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We increased our
investments and

continuously changed
and added more

functionality with our agile
teams and partners. This

way of working has now
become a standard and

will help to accelerate
the digitalisation of the air

cargo business.

Harold Elfring
ACL Airshop
adoption throughout our network by the
end of the year as part of our digitisation
programme - Destination Digital. This
will not only limit the human error that
can occur when processing large orders bookings, and the opportunity to deliver demic we listened very well to the needs
via paper, but it is improving operational the best experience for their clients even of our customers during that turbulent
efficiency and also has a positive impact in times of stress. time. We increased our investments and
on the environment,” Cheetham added. “In today’s rapidly changing world and continuously changed and added more
Destination Digital intends to minimise climate conditions, the more clarity and functionality with our agile teams and
the use of physical paper and indirectly data you have in your supply chains, the partners. This way of working has now
reduce aviation fuel usage by reducing easier it will be to deal with events be- become a standard and will help to ac-
the carrying of physical paper. Improved yond your control. For example, say one celerate the digitalisation of the air cargo
communications and data quality will of your export-side airports is affected by business,” said Elfring.
allow for more efficient information flow. bad weather in China or India. The faster
Reduce manual process errors and im- you hear about gathering storms–or Tech investments
prove operational efficiency by reducing labour disruptions– in the East, the faster According to global market insights, the
administrative effort, reducing human you can reroute your cargo to nearby air cargo market was valued at $200 bil-
input errors, and eliminating the risk of hubs and keep your supply chains mov- lion in 2022 and is expected to grow at
losing important documents. ing,” said Levine. a CAGR of 5% between 2023 and 2032,
Adoption of air cargo during the “The pandemic boosted eCommerce owing to the increasing need to transport
pandemic-driven supply chain delays, and so did a lot of our customers that high-value and time-sensitive products
carriers and forwarders were eager for moved all the packages. We already had such as electronics, pharmaceuticals,
real-time information, quick, dependable digital tools in place and during the pan- perishable goods, and auto parts. And
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