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May 28, 2010 (newstodate): Everybody talks of the benefits of e-freight. But where is the break-through?
-It is a fact that some countries have put great efforts into implementing IATA's e-freight, procedures for accept of electronic documents and signatures and interchange of data to allow paper-free cargo flows, says a Scandinavian industry source.
-But it is likewise a fact that only few countries have developed that far and retain a cautious attitude to the paper-less air cargo, while many are still outright negative towards this and cling to traditional requirements for paper documents, stamps and seals.
-So long as this remains the case, e-freight remains a vision and a very promising one, indeed. Paper documents still reign supreme, and the process is slow in moving. Either all parties and markets join, or e-freight is just a vision, he says.
-It is a fact that some countries have put great efforts into implementing IATA's e-freight, procedures for accept of electronic documents and signatures and interchange of data to allow paper-free cargo flows, says a Scandinavian industry source.
-But it is likewise a fact that only few countries have developed that far and retain a cautious attitude to the paper-less air cargo, while many are still outright negative towards this and cling to traditional requirements for paper documents, stamps and seals.
-So long as this remains the case, e-freight remains a vision and a very promising one, indeed. Paper documents still reign supreme, and the process is slow in moving. Either all parties and markets join, or e-freight is just a vision, he says.