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Aug 28, 2013 (newstodate): IATA is eagerly propagating the e-freight concept, with the electronic AWB as one pertinent issue now in the spotlight.
The penetration rate is, however, not convincingly high as seen from IATA's own published statistics.
By the end of May 2013, the penetration rate of the e-AWB had reached eight percent, compared to four percent one year earlier.
Regions differ widely, however, when it comes to the penetration of the a-AWB.
Thus, in Europe the rate is about 2.5 percent, the same as in the USA, while in Africa and the Middle East the rate was about 26 percent in May 2013.
Some carriers including Emirates, fluDubai and Cathay Pacific see the rate above 75 percent at their own hubs, carriers like Air France/KLM, Korean Air Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo see the rate between 20-75 percent at their hubs, while the rate is below 20 percent in the corresponding cases of carriers including Lufthansa Cargo, SWISS World Cargo, Turkish Cargo, Cargolux, Qatar and Etihad Cargo.
A carrier like SAS is not seen in the statistics at all.
-We have many other issues to tackle these days, so the emphasis on e-freight has been lifted significantly, says a SAS Cargo representative.
As of August 21, 2013, a total of 37 airlines, 2,235 airport locations, 173 freight forwarders and 2,267 freight forwarder affilitate offices had joined the e-AWB agreement.
The penetration rate is, however, not convincingly high as seen from IATA's own published statistics.
By the end of May 2013, the penetration rate of the e-AWB had reached eight percent, compared to four percent one year earlier.
Regions differ widely, however, when it comes to the penetration of the a-AWB.
Thus, in Europe the rate is about 2.5 percent, the same as in the USA, while in Africa and the Middle East the rate was about 26 percent in May 2013.
Some carriers including Emirates, fluDubai and Cathay Pacific see the rate above 75 percent at their own hubs, carriers like Air France/KLM, Korean Air Cargo and Singapore Airlines Cargo see the rate between 20-75 percent at their hubs, while the rate is below 20 percent in the corresponding cases of carriers including Lufthansa Cargo, SWISS World Cargo, Turkish Cargo, Cargolux, Qatar and Etihad Cargo.
A carrier like SAS is not seen in the statistics at all.
-We have many other issues to tackle these days, so the emphasis on e-freight has been lifted significantly, says a SAS Cargo representative.
As of August 21, 2013, a total of 37 airlines, 2,235 airport locations, 173 freight forwarders and 2,267 freight forwarder affilitate offices had joined the e-AWB agreement.