Ocean Network Express(ONE) said Monday it was working with Sony Netcom Europe to equip the airline's global fleet of dry cargo containers with sensors, the second major airline to make such a commitment in the past year.
Singapore-based ONE said in a statement that the move would give it "a deeper understanding of its container fleet".
, due to low demand after the holiday, freight rates on major routes in the United States, West and Europe continued to decline. The latest issue of the world's major container freight index is basically still in a continuous downward trend. Among them, the Shanghai Container Freight Index (SCFI) was 1006.89 points, a weekly decline of 2.21%. "And these data will enable people to better understand containers, make decisions faster and more proactively, etc., so as to achieve more efficient container movement," he said.
ONE's announcement was made in April 2022 when Haprault decided to equip all its dry boxes with sensors.
Sony will be the hardware supplier for the project, but it may not be the only one, said Erik Lund, head of Sony's network communications tracking unit. "This is the first step in building devices that can meet the specifications that are critical to successfully running the technical support container queue," Lund said.
specific customer use
Lund said discussions about a smart container partnership with ONE began last summer and formed in the fall around "building an enhancement layer for ONE.
"This is a combination of cloud software activities. In ONE's system architecture, where the most relevant data needs to be visualized," he said. "They are studying internal operational use cases and customer value drivers.
Japan Ocean Network ONE said in its earnings outlook that profitability "is expected to deteriorate" due to weak demand ". Therefore, carriers will seek to optimize their fleets and deploy ships on more lucrative routes. The deployment of smart containers is usually centered on specific customer use cases that require real-time tracking of high-value or sensitive cargo. These use cases usually focus on risk management, focusing on container conditions such as temperature, humidity or light, rather than pure location data.
Hapo-Lot's investment represents another path, focusing on managing the carrier's global container inventory and the ability to provide quality tracking services to shippers.
Lund praised Hapiot for taking a "leap of faith" in investing in smart containers and said ONE was equally focused on long-term innovation, although the bet was supported by record profits in the container shipping industry in 2021 and 2022.
Sony is entering a field of visibility providers for hardware and data providers that has become crowded in recent years, including a small number of providers targeting shipping companies as customers. Lund, a veteran of Maersk, is heading a division that includes employees with experience in the shipping industry aimed at linking Sony's tradition as a household name in electronics and telecommunications to the operational relevance of the maritime industry.
said: "When you want to take bold risks, you still want to manage your own risks." "5. 60 years, we have been a trustworthy brand in the field of high-quality electronic products. We have a lot of traditions in the telecom era such as Ericsson and Sony Mobile. Are you willing to commit to investing in 3 million sets and then keep them running for the next 10 years unless you are sure that your partners can achieve this goal?"
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