Director of IATA Cargo Services for Asia-Pacific Peter Chong gave a presentation on the e-freight pilot program that involves the UK, Netherlands, Singapore, Hong Kong and Canada. He then outlined the second stage of the project, which will involve more FAPAA member countries. E-freight is a project to eliminate paper processes from air cargo forwarding in much the same way that e-ticketing works for passenger travel. The initial focus is on transportation documentation. It will move into commercial and regulatory documentation in the next phase.
Delegates also were informed that FAPAA has been awarded a seat on a global IATA / FIATA Air Cargo Security Industry Forum (ACSIF) and will work with other associations from around the world to create a standardised program for air cargo security. A spokesperson for FAPAA said one of its key challenges was to assist countries that have no air cargo security systems in place. ACSIF believes that in future, new systems should be modelled on other programs deemed ‘best practice’ operating elsewhere in the world.
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