Ocean Network Express (ONE) has announced a new partnership with Google Cloud to integrate artificial intelligence (AI) into its business.
The company will leverage Google Cloud's leading data analytics, machine learning (ML) and AI technologies, as well as Deloitte's consulting expertise in Southeast Asia, to establish an AI Center of Excellence (CoE).
The new center is designed to enhance the employee and customer experience while facilitating cross-border trade and commerce.
Chris Lewin, Executive Director of Deloitte Southeast Asia, commented: "ONE improves productivity and employee satisfaction through automation, while reducing IT and data management complexity, allowing software engineers and data scientists to focus on innovation and can accelerate the development of the next generation of the world. Class shipping services that bring lasting value to their business.”
In February, amid news that Google Cloud was refocusing on supply chain, New York-listed business decision data and analytics provider Dun & Bradstreet and Google Cloud announced that they had signed a 10-year strategic agreement around supply chain visibility and other Business issues co-develop software and services.
In its statement, ONE acknowledged the many challenges facing the maritime sector due to the pandemic and the blockage of the Suez Canal in 2021, underscoring the importance of adopting new smart solutions.
ONE said the partnership with Google will advance the company's vision to deliver smart shipping innovations that support countries' economic development and long-term growth.
"We are delighted that ONE continues to select Google Cloud as its co-innovation partner as it leads the sea change across the maritime industry and demonstrates the accelerated and measurable impact a cloud-first and unified data strategy can help achieve," Google Cloud Southeast Asia Managing Director Ruma Balasubramanian added.
Last May, ONE began using Descartes Kontainers solutions to digitize the shipper-facing aspects of its freight fulfillment operations across 11 Asian countries.
In its latest financial report for November, ONE forecast net profit to soar to nearly $12 billion in 2021.
