D<\/span>allas U.S.A –<\/strong> It was a busy conference for dangerous goods (DG) last week at IATA\u2019s World Cargo Symposium. In an effort to encourage electronic management DG handling and improve safety, IATA introduced both its Dangerous Goods AutoCheck (DG AutoCheck) platform and its e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (e-DGD) standards.<\/p>\n

DG AutoCheck stands as a bridge between the paper-based and electronic cargo management processes.<\/p>\n

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To file a shipper\u2019s DGD that complies with IATA\u2019s Dangerous Goods Regulations (DGR), customers may either enter declarations via web interface (pictured at right) or scan versions of paper DGD forms to convert the information into a digital record of the shipment.<\/p>\n

This data can then be processed and verified automatically using the XML data version of the DGR.<\/p>\n

More than 20 global organizations supported the development of DG AutoCheck, including airlines, freight forwarders, ground handlers and express integrators, such as Air France-KLM Cargo, Swissport, Panalpina and DHL Express.<\/p>\n

DG AutoCheck also facilitates a ground handler\u2019s or airline\u2019s decision to accept or reject a shipment during the physical inspection stage by providing a pictorial representation of the package with the marking and labelling required for air transport.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, with the \u201ce-DGD\u201d tool, IATA advanced closer to full cargo digitalization with its electronic method of managing DGDs, which supports the industry\u2019s push to modernize air cargo processes and share critical data among stakeholders.Using e-DGD can improve transparency, traceability and data quality, which can reduce errors and delays.<\/p>\n

Developed through the IATA Cargo Services Conference, e-DGD came about with support from four proof-of-concept partners: Air France-KLM Cargo, Lufthansa Cargo, Swiss WorldCargo and Cargologic.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly when all stakeholders of the supply chain find benefits in the solution, will digitalization be successful on such a large scale,\u201d said Jan-Wilhelm Breithaupt, vice president of global handling at Lufthansa Cargo. \u201cWe\u00b4re happy to perform the pilot project with industry partners in our hub in Frankfurt.\u201d<\/p>\n

Because the DGR lists more than 3,000 entries for dangerous goods and is 1,100 pages in length, these digital tools are expected to reduce potential errors made during time-consuming manual checks of the data and to ensure better accuracy in marking, labelling and packaging these shipments.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe air transport industry handles in excess of 1.25 million dangerous goods shipments transported per year,\u201d said Nick Careen, IATA\u2019s senior vice president of airport, passenger, cargo and security. \u201cWith the air cargo growth forecast at 4.9 percent per year over the next five years, this number will rise significantly. To ensure that air cargo is ready to benefit from this growth, the industry needs to adopt modern and harmonized standards that facilitate safe, secure and efficient operations.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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