Don't miss the eBL train
It’s leaving the station…
March saw a record number of e-air waybills (e-AWB)s in the airfreight industry as the move towards e-freight finally gains traction.
The month saw more than 200,000 shipments on e-AWBs, creating penetration of 13.4% internationally, while domestically the figure has now reached 46.2%.
In IATA’s latest “name and praise” initiative, which announces those companies leading the charge, Emirates did best, closely followed by Cathay and Korean on international lanes. Delta and China Southern topped the domestic charts, while Hellmann saw 11.3% growth. ...
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Comment on this article
Radhakrishnan Ramaswamy
July 26, 2014 at 4:25 pmVery much required in present. There will be more advancement in the coming future. All airlines should adopt to upgrade industry standard and also to save cost.