Yusen Logistics (Americas) Inc., a leading global supply chain logistics company, has partnered with Destro AI, a provider of human-robot collaboration and a physical AI platform for warehouse operations. Yusen today said the deployment is part of its ongoing investment in intelligent warehouse technologies designed to improve efficiency and increase execution consistency.
“Yusen Logistics is committed to investing in technologies that strengthen our operations and create measurable value for our customers,” stated Rick Brunelle, director of automation at the company. “Automation is most effective when it helps our people work smarter while improving service, reliability, and operational performance. This collaboration supports our strategy of combining experienced associates with advanced technology to deliver faster, safer, and more consistent transload operations.”
Yusen Logistics said it partners with businesses around the world to build resilient, efficient, future‑ready supply chains. With more than 30,000 employees in over 733 locations across 47 countries, the company‘s services span international freight forwarding, contract logistics, land transportation, and end‑to‑end supply chain management.
The Tokyo-based company is a wholly owned subsidiary of NYK Group, which claimed to be Japan’s largest shipping company and is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. Yusen Logistics’ Americas unit is headquartered in Secaucus, N.J.
Destro AI addresses transload challenges
Transload operations are among the most demanding workflows in logistics, noted Yusen Logistics and Destro AI. Freight must move quickly through inbound receiving, staging, dock operations, and outbound shipping.
At the same time, teams must respond to changing freight volumes, labor availability, and customer delivery requirements. Maintaining speed, accuracy, and flexibility requires real-time coordination across people, equipment, and material movement, said the partners.
“Today’s warehouses require more than automation—they require intelligent coordination across every part of the operation,” said Manthan Pawar, founder and CEO of Destro AI. “Yusen Logistics shares our vision for applying AI to solve real operational challenges. Together, we’re demonstrating how intelligent collaboration between people and robotics can improve warehouse performance while remaining flexible as business needs evolve.”
Founded in 2024, Destro offers a physical AI platform that it said “unlocks complex workflows for warehouse operations.” The Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company observes warehouse state, plans, simulates, and executes work across its autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) and mobile manipulators, enabling “end-to-end” warehouse workflows in real time and unlocking automation beyond isolated robotic tasks.
Through this strategic collaboration, Yusen Logistics is deploying Destro’s AI-powered platform to coordinate these activities in real time. The technology continuously analyzes warehouse conditions and helps optimize work assignments for both employees and AMRs.
Destro AI said it can improve throughput while reducing manual coordination. The platform also provides real-time operational visibility to support faster decision-making, safer operations, and more consistent execution.
The initial deployment focuses on optimizing cart movements within Yusen Logistics’ transload operations, said Destro AI.
As the collaboration evolves, Yusen Logistics plans to evaluate additional automation capabilities, including pallet movement and AI-powered workflow verification, as part of its broader strategy to enhance warehouse productivity while maintaining the flexibility customers expect from a leading logistics provider.
Yusen said the collaboration represents another step in its broader strategy to expand intelligent automation across its logistics network. By combining advanced technologies with the expertise of its operations teams, the company said it will continue to help customers build more resilient, efficient, and responsive supply chains.