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for collaboration, and CCS is a great tool
to manage this collaboration between
a group of companies in a very phased
approach," says Polmans.
Malhotra is very bullish on the pros-
pects: "CCS have grown to the third
generation now. What started as simple
portals enabling EDI messages are now
powered by Blockchain, Artificial Intel-
ligence, Machine Learning, Big Data and
mobile-friendly apps. These will evolve
to connect to global networks and more
comprehensive platforms like digital
trade corridors, logistics e-marketplace
and sea-air corridors. As these CCSs will
integrate with different verticals and in-
dustries, we will witness a well synchro-
nised global value chain."
We see a growing appetite for digitalisa-
tion and collaborative processes, which
accelerated during the pandemic, says
Nallian's Verheyen. "We expect that the
possibility for individual actors to move
ahead without the need of the community
as a whole to move at once might ac-
celerate the uptake of a community-wide
approach. Equally so, a growing willingness
to share data and collaborate will help
moving towards the creation of a digital
twin of each shipment with data being
captured and shared throughout the entire
shipment journey. In the future, we will
evolve to a ‘hub of hubs’, where different
digitised communities will connect and
share information."
"We are renewing our CCS (we call it
The airport has logged a 30 percent a Port Community System) Cargonaut,"
year-on-year increase in international Whereas our Cargo says Schipol's Scheidel. "This is an impor-
cargo volumes of over 5 million tonnes tant enabler to make the necessary pro-
of cargo handled in FY22. Cloud supports a cess improvements in the next few years.
"Atlanta Airport was the first airport in First step will be to make sure that all
North America to implement Kale’s CCS community-wide relevant data is available. Next step will
in 2019. By using digital tools, the Atlanta approach, we also be to make the process plannable and
Airport Community, which is powered introduce time slot planning for delivery
by Kale’s digital solutions, has saved nine offer solutions to and pickup of cargo at landside."
tonnes of CO2 from being processed Brussels Airports's Nathan De Valck
since the beginning of 2021 - the equiva- individual actors adds a push is needed by the airport or
lent of planting more than 400 trees.” who wish to improve a dominant operator to perform a switch
Verheyen lists the gains reported by to a digital solution and reach the long-
Brussels Airport and Dallas Fort Worth in- and digitise their term benefits of having a CCS. Biggest
cluding reducing waiting time for trucks upcoming improvements are most likely
and lesser need for trucks to complete cross-company to be providing real-time visibility of the
the assignments. process. processes & traceability of freight (e.g. via
IoT, RFID, etc.) to different stakeholders
CCS future, improvements Jean Verheyen active in the community; and data sharing
"I am convinced that there is a big future Nallian between stakeholders and other hubs.
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