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123/A, Miranda City Likaoli Prikano, Dope
+0989 7876 9865 9
+(090) 8765 86543 85
info@example.com
example.mail@hum.com
The initiative trialled a new solution to decarbonise the transport logistics
sector, demonstrating a potential to
cut CO2e emissions by 15-30 per cent. UK
logistics play a critical role in driving economic growth, contributing £163
billion ($205 million) to the economy, and serving as a vital link between the
UK and the global market.
UK freight however accounts for 31 per cent of all UK
transport CO2 emissions, and statistics from the Department for Transport (DfT)
show that 30 per cent of trucks on UK roads are running with empty loads.
The pilot
programme demonstrated how deep tech can support decarbonisation without
compromising efficiency, addressing the sector’s ongoing challenges.
The pilot scheme was delivered by Digital Catapult in
partnership with AF Blakemore & Son Ltd, the company behind SPAR
convenience stores, to explore how a shared digital infrastructure could
establish more intelligent vehicle slot filling, routing, and tracking.
Scaling of the solution would allow competing
logistics providers to safely share information on available truck space across
their collective fleets, without the need for a single party to have full
control or visibility of the entire system.
The solution was trialled in a real-world industrial
environment and saw distributed ledger technology (DLT) and the Internet of
Things (IoT) combined with an algorithm developed by project partner Fuuse, to
optimise route planning and truck use. The initiative successfully aligned vehicle
transport capacity with the shipping needs of various UK organisations. As
a result, AF Blakemore & Son Ltd, one of the UK’s leading family-owned
businesses, experienced a 37 per cent reduction in overall transport costs and
a 9 per cent improvement in vehicle fill rates.
