Iziqukathi zokuthumela, ezaziwa nangokuthi iziqukathi zenhloso ezijwayelekile, amaqhawe angasebenzi kahwebo womhlaba. Lezi zinto ezinkulu zensimbi ziguqule imboni yezokuhamba ngokunikeza indlela ejwayelekile futhi ephumelelayo yokuhambisa izimpahla emhlabeni wonke. Masingene ezweni elihehayo leziqukathi zenhloso ejwayelekile futhi lihlole indima yazo ebalulekile ekuhwebeni kwamanye amazwe.
Iziqukathi zokuhambisa i-Universal zenzelwe ngokukhethekile ukubekezelela ukuqina kokuhamba ibanga elide, ukuvikela okuqukethwe kuwo kuzo zonke izimo zezulu, ukucindezela kwemishini ngisho nokuphanga. Lawa mabhokisi amakhulu ensimbi aqhamuka ngosayizi ahlukahlukene, kepha okuvame kakhulu ukuhlukahluka kwezinyawo ezingama-20 nezinkulungwane ezingama-40. Zenziwe ngensimbi ehlala isikhathi eside noma i-aluminium futhi zifaka iminyango yokuthambisa kokufinyelela okuphephile futhi okulula kwimpahla ngaphakathi.
Enye yezinzuzo eziphambili zokusebenzisa iziqukathi ze-Universal yikhono labo elifakwe kalula, okusho ukuthi zingalayishwa emikhunjini, izitimela noma amaloli kahle ngaphandle kokuchitha isikhala esibalulekile. Lokhu okumazinga kwenza lula ukuhanjiswa nokudluliswa kwezimpahla, ukuqondiswa kwe-Global Logistics imisebenzi. Iziqukathi zenhloso ezijwayelekile seziyindlela yokuhamba eyinhloko yokuhamba kwezimpahla eziningi zempahla ekhiqizwayo.
Imboni yokuthumela ithembele kakhulu ekutsheni impahla. Ngokwezibalo zakamuva, cishe ama-90% ezimpahla ezingezona zenqwaba zithuthwa yisiqukathi. Inani lempahla ebelithuthwa emhlabeni jikelele liyamangaza ingqondo, elineziqukathi ezingaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-750 zathunyelwa emhlabeni wonke unyaka nonyaka. Ukusuka ezimotweni kanye ne-elekthronikhi kuya ezingutsheni nasekudleni, cishe konke esikusebenzisayo empilweni yethu yansuku zonke kungenzeka kuchitha isikhathi ezitsheni.
Umthelela weziqukathi ze-Universal ekuhwebeni kwamanye amazwe awunakweqiwa. Lezi zitsheni zibambe iqhaza elikhulu ekuzameni kwezimboni, okuvumela amabhizinisi ukuthi afake izimakethe ezintsha futhi abathengi ukujabulela imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene evela kumakhona ahlukahlukene omhlaba. Ngenxa yokushona kwesiqukathi, izindleko nesikhathi esidingekayo sokuhambisa izimpahla zincishisiwe kakhulu, okuholela emikhiqizweni engabizi kakhulu yabathengi.
Ngenkathi iziqukathi ze-Universal ziye zaba ngushintsho lomdlalo, nazo eza nezinselelo. Enye yezinkinga ukusatshalaliswa okungalingani kweziqukathi emhlabeni wonke, okuholela ekuhambeni kwezohwebo okungalingani. Ukushoda kwesiqukathi kwezinye izindawo kungadala ukubambezeleka futhi kuvikele ukuhamba kwezimpahla ezibushelelezi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, iziqukathi ezingenalutho zivame ukudinga ukuthuthelwa lapho zidingeka khona, ezingabiza futhi zidle isikhathi.
Ubhubhane lweCovid-19 luphinde lwaletha izinselelo ezingakaze zibonwe embonini yokuthumela esetsheni. Njengoba amazwe abeka ukuvala imigwaqo kanye nokuphazamisa amaketanga, iziqukathi abhekene nokubambezeleka kanye nokuxinana emachwebeni, akhulise ukungalingani okukhona futhi adala amanani empahla akhuphuke. Imboni kufanele ivumelane ngokushesha nezindlela ezintsha zezempilo nokuphepha ukuze kuqinisekiswe ukuhamba okungaphazanyiswa kwezimpahla ezibalulekile.
Ukubheka ikusasa, iziqukathi ezinobumba jwayelekile kuzoqhubeka nokuba ngumgogodla wokuhweba komhlaba wonke. Intuthuko yezobuchwepheshe efana ne-Intanethi yezinto (i-IOT) ihlanganiswe ezitsheni, inika amandla ukulandelwa kwesikhathi sangempela kanye nokuqapha izimpahla. Lokhu kuqinisekisa ukucaca okungcono nokuvikeleka kulo lonke leli mpahla yokuhlinzekwa, ngenkathi kusiza ukuhlela umzila owenziwe kahle nokwehlisa imfucuza.
Ngamafuphi, iziqukathi zendawo yonke ziguqule imboni yezokuhamba, okwenza izinto zokuhamba ezifanele zempahla emhlabeni jikelele. Ukuqina kwabo, ukuqina nokusebenza kalula kubenza babe yingxenye ebalulekile yokuhweba kwamanye amazwe. Ngenkathi izinselelo ezinjengokungalingani kwesitsha kanye nokuphazamiseka okubangelwa yi-pandemic kusala, imboni iyaqhubeka nokusungula ukuqeda ukuhamba kwezimpahla okungaphazanyiswa futhi ishayela ukukhula komnotho womhlaba.