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Empowering the Airport Cargo Community through technology

 

The Air Cargo industry has gained more prominence in the recent past due to the growing demand for the rapid requirement for cargo at the destination in a record short time. But the pressure of physical documentation at each level and this calls for a 360-degree process and functional transformation. As per IATA, each air cargo shipment on average carries around 30 types of documents and well over 100 copies thus resulting in significant documentation overheads, increased dwell times and supply chain opaqueness. Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) facilitates seamless movement of goods and information between all the allied stakeholders.

 

The role of the Airport Cargo Community System

 

Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) from Kale is a United Nations award-winning single window electronic platform for all stakeholders of the air cargo value chain to interact with each other digitally thereby eliminating unnecessary documentation, delays, the opaqueness of supply chain and improving ease of doing business for the air cargo sector. It seamlessly connects Airport, Cargo Ground Handlers, Transporters, Freight Forwarders, Customs Brokers, Airlines, Importer/Exporters and Customs on a common cloud-based IT platform.

 

The system is targeted towards helping the supply chain participant overcome the pain areas of interaction with other partners in the supply chain.

Pioneering Air Cargo Trade though a Single Window Interface

Unique functional capabilities of ACS

 

  • e-Booking: Forwarder can view the airline schedules and request for bookings. Standard EDI messages can be exchanged to request booking and receive confirmation from airlines.
  • e-AWB: Provision to capture and amend AWB’s. FWB/FHL messages can be triggered to the airlines and handlers to give them pre-alerts. Also, it has a provision for AWB stock management.
  • Truck Slot & Dock Management: Provision to configure slots and docks so that trucker/ forwarders can book them to bring their cargo to the airport.
  • e-DO: Generate airline Deliver Order (DO) and make payments through pre-deposit accounts or payment gateways. CONSOL DO can also be released by the agents to sub-agents/consignee.
  • e-Manifest Filing: Convert FFM messages received from airlines to Customs format and file it with Customs. Acknowledgment received from customs can be sent back to the airlines. Helps in CONSOL Manifest (CGM) filing to Customs.
  • e-Payment: Forwarder can make payments through the portal using pre-defined accounts or payment gateway interfaces.

Business Benefits

 

Reduced Gate Congestion

Improved Efficiency

Sustainability & Compliance

Electronic Compliance

Visibility & Transparency

Offers Customer Delight

 

Thought Leadership

Discover how the Cargo Community System (CCS) is transforming the air cargo industry—streamlining the movement of perishable goods with real-time tracking, automated compliance, optimized logistics, and seamless stakeholder collaboration to ensure freshness at every mile.

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Airport Cargo Community System (ACS) is a United Nations award winning single window electronic platform for all stakeholders of the air cargo value chain to interact with each other digitally.