Californian telematics company Teletrac Navman is providing end-to-end mobile asset and fleet management for the UK port of Southampton.

This is part of a contract with port owner Associated British Ports (ABP). With a network of 21 ports, ABP handles around one-quarter of the UK’s seaborne trade, contributing £7.5bn to the economy every year.

The company’s Southampton region specified Teletrac Navman’s end-to-end mobile asset and fleet management to gain increased visibility and real-time actionable insight, to streamline and safeguard operations and make them more sustainable. Following a trial of the fleet telematics, tracking platform and connected camera system, ABP will now roll out the technology in Southampton across its 80-strong fleet, including more than 30 electric vehicles.

“As a transport and logistics business with a significant spread across the UK, it is our responsibility to ensure that our practices and operations are as safe and sustainable as possible,” said Craig Barbour, ABP general manager. “We have worked hard to increase the sustainability of our Southampton site to great success and have been really impressed with Teletrac Navman’s platform during our recent trial. Having access to real-time data has enabled us to respond quickly to insights and helped us to work smarter and safer. We’re delighted to be able to equip more of our vehicles with this technology and we’re also aiming to roll it out across our remaining regions.”

With public roads, backyards and a university campus all in close range, the port of Southampton has an on-site speed limit and vehicles are required to drive for optimum safety, including navigating quayside areas during busy cruise passenger operations. To provide drivers and vessel stevedores with greater visibility when handling everything from cruise ships to automotive carriers, Teletrac Navman will fit all vehicles with front-facing cameras and larger transit vans will also have rear facing cameras.

“Optimising safety was a significant area of focus for ABP,” said Peter Millichap, marketing director at Teletrac Navman in the UK. “Our fleet management platform provides insights into vehicle safety based on key performance metrics and recorded events, such as speeding and harsh braking and provides platform users with a measurable safety score for each driver. During the trial, ABP has been able to utilise fleet performance data and link it back into company benchmarks, to significantly improve safety, sustainability and cost efficiency. We’re thrilled that we have been awarded the contract to supply many more of its vehicles.”

Teletrac Navman is a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider focused on transforming mobile asset and fleet management. Powered by AI and machine learning, its software turns real-time data into decisions and is helping companies around the globe with smart and actionable insights that enhance productivity, profitability and safety. The company is headquartered in Orange County, California, with additional offices in the USA, UK, Australia, New Zealand and Mexico.