Ashdod port.
The companies active in its technology incubator will be able to hold a pilot on Maersk ships and thereby test and perfect the developments (Photo: National Photographic)
Ashdod Port Company and Maersk Shipping Company - one of the world's leaders in integrated logistics - have signed a cooperation on innovation in the field of logistics in shipping and ports.
Maersk, according to its statement, has set its sights on connecting and streamlining the customer's supply chains and found Ashdod Port as a natural partner in the matter, which can bring new ideas and creative thinking to the port's shipping and logistics field.
As part of the agreement, Israeli startups that take part in the technological incubator of Ashdod port Blue Ocean for Startups will be able to hold a pilot on Maersk ships, and experiment with the technologies they have developed.
The agreement was signed at the Manifest conference held in Las Vegas, USA, one of the largest logistics conferences in the world. The conference was attended by over 3,000 guests from about 50 different countries, with 1,000 startups and investors, and 250 CEOs from leading companies such as DHL, Schneider and Siemens.
The director of the innovation department, Roi Abrahami, represented the Port of Ashdod at the signing ceremony.
Erez Agamoni, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Growth, represented Maersk.
The Minister of Transportation, Miri Regev
, said that: "Our office sees innovation as a powerful growth engine, and the only way to maintain a competitive advantage in a field as growing, dynamic and changing as ours. I am happy that the Ashdod Port Authority is committed to promoting innovation within the framework of a dedicated technology incubator, and congratulates the Port Authority On the signing of a historic and first of its kind agreement in Israel for cooperation in the field of innovation with the world's leading shipping company Maersk., which will enable the existence of pilots and the implementation of innovative technologies in its ships."
Orna Hozman Bachur, Chairman of the Ashdod Port Board of Directors
, stated that: "The Board of Directors and the management of Ashdod Port continue their efforts to expand Ashdod Port's collaborations around the world in order to promote new technologies and innovation in the world of shipping. This type of collaboration is critical to upgrading and streamlining the entire supply chain, the source of the modern global economy. We are excited to share The operation with Maersk".
Erez Agamoni, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Growth, at Maersk
, said: "The epidemic has emphasized the importance of maritime logistics and the need for integration between it and ground logistics. We want to emphasize this area in order to provide our customers with a more competitive, flexible and easy service. The partnership The new one with the technological incubator of Ashdod Port will allow us to speed up the integration of new technologies in our business and operational processes.
Today's signing is added to a previous innovation agreement signed in 2021 between Maersk and the Transportation and Logistics Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
The agreement allows the company to use MIT teams, which are known worldwide as experts in engineering and data science, to explore new ways to improve logistics and data processes."
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