IATA e-freight goes-live in Chinese Taipei
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NEWSBRIEF
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November 2009 - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today
announced the dawn of a new era for the air cargo supply chain in Chinese Taipei.
IATA e-freight went live in
Chinese Taipei on 3 November 2009, and is operational at Taiwan Taoyuan International
Airport and Kaohsiung International Airport. IATA
e-freight is one of the Simplifying the Business projects that improve service
and cut costs. It aims to
take the paper out of the air cargo supply chain. Facilitated by IATA, the
project is an industry-wide initiative involving carriers, freight forwarders,
ground handlers, shippers and customs authorities. IATA
e-freight effectively eliminates the need to send 13 core paper documents with
air cargo shipments, hence streamlining processes, improving speed and
reliability and cutting costs. The
Chinese Taipei IATA
e-freight implementation team is led by the Association of Airfreight Forwarding & Logistics, China
Airlines and EVA Air. The team started work in August 2009
and delivered IATA e-freight ahead of schedule.
Chinese
Taipei is the 22nd
e-freight
location worldwide to deliver paper-free cargo. The
target is to implement e-freight in 44 countries by the end of 2010,
representing more than 80% of global air-freight volumes.
These countries all have the appropriate international treaties and
high level customs framework in place to qualify for IATA e-freight. - IATA - Contact: Manager Corporate
Communications Asia Pacific Tel : +65
64992286 Mobile: +65 91723767 Notes
to editors The Chinese Taipei e-freight implementation team comprises
of the following participants
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