CHICAGO, Jan 19 (Bernama-GLOBE NEWSWIRE) —FourKites, provider of the world’s #1 real-time supply chain visibility platform, announced that it has acquired leading European supply chain visibility provider NIC GmbH (NIC-place). The combined over-the-road, rail and ocean carrier networks of FourKites and NIC-place will create the largest multimodal carrier network in Europe, ready to serve global shippers with the most comprehensive end-to-end global supply chain visibility platform. The acquisition will also accelerate the adoption of secure real-time visibility solutions specifically designed for carriers, while shortening the time to value for shippers with complex, multimodal carrier networks.
NIC-place is the market leader in supply chain visibility software solutions specifically designed for transport companies, carriers and logistics service providers. With its proprietary Data Control Center (DCC), NIC-place provides a flexible and secure way for carriers to share supply chain data with customers, while giving them complete control of their business, their network and their data. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Germany, thousands of companies such as Kuehne+Nagel, H.Essers, Unterer, Quehenberger and Frigotrans rely on NIC-place to track and monitor millions of shipments every year.