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Aug 14, 2009 (newstodate): The implementation of e-freight is underway in the Finnish market.
The process is spurred by Finnair Cargo, and an e-freight steering group has been set up, with Erkka Suvikumpu, Finnair Cargo VP marketing & business development, as its head.
-The e-freight implementation process in Finland has been delayed for about a year by the Finnish Customs that has had its focus on an own project, e-customs. Now we will speed up again, and a working group will soon gather to look into the procedures and prepare an e-freight operating manual for Finland.
-I have every reason to expect much from the implementation of measures such as e-freight and Cargo2000, where Finland has already designated four long-haul lanes for initial testings with plans for more lanes to be added as experience and demand build up.
-In times like these Finnair Cargo is seeing cargo volumes down by some 230 percent, while the number of AWBs is down only 15 percent.
-That means that we are doing disproportionately more paper work on increasingly smaller shipments per AWB, and this is not sustainable in times where costs reductions are crucial. e-freight will do away with the printed AWBs, enhance data quality and cut lead-times, says Mr Suvikumpu.
The process is spurred by Finnair Cargo, and an e-freight steering group has been set up, with Erkka Suvikumpu, Finnair Cargo VP marketing & business development, as its head.
-The e-freight implementation process in Finland has been delayed for about a year by the Finnish Customs that has had its focus on an own project, e-customs. Now we will speed up again, and a working group will soon gather to look into the procedures and prepare an e-freight operating manual for Finland.
-I have every reason to expect much from the implementation of measures such as e-freight and Cargo2000, where Finland has already designated four long-haul lanes for initial testings with plans for more lanes to be added as experience and demand build up.
-In times like these Finnair Cargo is seeing cargo volumes down by some 230 percent, while the number of AWBs is down only 15 percent.
-That means that we are doing disproportionately more paper work on increasingly smaller shipments per AWB, and this is not sustainable in times where costs reductions are crucial. e-freight will do away with the printed AWBs, enhance data quality and cut lead-times, says Mr Suvikumpu.