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WHY CARGO COMMUNITY

SYSTEM IS MORE IMPORTANT

NOW THAN EVER BEFORE

With more and more ith air cargo increasingly Most of the global airports have CCS
operations going online focused across various for a single window system to boost
and integrated, air cargo verticals, data analytics trade, and Kale offers collaboration to
community systems gain Wand data mining tech- help stakeholders boost trade. "A single
window system enables electronic com-
nologies become important for all the
importance for multiple players in the supply chain - shippers, munications in airports between private
reasons - ease of doing freight forwarders and airlines. transport operators (airlines, agents,
business, ease of completing "An Airport Cargo Community System freight forwarders, stevedores, freight
regulatory tasks, and reducing (also referred to as Cargo Community Sys- depots), the private vicinity (pre- and
wait times for multiple players tem (CCS) is a neutral and open electronic on-carriage, usually by road), importers
across the supply chain. platform aiding intelligent and secure and exporters, the airport authorities,
information exchange between stake-
Customs and other authorities," says the
So, how much value add is holders. It is a crucial tool in optimising note from Kale.
actually happening due to operational efficiencies and enabling digi- "I think it is wrong to refer to a cargo
CCS? And what’s the outlook for talisation of the end-to-end air cargo value community system as one specific and
CCS? Read on to know more. chain," says Kale Logistics, which has been well-defined digital solution with a
the pioneer in clear set of functionalities and a clear
Jyothi Shankaran the field. scope," says Steven Polmans, chairman,

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