NEWS
Nile Dutch selects
ClearMetal’s predictive
logistics technology
ClearMetal, the predictive logistics
company, has announced an
engagement with Nile Dutch, one
of the world’s top 25 container
and breakbulk shipping companies,
providing liner services between
West African ports and Europe, South
Africa, South America, North America
and Asia.
“Managing fleet and container
utilisation against a backdrop of
fluctuating demand in today’s highly
complex market can be challenging,”
said Mark Kraaijenbrink, Director
Information and Communications
Technology for Nile Dutch.
“We are always seeking innovative
solutions to gain a competitive edge
and ClearMetal’s machine learning
technology for predictive logistics
appears to provide a significant
advantage over any other industry
methods and tools we’ve seen.”
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Predictive logistics will enable Nile
Dutch to improve container flow
and vessel fleet utilisation through
advanced prediction of customer
bookings and container flow
movements. Nile Dutch will leverage
ClearMetal’s data intelligence
platform to:
• Make better sense of its supply
chain data.
• Deploy industry-tailored machine-
learning based technology to predict
logistics based on granular supply chain
performance history, data and patterns.
• Leverage deep simulation outputs to
predict container supply and demand
and customer behaviours on the part
of freight forwarders and shippers,
earlier and with far greater accuracy
than ever before.
“ClearMetal’s approach to harvesting
data and overlaying advanced
technology will quickly move us to
“We are always
seeking innovative
solutions to gain a
competitive edge”
the forefront in applying predictive
logistics and AI to our commercial
and operational activities,” continued
Kraaijenbrink. “This results in better
service for customers and greater
opportunities for us to grow.”
“We are taking a fundamentally
different approach to helping our
customers understand and navigate
the global trade network,” said Adam
Compain, CEO of ClearMetal. “We’re
excited to partner with Nile Dutch to
deliver differentiated technology that
further accelerates the company’s
growth and profitability, while
becoming a more effective partner
to its customers. Nile Dutch is a very
forward-looking company that shares
our belief that the future of the supply
chain will be about data intelligence
over scale.”
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