Energy-efficient delivery of shipments

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory having program instructions, the at least one memory and the program instructions being configured so as, together with the at least one processor, to cause the apparatus to perform:

• obtaining or keeping historic delivery information, wherein the historic delivery information is associated with multiple deliveries of shipments performed by one or various vehicle(s), and wherein the historic delivery information for each of the deliveries of shipments associated with the delivery information represents at least details pertaining to a delivery route, pertaining to an energy requirement and pertaining to a vehicle configuration;
• obtaining shipment delivery information for multiple shipments to be delivered, wherein the shipment delivery information at least for each of the shipments represents a detail pertaining to the delivery position for the delivery of the respective shipment;
• determining a delivery route for delivering the shipments and a vehicle configuration for a vehicle for delivering the shipments along the determined delivery route at least partially based on the shipment delivery information and the historical delivery information, wherein the determining of the delivery route and of the vehicle configuration comprises the determining of the expected energy requirement for the delivery of the shipments along the determined delivery route by a vehicle having the determined vehicle configuration;
• providing delivery control information in order to cause delivery of the shipments along the determined delivery route by a vehicle having the determined vehicle configuration.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium in which computer program code is stored, the computer program code when executed by a processor causing at least one apparatus to perform:

• obtaining or keeping historic delivery information, wherein the historic delivery information is associated with multiple deliveries of shipments performed by one or various vehicle(s), and wherein the historic delivery information for each of the deliveries of shipments associated with the delivery information represents at least details pertaining to a delivery route, pertaining to an energy requirement and pertaining to a vehicle configuration;
• obtaining shipment delivery information for multiple shipments to be delivered, wherein the shipment delivery information at least for each of the shipments represents a detail pertaining to the delivery position for the delivery of the respective shipment;
• determining a delivery route for delivering the shipments and a vehicle configuration for a vehicle for delivering the shipments along the determined delivery route at least partially based on the shipment delivery information and the historical delivery information, wherein the determining of the delivery route and of the vehicle configuration comprises the determining of the expected energy requirement for the delivery of the shipments along the determined delivery route by a vehicle having the determined vehicle configuration;
• providing delivery control information in order to cause delivery of the shipments along the determined delivery route by a vehicle having the determined vehicle configuration.