilitating secure online coordination with Head Owners.

Benefits & Outcomes
  • Full control and visibility over drafting, approval, and re-issuing
  • Time and effort reduced to under an hour
  • Eliminated paper, couriers, and third-party dependency
“After testing the Secro eBL solution with one of our clients and a receiver in the UAE, we have seen the advantages of BL digitalization in our segment. We are pleased to see it working."

Lars Struwe,
Senior Operations Manager,
Oldendorff Carriers

Fast, Seamless Issuance
Of Original EBLs

Challenge

Needed a faster, more secure way to manage shipping documents and reduce delays in exchange.

How Secro Helped

Introduced a structured digital eBL workflow that enabled prompt, reliable interactions with charterers.

Benefits & Outcomes
  • BIMCO and IGP&I compliant
  • Reduced reliance on letters of indemnity
  • Streamlined approvals and faster collaboration
“We found the Secro platform truly promising. Its structure ensured the confidentiality and trustworthiness of our transactions and enabled us to interact promptly and confidently with our Charterers."

Capt. Dimitris Kouimtzis,
Operations Manager,
Niovis Shipping

Giovanni Agostinelli
Strategic Advisor

Giovanni “Gio” Agostinelli brings investment-grade technology assessment expertise that directly accelerates Secro clients’ scaling success. As Partner at Sway Ventures, Giovanni has mastered the art of identifying breakthrough technologies before they achieve widespread recognition, backing companies like Outbuild, Measurabl, Slingshot Aerospace, and Tally Technologies through their critical growth phases. His rigorous due diligence framework helps Secro clients answer the questions that matter most: Is this technology truly transformative? Can it scale commercially across global markets? What does successful adoption look like? Drawing from cross-sector experience spanning renewable energy infrastructure at ThomasLloyd Group to enterprise IT software investments, Giovanni provides Secro clients with the same analytical rigor and commercial scaling intelligence that guides multi-million dollar technology investment decisions across the US and Europe, enabling them to transform proven innovations into industry-wide solutions with confidence.

Nakul Malhotra​
Strategic Advisor

Nakul Malhotra is Vice President of Emerging Opportunities at Wilhelmsen Group, leading corporate venturing across internal venture building, external innovation partnerships and early-stage maritime VC investments. A marine engineer by training with over 30 years of international maritime commercial, operational and management experience, he holds qualifications in marine engineering, business management and has direct seafaring experience.

Active in the global maritime innovation ecosystem, Nakul serves on multiple boards and advisory boards, mentors in incubators and accelerators worldwide, and is a Fellow or Chartered Fellow of leading professional maritime institutions. He contributes to industry committees including the Singapore Shipping Association’s Digital Transformation Committee and the Maritime Innovation Committee of the Royal Institution of Naval Architects, and is an Investment Committee member for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore’s MINT Fund. He is a strong advocate for sustainability, inclusion and the fusion of maritime domain expertise with emerging technologies.

Christophe Salmon
Strategic Advisor

Christophe Salmon was CFO of Trafigura from 2015 to 2024. He previously led commodity finance at BNP Paribas. At Trafigura, he managed global finance operations and helped strengthen the firm’s capital structure before retiring, handing over to successor Stephan Jansma.