Air Cargo Security Compliance and Reporting

The bottom line is that on-demand logistics management solutions provide an affordable and highly effective way for freight forwarders to address the challenges faced each day.

This white paper shows how embracing the features and functionality offered in these solutions, business processes can be streamlined; communications between business partners could be more easily shared; and the world of air cargo would be safer than it has ever been.

Since 9-11, the transportation industry has become increasingly vigilant about air cargo security and compliance. Freight forwarders and air carriers have always understood that these are critical areas of concern, and increased demands in terms of visibility and reporting requirements have led to far more complex processes. Without the right technologies and tools in place, theses processes are becoming alarmingly inefficient.

Today, freight forwarders are grappling with a number of shortcomings. First, many lack real-time visibility into the status of their cargo shipments. There is also a lack of control over the actual data sent to the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s Automated Manifest System (AMS) not to mention the uncomfortable nature of having to send detailed end customer information to the carriers, along with an inability to amend cargo details. This is further complicated by the fact that freight forwarders carry the cost burden – anywhere from approximately $2 to $9 a shipment – associated with filing critical documents, which means any errors, omissions or delays can become costly.

Gaining the insight needed to enable these processes requires a highly sophisticated, complex and costly infrastructure. For most operations, the technology is simply too far out of reach to consider.