October 1st, 2021 – MERATUS signed a strategic partnership agreement with Schneider Electric, the global leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation. The two organisations will co-create a roadmap to continue support Meratus' digital transformation into a more customer-centric, sustainable, and efficient business.
The Memorandum of Understanding sets out a continuous co-creation model that will see both companies collaborate to assess strategic business drivers such as customer experience, operations performance, sustainability strategy, data platform and commercial business models. Together, two partners are committed to alleviating complex logistics and services challenges, and creating solutions that will reduce carbon footprint and deliver speed, visibility and exceptional experience to the customers of MERATUS.
“MERATUS decided to collaborate with Schneider Electric for its agile, and collaborative engagement approach, coupled with our strong leadership and expertise in the logistic & maritime sectors, it will bring significant value to the market,” – said Farid Belbouab, MERATUS’s Chief Executive Officer. “Partnering with Schneider Electric means we can leverage on their experience, to continue to disrupt the industry and build a more sustainable path for our ecosystem.”
The implementation framework will be scoped based on Schneider Electric’s proven approach of determining business objectives, exploring exceptional experience, engaging people, evaluating what best addresses the challenges, followed by co-developing and co-verifying solutions as needed to encourage adaption, optimisation and improvements.
“We are honored to become the digital partner of MERATUS for its business and digital transformation,” – said Neil Smith, Senior Vice President, Process Automation APAC, Schneider Electric. “Our passion in continuously enhancing operational efficiency and sustainability matches perfectly with MERATUS’s ambition in increasing business performance and reducing their carbon footprint.”
“We are very excited to be working with MERATUS and helping the business pivot on its digital transformation journey,” said Rik De Smet, Principal Consultant of the Digital Transformation Consulting Group, Schneider Electric. “Co-creation to generate and realise business values is truly at the heart of our mission.”
Schneider Electric Process Automation’s Digital Transformation Consulting group is working with customers all over Asia Pacific, bringing in consulting expertise, digital and data solutions, and delivery capabilities. The company works across a wide range of industries such as logistics, supply chain, oil and gas, energy generation, and others.
About MERATUS
MERATUS aims to transform the shipping and logistic space. With 64 year’s experience in the shipping, logistic and port industry, Meratus has been contributing in connecting Indonesia, the largest archipelago country in the world with more than 28 routes. In carrying out its activities, MERATUS prioritizes safety, quality, and focuses on customer needs and digitalization. All over the years, MERATUS has expanded its service offering in South East Asia, from maritime to land offerings with logistic end to end solutions powered by the latest technology solutions.
About Schneider Electric
Schneider’s purpose is to empower all to make the most of our energy and resources, bridging progress and sustainability for all. We call this Life Is On.
Our mission is to be your digital partner for Sustainability and Efficiency.
We drive digital transformation by integrating world-leading process and energy technologies, endpoint to cloud connecting products, controls, software, and services, across the entire lifecycle, enabling integrated company management, for homes, buildings, data centers, infrastructure and industries.
We are the most local of global companies. We are advocates of open standards and partnership ecosystems that are passionate about our shared Meaningful Purpose, Inclusive and Empowered values.