Maersk Line, which ferries the largest proportion of the country's container traffic, Tuesday announced the launch of a new digital initiative 'OceanPro' to support startups in supply chain solutions space.
The India-focused OceanPro is an intensive 120-day accelerator programme offering startups the opportunity to partner with Maersk to bring innovative technology solutions to ease the global supply chain for customers, a release said.
The company said it has already identified eight start-ups to collaborate with to develop solutions for customer engagement and operations management.
The OceanPro team in Bangalore will also focus on building partnerships with other accelerators, universities, venture capital partners and the broader startup ecosystem, it added.
******************** Blaupunkt cuts prices of 5 Symphony series models by 15-50% *
In-car infotainment supplier Blaupunkt has reduced prices of five models of its premium Symphony series between 15 per cent and 50 per cent, effective from Monday under the festive season offer.
The models on which the maximum retail price have been slashed include audio head unit Monte Carlo 750, car multimedia system Palm Beach 550, touchscreen car stereo Las Palmas 550, touchscreen and bluetooth-enabled car multimedia Player San Marino 330 and car media player Santa Fe 530, as per a release.
******************** Voltas launches smart ACs exclusively on Amazon *
Tata group firm Voltas Tuesday announced the launch of smart air conditioners that can be controlled using simple voice commands with Amazon Alexa, exclusively on e-commerce portal Amazon.
These smart ACs can be controlled using Amazon Echo smart speakers, other Alexa-enabled devices such as Harman Kardon Allure as well as the Alexa app for iOS and Android smartphones, the company said in a release.
In addition, the AC can also be controlled through the Voltas Smart AC App for smartphones over a wi-fi connection, it added.
******************** MSE, Delamore group to pump in $100 mn for MSMEs & startups *
Metropolitan Stock Exchange of India (MSE) Tuesday said it, along with Canada's Delamore group and its subsidiary DTM Global Holdings, will pump in USD 100 million for investing in MSMEs and startups.
MSE in partnership with DTM Global Holdings, plans to introduce two marquee platforms VentureXchange and Go-LiquidX, a release said.
While VentureXchange is aimed to open up newer avenues for growth of the MSME and start-up ecosystem, Go-LiquidX will be focused on creating liquidity in the distressed and non-performing loan sector, it added.
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