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Ngomhla ziyi-12 kuJuni, i-titan yase-UK yezokuthutha, i-Tuffnells Parcels Express, yamemezela ukuqothuka ngemuva kokwehluleka ukuthola imali emasontweni asanda kwedlula.

Inkampani iqoke i-Interpath Advisory njengabaphathi abahlanganyelwe. Ukuwa kubangelwe ukukhuphuka kwezindleko, imithelela yobhubhane lwe-COVID-19, nokuncintisana okushubile emakethe yokulethwa kwamaphasela yase-UK.

Yasungulwa ngo-1914 futhi inekomkhulu e-Kettering, Northamptonshire, iTuffnells Parcels Express ihlinzeka ngezinsizakalo zokulethwa kwamaphasela ezweni lonke, ezokuthutha zezimpahla ezisindayo nezinkulu ngokweqile, kanye nezixazululo zokulondoloza nokusabalalisa. Njengoba inamagatsha angaphezu kuka-30 e-UK kanye nenethiwekhi yozakwethu esungulwe emhlabeni wonke, inkampani yayithathwa njengembangi esabekayo kuzo zombili izinto zasekhaya nezamazwe ngamazwe.

“Ngeshwa, imakethe yokulethwa kwamaphasela yase-UK enokuncintisana kakhulu, kuhlangene nokwehla kwamandla emali okuphawulekayo ezisekelweni zezindleko ezingaguquki zenkampani, kubangele ingcindezi enkulu yokuhamba kwemali,” kusho uRichard Harrison, umqondisi ohlanganyelwe kanye noMqondisi Ophethe kwa-Interpath Advisory.

I-Tuffnells Parcels Express, enye yezinkampani ezinkulu zokulethwa kwamaphasela e-UK, iziqhayise ngezindawo zokugcina izimpahla ezingu-33 eziphatha izimpahla ezivela ezindaweni zomhlaba ezingaphezu kuka-160 futhi ihlinzeka ngamakhasimende angaphezu kuka-4,000 ezentengiselwano. Ukuqothuka kuzophazamisa osonkontileka abacishe babe ngu-500 kanye nezindawo zokugcina izimpahla zaseTuffnell kuze kube kuphinde kwaziswa.

Lesi simo siphinde siphazamise amakhasimende abalingani bezitolo bakwa-Tuffnells abafana no-Wickes no-Evans Cycles abalinde ukulethwa kwezimpahla ezinkulu njengefenisha namabhayisikili.

“Ngokudabukisayo, ngenxa yokuphela kokudiliva esingakwazi ukukwenza

siqale kabusha esikhathini esifushane, kudingeke ukuthi senze iningi labasebenzi lingasebenzi. Eyethu

umsebenzi oyinhloko ukunikeza lonke usizo oludingekayo kulabo abathintekile ukufaka izicelo

kusukela eHhovisi Lokukhokha Ngokungadingeki kanye nokunciphisa ukuphazamiseka ukuze

abathengi,” kusho uHarrison.

Emiphumeleni yakamuva yezezimali yonyaka ephela ngoDisemba 31, 2021, inkampani ibike inzuzo eyizigidi ezingama-£178.1, ngenzuzo yangaphambi kwentela engu-£5.4 wezigidi. Ezinyangeni eziyi-16 eziphela ngoDisemba 30, 2020, inkampani ibike imali engenile engu-£212 wezigidi ngenzuzo yangemva kwentela engu-£6 million. Kusukela ngaleso sikhathi, izimpahla ezingezona ezamanje zenkampani zazilinganiselwa ku-£ 13.1 wezigidi futhi izimpahla zamanje zazilinganiselwa ku-£ 31.7 million.

Okunye Ukwehluleka Okuphawulekayo Nokudilizwa

Lokhu kuqothuka kuza ngemuva kokunye ukwehluleka okuphawulekayo kwezinhlelo zokusebenza. IFreightwalla, umthumeli wempahla wedijithali ohamba phambili e-India futhi engowokuqala kwabayishumi esifundeni sase-Asia-Pacific, nayo muva nje imemezele ukuthi iqomile. Ngaphakathi, inkampani edumile ye-e-commerce ye-FBA Logistics ewela umngcele nayo isonqenqemeni lokuqothuka, okubikwa ukuthi kungenxa yezikweletu ezinkulu.

Ukudilizwa kwabasebenzi nakho kugcwele imboni yonkana. I-Project44 isanda kukhipha i-10% yabasebenzi bayo, kanti i-Flexport inqume u-20% wabasebenzi bayo ngoJanuwari. U-CH Robinson, umdondoshiya wezokuthutha emhlabeni wonke kanye nomdondoshiya wamaloli waseMelika, umemezele okunye ukudilizwa kwamaloli angama-300, okuphawula igagasi lakhe lesibili lokudilizwa ezinyangeni eziyisikhombisa kusukela ngoNovemba 2022 kwanqanyulwa abasebenzi abangama-650. Ipulatifomu yezimpahla ezidijithali i-Convoy yamemezela ukuhlelwa kabusha nokudilizwa ngo-February, kanye nokuqalisa kwamaloli azishayelayo i-Embark Trucks yanciphisa u-70% wabasebenzi bayo ngo-March. Inkundla yokufanisa impahla yendabuko i-Truckstop.com iphinde yamemezela ukudilizwa, nenombolo okuyiyonayona esazodalulwa.

Ukugcwala Kwezimakethe Nokuncintisana Okuqinile

Ukwehluleka phakathi kwezinkampani ezithumela impahla ngokuyinhloko kudalwe izici zangaphandle. Impi yaseRussia ne-Ukrainian kanye nokuthambekela okungakaze kubonwe kokulwa nokuhwebelana kwembulunga yonke kubangele ukukhathala okwedlulele kwezimakethe ezimakethe ezinkulu zabathengi eNtshonalanga. Lokhu kube nomthelela ngqo ekwehleni komthamo wohwebo emhlabeni wonke futhi ngenxa yalokho, umthamo webhizinisi lezinkampani zamazwe ngamazwe ezithumela impahla, isixhumanisi esibalulekile ochungechungeni lokuhlinzeka.

Imboni ibhekene nengcindezi yokuncintisana ekhuphukile ngenxa yokuncipha kwenani lebhizinisi, ukwehla kwesilinganiso senzuzo iyonke, futhi okungenzeka, nokwenyuka kwezindleko ezivela ekwandeni okungalawulwa. Isidingo esintengayo somhlaba wonke sinomthelela kakhulu embonini yokuthutha impahla. Lapho ukukhula komnotho kuncipha noma ukuhwebelana kwamazwe ngamazwe kuvinjelwe, isidingo sokuthutha impahla sivame ukwehla.

Inani elikhulu lezinkampani ezithumela impahla kanye nokuncintisana kwezimakethe okuqinile kuholele emalini ephansi yenzuzo kanye nesikhala esincane senzuzo. Ukuze zihlale zincintisana, lezi zinkampani kufanele ziqhubeke zithuthukisa ukusebenza kahle, zandise izindleko, futhi zinikeze isevisi yamakhasimende ephakeme. Yilezo zinkampani kuphela ezingakwazi ukuzivumelanisa nezimfuno zemakethe futhi zilungise kalula amasu azo ezingasinda kule ndawo enokuncintisana kanzima.