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Nov 3, 2005 (newstodate): IATA has kick-started IATA e-freight, the cargo component of the association's Simplifying the Business initiative.
The IATA e-freight programme's target is for paperless cargo processing by 2010, saving USD1.2 billion annually, based on current cargo volumes, and reducing shipping times by up to 25 percent.
-Our mission is to take the paper out of the cargo by the end of 2010. This is more than just a change, it is an industry revolution, says Giovanni Bisignani, IATA Director General and CEO.
IATA e-freight is one of five Simplifying the Business projects launched in 2004 with a target of reducing industry costs by USD6.5 billion while making travel and shipping more convenient.
-The air cargo business is drowning in paper. Every cargo shipment travels with up to 38
documents. Each year we could fill 39 Boeing 747 freighters with the paper wasted on this
documentation. We are slow. Despite having an agreement on electronic Airway Bills as early as 1985, only 15 percent of shipments make use of this facility. And shipping times have not changed despite advances in technology. In 1972 the average time for an air cargo shipment was
6.5 days. In 33 years we have only reduced that by 12 hours to 6 days. IATA e-Freight will save
USD1.2 billion each year and will enable shipping time to be reduced by up to 25 percent, says Mr Bisignani.
The IATA e-freight programme's target is for paperless cargo processing by 2010, saving USD1.2 billion annually, based on current cargo volumes, and reducing shipping times by up to 25 percent.
-Our mission is to take the paper out of the cargo by the end of 2010. This is more than just a change, it is an industry revolution, says Giovanni Bisignani, IATA Director General and CEO.
IATA e-freight is one of five Simplifying the Business projects launched in 2004 with a target of reducing industry costs by USD6.5 billion while making travel and shipping more convenient.
-The air cargo business is drowning in paper. Every cargo shipment travels with up to 38
documents. Each year we could fill 39 Boeing 747 freighters with the paper wasted on this
documentation. We are slow. Despite having an agreement on electronic Airway Bills as early as 1985, only 15 percent of shipments make use of this facility. And shipping times have not changed despite advances in technology. In 1972 the average time for an air cargo shipment was
6.5 days. In 33 years we have only reduced that by 12 hours to 6 days. IATA e-Freight will save
USD1.2 billion each year and will enable shipping time to be reduced by up to 25 percent, says Mr Bisignani.