Julie Kuzeljevich’s in-depth article “A Sharper Benefit: The Air Cargo Industry Aims to Speed up Penetration of e-Air Waybills” in Canadian Shipper discusses the importance of the air waybill (eAWB) as a transportation document, the benefits of the eAWB to the air cargo industry, and the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) industry targets for eAWB adoption in 2016. Descartes’ Jim Alemany was interviewed for the article and provides additional insight into the history of the initiative, the burden of paper air waybills and what carriers are doing to drive greater forwarder adoption. Read more on canadianshipper.com.
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