A brand new technology that could effectively enhance gas logistics within the nation might quickly be launched, courtesy of an initiative by some German investors. The German initiative is predicted to compliment the current monitoring system being utilized by the Nigerian Nationwide Petroleum Company (NNPC) for petroleum products’ haulage.

The expertise is anticipated to be introduced into the nation by the Netsach Restricted in collaboration with Ibes AG of Germany. Speaking at a symposium organized by Netsach to seek out solutions to oil losses within the downstream sector, Prof. Reinhardt Nindel stated logistics remained a serious problem in the supply worth chain of Nigeria downstream sector.

He described new know-how (SercAM) as a tracking system that ensures a combined monitoring and safety solutions with a web based Global Object Monitoring System (GOTS) and sensor which check in opposition to theft, very manipulations of loaded and unloaded amount of liquid commentary amongst different collection of nicely developed features.

The Technical Director of Netsach Restricted, Godson Samuels, whereas addressing points in petroleum products transportation in Nigeria on the symposium, said that the country resorted to road transportation of petroleum products because of the activities of pipeline vandals.

He stated major freight movements across the nation are done utilizing the street transportation, including that its company has determined to accomplice with the German agency in order to search out resolution to assist buyers use the present choice to take inventory and protect their property.

“On account of main pipeline points, about 80 per cent of freight movements are achieved by street and there has been a gentle development in number of heavy goods autos. We have now an average of about 5,000 tankers concerned in wet cargo haulage to maneuver about several million litres of fuel and 2,500 trailers in dry cargoes plying Nigeria roads each day,” Samuels stated.

He added that the present losses have lots of grave financial implications, which if unaddressed, could halt progress in the sector within the close to future. “Adoption of reliable monitoring and reporting answer for petroleum products in transit is essential for success in the downstream sector of the oil and gasoline business”, he said.

Samuels noted that enchancment in expertise, such as the tracking devices, would help the logistics of downstream petroleum products high-quality-tune their already existing quality administration techniques that could within the long and quick run, improve higher margins on Product sales.

He referred to as on the federal government to handle the issues of poor road networks and in addition various hindrances equivalent to delays at police, navy, state income company and customs verify factors that obstruct an efficient and environment friendly logistics.

Analysts stated haulage firms want to trace their autos throughout every route as a way to keep away from unnecessary hold ups and keep purchasers abreast of any anticipated delays which may be unavoidable before they occur. In response to Festus Oso, a transport skilled, haulage companies are sometimes delivering time critical provides or gear that has the ability to carry up a manufacturing or supply chain.

He mentioned, €楳ost companies reliant on haulage corporations to deliver essential supplies equivalent to building or construction supplies, perishable gadgets, components or every other sort of gadgets of a time critical nature, will endure financially for late deliveries and could also be pressured to pass on the monetary penalty to the haulage firm. Utilizing state of the art automobile monitoring options can present actual time tracking up to a few seconds in accuracy and putting you totally in command of where your haulage fleet go and notify drivers where you can see that they’ve diverted off of the intended route for some cause.

€楾he amount of cash that a haulage firm spends on gas is appreciable and drivers that divert from their route for their own private reasons can value an organization hundreds of pounds over the course of a month. The newest GPS systems can be programmed to ship an alert to your mobile phone and/or electronic mail address if a driver deviates from a preset route by more than a specified margin. Drivers who keep stopping unnecessarily could even be of interest to you, notably in the event that they depart the engine running.€?/p>

Also, Charles Ukor, said that leaving haulage vehicle engines on throughout a delivery simply to take care of a relentless cabin temperature can quantity to hours of pointless engine time which will not only impression significantly on gas consumption, but in addition enhance the put on and tear on autos. He added that automobile tracking system reports will enable you to right drivers who continually go away their engines working and monitor their future behaviour.

€楢dvanced vehicle monitoring methods for haulage corporations can make it easier to to calculate payroll with the accurate number of hours that a driver is definitely on firm business and when they have stopped or begun to use the car for private causes. Using company vehicles, especially haulage trucks, for private deliveries may be successfully discouraged and uncovered in the event that they do occur.

€楢ny sort of declare against your fleet whether or not it be a claim of a late delivery or a no present might be verified with advanced vehicle monitoring methods earlier than contacting the driver. If one in every of your drivers claim that they had been at a particular location at a selected time and the receiver was not present you may confirm this immediately and speak to the shopper with confidence that you are not defending a dishonest driver.€?/p>

He stated that dashing causes accidents and increases gasoline consumption dramatically, especially with large haulage vehicles including that automobile tracking systems will constantly monitor driver habits similar to aggressive acceleration and braking sequences with special alerts for over acceleration, excessive revving and laborious braking. He added that upkeep schedules can be triggered automatically in addition to if battery voltage drops under a certain level or if excessive temperatures are reached.