Zurich – A. P. Møller Maersk will use Verity’s inventory drones to manage its stock. After a six-month trial run at four Maersk North America locations, their use is now to be extended to all of the container freight logistics company’s pallet warehouses.
Maersk has signed a contract with the Zurich-based company Verity. The world's leading provider of container shipping services will deploy Verity's electric-powered inventory drones in all of Maersk North America 's pallet warehouses. Details of contract details would not be disclosed, according to a statement from the trade magazine DC Velocity, to which Verity refers. The spin-off of the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich had started developing its drones in 2014.
According to company spokesman Thomas Boyd, the Maersk project was launched six months ago and currently includes four sites. Now, the freight logistics company's deployment plan for 2023 calls for installation in all pallet warehouses. The system requires only one day of operator training, he said.
In a separate media release, Erez Agmoni, the Senior Vice President of Innovation & Strategic Growth at Maersk North America, explains the reasons behind his company's decision, "Verity's system has delivered data accuracy, security and speed. It makes our warehouse management system stronger, faster and more effective for our clientele's decision making."
It goes on to say that inventory management is one of the most important barometers of supply chain flow, financial cost risk and business decisions. At the same time, it is one of the most difficult, repetitive and tedious tasks in warehouses, he said. For all of this, Verity's inventory drones are "a safer, more accurate and data-driven inventory solution," Agmoni said. mm, Café Europe