Supply Side: Nexsyst 360, Durabook

Nexsyst 360 selects Nexxiot to digitalize 5,000 grain transport containers. Also, Durabook supplies Metra with S15AB laptop computers.

Pictured, left to right: Peter Weis, ITS Logistics; Ákos Maróy, Nexxiot; Ibrahima Toure, RATP Dev USA; and Emily Yessick, Urban Engineers.

People News: ITS Logistics, Nexxiot, RATP Dev USA, Urban Engineers

ITS Logistics appoints Peter Weis as Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice President of Supply Chain Services. Also, Nexxiot onboards Ákos Maróy as Chief Data Officer; RATP Dev USA hires Ibrahima Toure as Chief Development Officer; and Urban Engineers names Emily Yessick Freight Rail Program Manager.

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Real-Time Tracking: What Are We Waiting For?

“AEI (Automatic Equipment Identification) technology is 40 years old and tells us where our shipment was. What we need is a technology that tells us where our shipment is, and a more

NTT DATA plans to deploy more than 600,000 of Nexxiot’s Cargo Monitor devices over the next five years.

Nexxiot Named Preferred IoT Solution Provider

Zurich, Switzerland-based digitized supply chain company Nexxiot announced on Oct. 7 that it has been selected by NTT DATA as the preferred IoT (internet of things) solution provider for Connected Product, a global cargo tracking solution jointly developed by NTT DATA and SAP and powered by SAP® Business Network for Logistics to improve insurance management for global supply chains.

Union Pacific on June 7 joined the RailPulse coalition, which was formed in late 2020 to “develop, broaden and accelerate the use of GPS and other telematics technologies in North America’s freight rail industry.”

RailPulse Outlines Three-Phase Pilot

RailPulse is developing a cloud-based telematics platform in an aim “to accelerate the adoption of GPS and other technologies across the North American railcar network.” Late last month, it outlined a three-phase approach to development, which is slated to be complete in second-quarter 2023.

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New York Air Brake, Nexxiot Partner on Digitalization

As the process of digitalization in North American rail freight gathers pace, we discover how connecting freight railcar air brake data to cloud analytics can change the industry. Here’s an example of how it will drive efficiency and deliver rail and cargo applications that industry participants need.

Nexxiot and Knorr-Bremse Globehopper LINK (PRNewsfoto/Nexxiot)

Supply Side: Alstom, Nexxiot/Knorr-Bremse

Alstom is among the founding partners of McGill University’s new Sustainable Growth Initiative (SGI). Also, Knorr-Bremse is a now customer of and strategic investor in Swiss firm Nexxiot.

Thales is supplying Société de transport de Montréal (STM) with eight additional computer-based interlocking systems.

Supply Side: Nexxiot, Thales

Nexxiot has launched a cargo monitoring device to provide real-time shipment location, status and condition data via the cloud. Also, Société de transport de Montréal (STM) has exercised a contract option with Thales for eight additional computer-based interlocking systems.

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Moving Closer to Rail Maintenance Truth

The rail sector can be a digital leader in supply chain transparency. Deploying the latest analytics now must take center stage.

FTS Tools LLC, a new company based in Lynchburg, Va., will sell and market the battery-operated, maintenance-of-way tool line for Focused Technology Solutions.

Supply Side: Focused Technology Solutions; Nexxiot

Focused Technology Solutions Inc., a Marmon/Berkshire Hathaway company, has agreed to a sales licensing deal with FTS Tools LLC. And Nexxiot has introduced the Kingpin Monitor Remote System to help speed the loading of semitrailers onto railcars.

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