IATA set to miss e-AWB target, despite renewed interest in e-freight

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IATA appears to be on the verge of missing its already revised target for 45% eAWB penetration by the end of the year.

Last week it announced good gains in growth, up 2.4% in September over the previous month, but at 34.1% with just three months to go, it seems unlikely it will reach the target. While some forwarders to continue to claim that it is simply not a priority, other companies are saying that e-AWBs alone are an insufficient modernisation, ...