Its IoT data services will benefit BCO customers and promote its smart container solutions as an industry de-facto standard

September 01, 2020 02:30 AM Eastern Daylight Time

MARSEILLE, France--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Traxens, a company that provides high-value data and services for the supply chain industry, announces today a major partnership with COSCO Shipping Logistics  that aims to promote a full set of IoT data services based on Traxens cutting-edge smart container solutions. Both companies are carrying out a test program to provide IoT data services to COSCO Shipping Logistics&rsquo large worldwide base of beneficial cargo owners (BCO) customers and aiming to join force in promoting supply chain digitalization. This follows the opening of Traxens&rsquo China office &ndash its first  outside of France.

 

COSCO is a leading global shipping company and a container logistics operator in China. In partnering with COSCO, Traxens will be able to demonstrate its capacity in creating customer values through promoting its smart container solutions and digital services, and significantly contributing to the ongoing digitalization of the global container logistics industry. As the global supply chain becomes more and more competitive, improved tracking and smart data management is an increasingly important differentiation factor for all the major players in the shipping industry.

Through this partnership, COSCO will be able to offer premium data services to its large base of BCOs who are seeking door-to-door visibility and ever-increasing efficiency in their supply chains. This joint development in container supply chain digitalization marks a milestone in Traxens&rsquo international expansion strategy and will help the company push forward with further business development in Asia.

&ldquo Our main focus as a business is to be able to create substantial customer value by delivering superior solution and services through technological innovation and global customer support capacity&rdquo said David Marchand, Traxens CEO. &ldquo Our partnership with COSCO will greatly benefit cargo owners and end-users and encourage further digitalization of the container logistics industry to the benefit of customers worldwide.&rdquo

&ldquo Traxens is delighted to be working with COSCO, providing its industry-proven smart container solutions to help streamline the company&rsquo s operations and enhance customers experience,&rdquo said Vincent Gu, managing director, Traxens Asia-Pacific. &ldquo Providing fleets with global visibility, exception management and business intelligence is what Traxens does best. By partnering up with global shipping companies such as COSCO we are able to demonstrate what our market-leading IoT solutions are capable of, giving client companies end-to-end shipment visibility and predictive insights that will benefit the end-users and the whole industry.&rdquo

&ldquo Through our partnership with Traxens, we aim to be at the forefront of digitalization and to maintain our leadership in the global container logistics industry &rdquo said Sheng Liu, general manager of the container logistics division of COSCO SHIPPING Logistics. &ldquo As a leading global logistics company, we always pay close attention to the needs of our customers in their supply chain. We believe that the IoT services developed by Traxens are important to improve tracking and management of moving assets.&rdquo