Category Archives: Technology

Pickrr announced the launch of ‘Fastrr,’ a multi-layered AI-powered advanced checkout solution. Fastrr provides customers with a seamless and better shopping experience with one-click easy checkout. The solution harnesses over 100+ data points, allowing sellers to have better data analytics based on consumers’ purchasing patterns and payment modes to mitigate the issue of cart abandonment. Fastrr’s AI-powered address verification reduces fraud and wrong address-related issues by 50 per cent and further speeds up delivery time resulting in 80 per cent increased customer satisfaction. It leverages the data from Pickrr Predict to analyze pin codes that have higher-order return chances, which reduces RTO by 3 per cent for sellers. Fastrr enables a speedy and secure checkout experience with more than 90 per cent EDD accuracy.

In November 2021, Wiremind launched Wiremind Cargo, a dedicated air cargo business unit, headed by Nathanaël de Tarade, CEO and Etienne Corbillé, CTO. Created in 2014, Wiremind is a leading French company providing revenue optimisation and inventory management software solutions for transport, logistics and events sectors. “Over the past months, we have structured Wiremind Cargo as a separate business entity, and established a team of experts dedicated to the needs of the air freight industry. Our engineers have a background in transport and logistics, and are well-versed in how airlines, GSAs, GHAs and freight forwarders operate,” said Tarade. Wiremind’s flagship air cargo product, SkyPallet, a ULD and Flight Optimisation system launched in 2017, is now wholly managed by Wiremind Cargo.

TechEagle has launched ‘Vertiplane X3,’ the fastest hybrid vertical take-off and landing (e-VTOL) drone ever made in India. TechEagle’s product will be deployed for various use cases across industries such as providing better healthcare access to the remote areas, apart from hyperlocal and e-commerce requirements. The product also aims to also address the needs of maritime and defence sectors and strengthen conventional supply chain with improved and faster accessibility.

o9 Solutions and Deloitte announced the launch of Smart Planning, a subscription offering that combines Deloitte’s leading supply chain planning and data science capabilities with o9’s visionary planning platform. Smart Planning is an AI-powered, cloud-based digital insights, connectivity, and workflow automation solution that drives strategic- and tactical-level supply chain activities across the enterprise value chain. Combining o9’s technical scale and solution architecture with Deloitte’s production-ready environment and planning-as-a-service capabilities, Smart Planning can help companies level up their planning capabilities in a matter of months versus years.

Kale Logistics Solutions won the Best IT Solution Provider award at the recently held India Cargo Awards 2022. Kale received the award for its services to the sector, and for demonstrating how technology can be a game changer for the logistics industry. By leveraging next-generation technology, Kale has designed differentiated digital interventions to offer a host of business possibilities to the industry during the pandemic. “This recognition reflects our vision and strategy, investments in innovation, customer-centric approach, and comprehensive portfolio of products and services,” said Vineet Malhotra, Co-Founder & Director, Kale Logistics Solutions.

O4S, one of the fastest-growing supply chain SaaS startups, has upgraded its Tech stack, in terms of both capabilities and features. O4S is investing deeply in developing strong capabilities to provide AI and Machine Learning capabilities to its clients in order to help them make the most of their data and to provide prescriptive insights into their supply chain. O4S will be developing its fine-grain reporting architecture on top of this massive horde of data from SKU/Product as it progresses through its life cycle. The company will enhance its main technological platform to usher in a distributed microservice paradigm in which the full journey of an SKU/Product may be replicated by a succession of atomic and idempotent services, hence enabling security, scale, and efficiency.

Swissport joins Pharma.Aero as new full time member. Jeremy Mitchell, Director of Pharma.Aero said, “We are delighted to welcome this major air cargo ground handler embracing collaboration and innovation. We look forward to working closely together with Swissport in creating more content and achieving excellence in end-to-end air transportation of pharmaceuticals. Pharma.Aero is continuing to enlarge by onboarding this important global player.” Dirk Goovaerts, Global Cargo Chair, Swissport said, “Joining Pharma.Aero provides a great platform to collaborate with experts and companies from several industries involved in the pharma supply chain.”

Locus announced its strategic partnership with LocoNav, an AI-driven full-stack fleet tech company to enable digital transformation in the logistics industry by automating supply chain operations. Pranjal Swarup, Director of Partnerships, Locus, said, “We are extremely excited about our collaboration with LocoNav and are looking forward to adding more value for enterprise customers with our last-mile optimisation platform. This collaboration will help us empower our enterprise clients with a world-class fleet visibility tool.” This collaboration is a step forward to positively impact the end-user experience by addressing challenges like inadequate tech infrastructure and lack of operational visibility.

Bangalore International Airport Limited (BIAL) is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to establish a Joint Innovation Center (JIC) that will drive the development and adoption of digital solutions in aviation. The JIC will also enable start-ups to accelerate innovation in aviation, smart infrastructure, utilities, and mobility by providing comprehensive program offerings and a technical platform that helps customers innovate quickly utilising AWS technology. This is the first JIC by AWS established outside of China and its first JIC dedicated to advancing the aviation industry. The JIC is expected to open at BLR Airport in 2022 and will focus on driving digital innovation for the airport, enhancing passenger experience, and creating positive impact for the community where the airport operates.

Nexxiot announced the launch of the new Nexxiot Cargo Monitor, a revolutionary sensor device which delivers unbeatable connectivity and data performance in a compact, easy-to-use design. It promises to revolutionise global cargo shipping by delivering unprecedented real-time visibility of the location, status, and condition of shipments anywhere in the world. The Nexxiot Cargo Monitor can be used to monitor the transportation of high-value and sensitive products, including perishables, pharmaceuticals, textiles, conditions-sensitive industrial products, electronics and more. Nexxiot’s proprietary, purpose-built software provides a seamless user experience to identify cargo-damaging shocks, excessive humidity, condensation, temperature, cargo provenance, and security issues. The sensor can also connect to Wireless Maritime Services (WMS) which provides connectivity on ocean vessels at sea via cellular and IoT networks.