AS a growing number of airports take a more active role in the cargo business on their patch, some are looking to extend data connectivity to nearby ports.
Several North American airports are in the process of establishing cargo community systems (CCSs) to develop more efficient data flows between operators and customers.
Among those that recently signed up, or started proof-of-concept trials, are Vancouver, Rockford, Boston and Philadelphia, reports UK's The Loadstar.
Typically, the ability to manage truck flows and avoid congestion has been the biggest incentive for airports to embrace the CCS concept, but now airports are looking to deploy a much broader array of features and functionality in their CCSs, reported Amar More, CEO of Kale Logistics Solutions, which provides CCS platforms to cargo communities.
Several airports located near ocean cargo gateways have even expressed interest in CCS functionality beyond their core business, he added.
'They are not just looking at air cargo. They are exploring sea-air corridors,' he said.
The sea-air concept has waxed and waned over the years. This has been challenging, said James Coombes, CEO of Vector.ai, a provider of digital forwarding platforms to automate processes, adding: 'There is a desire and a need for multimodal visibility. It is a poorly serviced market today.'
'The supply chain challenges of the past two years have highlighted the lack of visibility cargo owners have in locating their products,' said Vizion CEO Kyle Henderson. 'The impact of offering visibility across multiple modes of freight elevates business and supply chain performance in the fulfilment of consumer needs.'
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Several North American airports are in the process of establishing cargo community systems (CCSs) to develop more efficient data flows between operators and customers.
Among those that recently signed up, or started proof-of-concept trials, are Vancouver, Rockford, Boston and Philadelphia, reports UK's The Loadstar.
Typically, the ability to manage truck flows and avoid congestion has been the biggest incentive for airports to embrace the CCS concept, but now airports are looking to deploy a much broader array of features and functionality in their CCSs, reported Amar More, CEO of Kale Logistics Solutions, which provides CCS platforms to cargo communities.
Several airports located near ocean cargo gateways have even expressed interest in CCS functionality beyond their core business, he added.
'They are not just looking at air cargo. They are exploring sea-air corridors,' he said.
The sea-air concept has waxed and waned over the years. This has been challenging, said James Coombes, CEO of Vector.ai, a provider of digital forwarding platforms to automate processes, adding: 'There is a desire and a need for multimodal visibility. It is a poorly serviced market today.'
'The supply chain challenges of the past two years have highlighted the lack of visibility cargo owners have in locating their products,' said Vizion CEO Kyle Henderson. 'The impact of offering visibility across multiple modes of freight elevates business and supply chain performance in the fulfilment of consumer needs.'
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