Emergency in high prices, not an option to reduce spending, but a must.
Amid slowing growth in the domestic market due to the global economic recession, oil prices are rebounding, deepening the anxiety of industries. Accordingly, manufacturing logistics companies are preparing alternatives to energy reduction and efficiency and promoting related projects, and the government is also considering various tax benefits and support measures to foster the industry. In the case of the logistics industry, which is hit hardest by rising oil prices, greenhouse gas emission reduction projects, including logistics efficiency, are being carried out with the goal of "green logistics" and "fostering global logistics companies, " and related measures are coming from industry-academic research. At the Smart Logistics Forum, hardware elements such as various transportation technologies to achieve logistics efficiency, systems to link and optimize them, and eco-friendly transportation were presented.
In addition, a strategy to foster global logistics companies was proposed to check ways to advance the cargo transportation market. It was also revealed that only when CO2 emissions are reduced can it enter overseas markets and strengthen its competitiveness. This is why eco-friendly energy saving projects based on smart logistics technology efficiency are drawing attention. However, the freight transportation and logistics industries say that oil costs should be fundamentally stabilized to cope with high prices such as rising oil prices.
To this end, legal safety measures such as the supply of duty-free oil should be prepared, and the government is urging practical tax benefits and support measures for the logistics industry, which is considered a new national wealth creation industry. In addition, it is expressing that the rate should be realized as soon as possible based on the fair trade of the shipper logistics company.
Energy resource reduction eco-friendly digital transformation survival strategy.
The logistics industry, which has been hit directly by high oil prices, is offering a trump card to survive in the market. Logistics companies point out that the government has proposed various measures under the name of green growth, such as logistics efficiency and energy reduction, but industrial sites have initially implemented it to rationalize corporate management. In the case of one of the leading logistics companies in Korea, logistics information systems are being established and operated to realize energy savings compared to high oil prices.
In addition, various self-rescue measures such as facility conversion projects such as high-efficiency, eco-friendly equipment, and eco-drive have been prepared to switch to unmanned automation environmentally friendly device technology throughout the logistics business. Terminal facility equipment is being replaced with solar and unmanned automation devices. In addition, through partnerships with suppliers such as local carriers, co-purchases of consumable subsidiary materials are encouraged to coexist at a more reasonable cost. Facility investment is accelerating in the direction of maximizing energy efficiency by converting to eco-friendly equipment in consideration of unstable resource supply and demand and soaring energy costs.
Although the burden of initial investment costs is high, it is from profits in the long run considering depreciation costs. On the other hand, a method of fundamentally blocking the use of unnecessary oil is also being used. Dongbu, which developed a logistics information system that connects the volume of shippers and car owners in real time, is operating a system that prevents tolerance by providing cargo information to the company's delivery drivers. Eco-drive is being implemented to reduce fuel costs, but logistics companies quickly secure cargo by providing cargo information to drivers, while truck owners are provided with more work and reduced tolerance, emphasizing that it is the best way to reduce oil costs. In addition, loading and unloading equipment in the port business is being converted into eco-friendly equipment. Energy use such as oil is being reduced by about 90% compared to the previous one, and services such as "e-Truck, "an online cargo information network that organically connects domestic land transport networks, are in operation.
"Light oil prices have soared more than 80% compared to 10 years ago, and this trend is like a natural disaster for the logistics industry, "a company A official said. "The impact will be mitigated only when fundamental alternatives such as institutional measures are prepared to buffer the damage to unpredictable oil prices."
Fare adjustments reflecting inflation and the unit price of freight is urgently needed.
Freight transportation logistics companies say that the ongoing self-rescue measures alone cannot essentially solve the damage to the rise in oil prices. Based on the consumer burden principle, the realization of fares has been put on the review line. Although it has emphasized adjusting freight costs in consideration of environmental factors such as rising oil prices, freight costs have not become a reality due to excessive competition between logistics companies, including relations with shippers. As a result, it was found that they were suffering from a double whammy of financial difficulties and worsening profitability due to rising oil costs. Therefore, considering the current market environment, companies explain that it is inevitable to adjust the unit price to reflect the increase in oil prices.
The government should institutionalize countermeasures such as tax-free oil support and tax benefits to maintain stability in oil prices. An official from Company B explained, "The unit price of freight should be adjusted in reality, but this is realistically difficult, so the government should expand support for oil price hikes." On the other hand, in order to realize the unit price, the integration of logistics carriers is inevitable, and some argue that the government should present guidelines to induce fair trade between shipper logistics companies.
The industry pointed out that unfair trade between shippers and logistics companies is accelerating as carriers participating in the cargo transportation market are oversaturated. In addition, the government should provide guidelines to induce fair trade between shipper logistics companies to develop the logistics industry, while strengthening standards for transportation operators to remove those with insufficient qualifications from the market and integrate them. Unfair transactions have been customary in the position of the weak due to contractual relations with shipper companies, which have hindered the freight logistics industry by forcing unfair acts, demanding rebates, and retaliatory measures, including delays in payment.
Above all, 'unfair trade practices are prevented in accordance with Article 23 (1) of the Monopoly Regulation and Fair Trade Act', they are applied only to some specific projects, and for this reason, unfair trade between shipper logistics companies has not improved. It is possible to secure the effectiveness of the system only when the fair trade guidelines for cargo transportation transactions are clarified and strong legal measures are taken due to non-compliance with fair trade.
"In Japan, the government proposes guidelines based on related standards in the Fair Trade Act and Subcontracting Act, and based on this, shippers and logistics companies are trading at an appropriate level, " said a representative of logistics company C. He also pointed out, "Unlike the passenger industry such as taxi buses, the cargo transportation market is traded on a postpaid basis, so there is a fixed atmosphere of not paying the right price, such as cutting freight costs."
