Bolloré Logistics has signed a strategic and commercial partnership agreement with Balyo, a robotic solutions provider for material handling trucks, to provide automated pallet movement for its warehouses in Asia-Pacific (APAC).
The agreement paved the way for an initial order contracted with Balyo to equip the Blue Hub in Singapore with a very narrow aisle (VNA) robotic truck.
As part of this collaboration, Bolloré Logistics will host Balyo’s Singapore team at its B.Lab innovation centre to design supply chain solutions in a variety of applications, mostly in the field of warehouse automation.
By combining expertise and resources, the global port operator is expected to benefit from the French company’s technological know-how, therefore accelerating its transition to robotics applied to autonomous pallet movement.
“Together, we look forward to accelerating the integration of technologies in the supply chain industry and unlocking growth synergies in the APAC region,” commented Frederic Marcerou, managing director of Bolloré Logistics Singapore.
Moreover, discussions are currently in progress between the two organisations for the acquisition of a robotic reach truck that will be introduced and put into service at the Bolloré Logistics’ Green Hub.
Following this trial phase, both parties intend to launch short-term studies to determine which Bolloré Logistics sites in APAC can be equipped with Balyo solutions.
