THE Digital Container Shipping Association (DCSA) is frustrated with the lack of progress in digitising bills of lading, reports London's Loadstar.
The report comes as many feel that in order for shipping to beat air cargo to e-freight has to do with nippiness.
March 2014 saw a record number of eAWBs, but market penetration was only 13.4 per cent. New data revealed that e-freight could save a day from transit times, saving shippers US$4.2 billion.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) admitted back in 2012 that introducing e-freight has been harder to do than originally thought.
'Some airlines are saying that now isn't the time to be introducing it when they are losing money on freight. But we need to at least prepare the ground to make it work when things are better,' said former IATA chief Tony Tyler eight years ago.
IATA's target was repeatedly revised, with a 20 per cent e-AWB penetration by 2013, 50 per cent in 2014, and 100 per cent in 2015.
International Airlines Group (IAG) cargo head Steve Gunning declared how they went past the tipping point.
'We've gone past the tipping point. We're not debating the benefits. It's now about how we implement it as quickly and efficiently as possible,' said Mr Gunning.
Some companies were on it, like the Business and Financial Services (BFS) Hong Kong handling facility in 2014 where just seven per cent of exports used e-AWBs and two per cent of imports.
BFS also archived all its paperwork electronically in 2009, saving 25 million sheets of paper, and $240,000 in direct costs.
Atlas Air CCO Michael Steen declared the unlocked value that could be achieved.
'There is $12 billion in unlocked value that can be achieved here. In the meantime, the integrators are eating our lunch,' said Mr Steen.
The latest figures from January show 71.3 per cent penetration, down 3.2 percentage points from December.
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The report comes as many feel that in order for shipping to beat air cargo to e-freight has to do with nippiness.
March 2014 saw a record number of eAWBs, but market penetration was only 13.4 per cent. New data revealed that e-freight could save a day from transit times, saving shippers US$4.2 billion.
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) admitted back in 2012 that introducing e-freight has been harder to do than originally thought.
'Some airlines are saying that now isn't the time to be introducing it when they are losing money on freight. But we need to at least prepare the ground to make it work when things are better,' said former IATA chief Tony Tyler eight years ago.
IATA's target was repeatedly revised, with a 20 per cent e-AWB penetration by 2013, 50 per cent in 2014, and 100 per cent in 2015.
International Airlines Group (IAG) cargo head Steve Gunning declared how they went past the tipping point.
'We've gone past the tipping point. We're not debating the benefits. It's now about how we implement it as quickly and efficiently as possible,' said Mr Gunning.
Some companies were on it, like the Business and Financial Services (BFS) Hong Kong handling facility in 2014 where just seven per cent of exports used e-AWBs and two per cent of imports.
BFS also archived all its paperwork electronically in 2009, saving 25 million sheets of paper, and $240,000 in direct costs.
Atlas Air CCO Michael Steen declared the unlocked value that could be achieved.
'There is $12 billion in unlocked value that can be achieved here. In the meantime, the integrators are eating our lunch,' said Mr Steen.
The latest figures from January show 71.3 per cent penetration, down 3.2 percentage points from December.
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