Erez Agamoni, Senior Vice President of Innovation and Strategic Growth in North America at Maersk, the world's largest shipping container company, is the guest of this episode of Everything is Logistics. Maersk has 700 ships in its fleet and handles one out of every five containers shipped by sea. Erez talks about how he came to work for Maersk, his wide and varied career, including working for an airline, a forwarding company, and IT companies, and how Maersk is innovating and transforming its operations. He discusses how the Innovation Center is working on research, development, digital transformation, data innovation, and product innovation at the 100 year old company.LINKS FROM THE SHOW: Connect with Erez Agamoni on LinkedinVisit the Maersk websiteTIME STAMPS: 00:03:35 Innovate to stay competitive.00:12:05 Supply chain is now famous.00:17:52 Reduce CO2 emissions.00:23:58 Go green across all businesses.00:29:45 Real data drives innovation.00:34:44 Innovate or become a commodity.00:41:02 Predict and optimize supply chain.00:43:17 Streamline shipping processes.Feedback? Ideas for a future episode? Shoot us a text here to let us know.-----------------------------------------THANK YOU TO OUR SPONSORS! SPI Logistics has been a Day 1 supporter of this podcast which is why we're proud to promote them in every episode. During that time, we've gotten to know the team and their agents to confidently say they are the best home for freight agents in North America for 40 years and counting. Listen to past episodes to hear why. CargoRex is the search engine for the logistics industry—connecting LSPs with the right tools, services, events, and creators to explore, discover, and evolve. Digital Dispatch manages and maximizes your #1 sales tool with a website that establishes trust and builds rock-solid relationships with your leads and customers.