Blue Water Shipping has announced the appointment of Brandy Aurich to the position of global head of commercial, projects, effective from June 1, 2026. In her new role, Aurich will be responsible for leading and developing all commercial operations within the project logistics sector of Blue Water's energy, ports, and projects division. Her responsibilities will encompass a broad range of activities, including managing global tendering processes, overseeing contract management, ensuring pricing governance, formulating commercial strategy, and handling category management.
For freight forwarders and operations managers, this appointment signals a strategic focus by Blue Water Shipping on its project logistics capabilities. Enhanced leadership in this area could lead to more streamlined processes for complex project cargo, potentially improving efficiency in tendering and contract execution. Forwarders working with Blue Water on heavy-lift and oversized shipments may experience more consistent commercial approaches and potentially optimized pricing structures under this new leadership.
