News / FourKites eyes smarter sustainability with visibility provider NIC-Place takeover

FourKites CEO Mathew Elenjickal Credit FourKites

FourKites CEO Mathew Elenjickal Credit FourKites

By Charlie Bartlett

18/01/2022

Supply chain visibility provider FourKites has acquired German carrier-focused provider NIC-Place, and with it, improved access to rail and cold chain data and NIC-Place’s Data Control Centre.

NIC-Place will retain its company name and German offices, along with FourKites’ own customer-facing networks. Customers include Kuehne+Nagel, H Essers, Unterer, Quehenberger and Frigotrans.

“NIC-Place is the number-one provider when it comes to cold-chain tracking, for example all Pfizer shipments move through NIC-Place,” FourKites founder and CEO Mathew Elenjickal told The Loadstar.

“The unique aspect [of ...

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