Unipart, a provider of supply chain solutions and performance improvement technologies, has announced a collaboration with Shippeo, a company specialising in real-time multimodal transportation visibility.

According to Unipart, the partnership aims to strengthen Lead Logistics Partner (LLP) proposition, enabling customers to better manage suppliers across various modes of transportation, including road, sea, air, warehousing, and implant logistics.

As an impartial and neutral LLP, Unipart said they provide customers with market solutions by linking multiple providers across countries and activities, offering a single point of visibility into the end-to-end supply chain.

With the company’s partnership with Shippeo's data and technology, Unipart highlighted this will enhance their LLP capability, allowing customers to build resilience and reduce their environmental impact.

Lee Fox, Sector Strategy and Business Development Director for LLP at Unipart, explains the significance of this partnership and said: "Two trusted brands working in partnership delivering the complete end-to-end supply chain solution is critical to the success of any customer's supply chain.

“The need for real time visibility matched with the knowledge and expertise of Unipart's LLP offering delivers an efficient and sustainable solution.

“The data that the Shippeo system provides not only benefits the LLP and its customers for operational control, management and supply chain improvements but also supports and focuses all of our efforts on the need for a sustainable future."

Shippeo's platform aggregates a global dataset, enabling customers to make intelligent routing decisions worldwide.

The platform empowers LLP users with real-time visibility to bolster resilience, sustainability, and customer-centric operations while enabling proactive disruption mitigation.

Stuart Morrison, Shippeo Vice President, Northern Europe, said: "Welcoming Unipart Group to Shippeo strengthens our UK presence and aligns with our shared vision for efficient, customer-centric, and sustainable supply chains."

"Their commitment to innovation and operational excellence perfectly complements Shippeo's real-time visibility platform," he added.

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