As part of a strategic partnership, Europorte, France’s private rail freight operator and wholly owned subsidiary of the Getlink group, and Kerlink, a global provider of Internet of Things (IoT) solutions, have announced the development of Track Value.
This innovative traceability and monitoring solution is designed for all freight activities, including road, rail, air, and sea. Track Value will be the first industrial application in the freight and logistics sector to incorporate data transmission via Kinéis space connectivity and is expected to be available in the third quarter of 2024.
Raphaël Doutrebente, Chairman of Europorte commented: “We are delighted with this innovative partnership, which will enable us to provide a precise response to the need to secure goods being transported. With Track Value, Europorte, a subsidiary of the Getlink group and the leading private rail freight operator, is providing a solution for all customers in the transport logistics sector (road, rail, air and sea).”
Current road, rail, air, and sea transport operators face increasing trade volumes and must ensure the safety of their goods while reducing the environmental impact of their transport activities.
This strategic partnership combines diverse expertise and has resulted in the creation of Track Value.
The solution, developed by Europorte and Kerlink, enhances the management of multimodal transport activities through digitalisation. This digital approach improves service quality and reliability by providing near-real-time data feedback and processing from anywhere in the world.
Yannick Delibie, Technical Director, Kerlink said: “Kerlink’s teams have contributed their expertise in tailor-made IoT connectivity solutions to develop the Track Value solution and offer a genuine innovation to meet the challenge of more sustainable freight.”
The data collected by Track Value ensures:
- Near real-time security of goods (traceability, optimisation, etc.)
- Detection and alerting of disruptions (flow disruptions, equipment and infrastructure failures, etc.)
- Anticipation of maintenance operations
Customer benefits:
- High performance in terms of equipment lifespan, safety, and connectivity,
- Low environmental footprint for data transmission (low energy consumption),
- A future-proof, scalable solution tailored to specific needs,
- A sovereign solution (entirely French).
“Kinéis’ space connectivity is now an established and essential offering in the IoT market. This partnership with Europorte and Kerlink for the Track Value solution illustrates the close links we are developing with industrial players in all sectors,“ concluded Alexandre Tisserant, Chairman of Kinéis.
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