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Issue 3 2015 - Freight Business Journal


Forearmed is forewarned says Champ Cargosystems


As previously revealed in an FBJ online news offering, from 1 May this year carriers flying to or via the US will need to file their pre-arrival declarations to the new Automated Commercial Environment (ACE), which the


is replacing current Air Automated


Manifest System (Air-AMS). The transition from Air-AMS to ACE will require changes to freight operators’ air manifest filing processes and CBP Air Manifest Interface


Requirements


(CAMIR) documentation, notes CHAMP Cargosystems, the Luxembourg-headquartered provider of IT systems for the air freight sector. Fortunately, the


company observes, it


has just the product to help operators manage that change – its Traxon Global Customs (TGC) system. ACE is intended to


improve security without interrupting the smooth flow of


international freight.


Electronic air manifest filing is a key aspect of the regime and, notes CHAMP CEO Arnaud Lambert, TGC already offers connectivity to over 35 Customs authorities, including US Customs. “With one solution, customers have access to all of the connected Customs


authorities


without the need to develop customised interfaces,” he points out. Arnaud Lambert, who took


over as CEO of CHAMP earlier this year, has plenty of ideas regarding the development of the company’s product portfolio, of which TGC is just one of many offerings. “CHAMP’s priorities are to


clearly build on past successes of operational excellence and successful


implementation


programs for our customers,” Arnaud explains, adding that CHAMP is currently finalising the implementation of two large


programs for Cathay


Pacific and Japan Airlines, and is “in discussion with other major carriers”. He goes on: “CHAMP will


further invest in building upon its ‘Connected thinking for the air cargo community’ theme, ensuring that CHAMP’s customers continue to leverage value both in the solutions provided by CHAMP and also in being part of the CHAMP community, which currently composed of around 200 airlines, ground handlers and general sales agents, as well as 4,000 forwarders.”


Freight forwarding


This year, CHAMP will expand its portfolio with a freight forwarder community product called Logitude, which provides small and mid- sized


forwarders with both


operational functionality and easy access to the world of eFreight. Moreover, Arnaud observes: “CHAMP will continue to work closely with its customers, partners, industry representatives and Customs and government authorities to further evolve the standards for e-commerce and security. Last


but not least we are


investing in User Experience optimisation for our products suite, data analytics and mobility solutions. Ease of doing business with the right


information in the right place at the right time is definitely a priority.” The market for community


systems in which CHAMP is so heavily engaged is changing, Arnaud considers. “As the collaboration between the key stakeholders in the air cargo supply chain accelerates, closer integration between community services and core cargo services has become a necessity. CHAMP is investing in the next- generation platforms that will simplify the collation and distribution of information between


transportation


parties, improving operational efficiency and providing the proactive decision support information required by our customers. “The key focus is being able


to provide the right information in the right place at the right time,” he says. “The right time no longer means receiving the information alongside the physical shipment – the right


time means receiving


and acting upon information in advance of the physical shipment process.” Finally, CHAMP will deliver necessary Arnaud


all what support describes


for as


‘industry collaboration’ to the cargo community in a much more accelerated way. “In addition to continuing to evolve our own solutions and launch new ones, CHAMP will engage in


collaboration


with other solution providers to ultimately deliver a better, more


consistent service to


our customer’s customers,” he concludes.


///IT Shining a light on seafreight


You wouldn’t normally think of lighthousemen as trade facilitators, but the bodies that keep shipping safe around are shores are working on an interesting project. The General Lighthouse


Authorities of the UK & Ireland (GLA), the three agencies (Trinity House Lighthouse Service, Northern Lighthouse Board and Commissioners of


Irish Lights)


primarily responsible for marine aids to navigation around the coasts of the UK and Ireland, have been working on an alternative to


the GPS-based Automatic


Identification System (AIS) that allows the real-time electronic collection, sharing and analysis of navigational data from cargo vessels when GPS fails or is interfered with. The aim is to enable what it


describes as “smart, hyper-efficient international trade” by means of a new chain of radio navigation reference stations that provide 24/7 navigational data around some of the UK’s biggest and busiest ports. Martin


Bransby, the GLA’s


research and radio navigation manager, explains that “resilient position and timing” data that is available even when GPS is not available has been a GLA goal for many years. About a decade ago, the GLA worked with the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) on a positioning paper produced by the latter that looked into possible


e-Navigation solutions and the GLA has been working to develop the system since then. On 1 October a chain of seven


Enhanced Long Range Navigation (eLoran) differential reference stations were declared as having passed


the initial


of England, close to the Scottish border. The data received from suitable equipped vessels confirms their position to within about ten metres. Full operational capability on


operating


capability (IOC) milestone. These seven referencing stations, located at some of the UK east coast’s busiest ports (Aberdeen, Leith, Middlesbrough, the Humber, Harwich/Felixstowe,


Sheerness


and Dover) require an antenna and processing unit no bigger than a wardrobe, plus access to the Internet. The positioning and timing data


regarding coastal


traffic can be fed back to any vessels operating around the relevant ports as long as they are equipped with eLoran receiving units, and these would normally be integrated with GPS receivers. The eLoran environment thus requires the services of a transmitter – one that is located in the north


IT News in brief IAG leads the way with e-AWBs


IAG Cargo says it is now the leading European carrier when it comes to e-air waybill (e-AWB) with a 34% penetration rate – well ahead of the industry average of 25%. IAG Cargo has made e-AWBs available in more


than 160 stations globally - almost all of its network where e-AWBs are legally recognised. The carrier now has multi- or bilateral agreements in place with in excess of 100 forwarders and has completed data quality assessments on 2,400 branches.


Hazchecks on the move


Exis has launched an updated version of its free Hazcheck DGL Lite mobile app, based on its Hazcheck Systems for the management of dangerous goods in sea transport. Hazcheck DGL Lite now includes both Amdt 36-12 and Amdt 37-


Truck parking on the web


The Truck Parking Europe app is also now available as a web portal. Drivers and dispatchers can go to http:// truckparkingeurope.com to find and share truck


Dover is twittering


The Port of Dover has a new twitter account (@PoD_travelnews) giving the latest weather and traffic information.


parking across Europe in advance of their journey. A comprehensive range of filters can be applied to the parking on offer, to display options along a route.


14 IMDG Code data. 2015 is a transition year when both Amendments can be used until Amdt 37-14 becomes mandatory next year. The updated app is available for Android, iPhone and Blackberry devices.


Stephane Noll, IATA’s regional cargo manager at


IATA paid tribute to the “amazing job” that IAG had done in Europe and in the world in accelerating modernization. Noll commented: “In the past few months, IAG Cargo has been instrumental in driving the e-AWB agenda by taking an active leadership in many airports. On many trade lanes out of Europe, North America and North Asia, IAG Cargo e-AWB penetration is above market performance.”


eLoran is expected to be achieved in a few years’ time, aſter a period of consolidation and work on feedback received. It will also see the construction of a second transmitter capable of working with traffic along Britain’s west coast and Ireland, together with the creation of another 20 or so reference stations in those areas, Bransby notes. That expansion has been planned and budgeted for, he adds. The GLA believes that


e-Navigation could bring dramatic cost savings across the logistics chain by bringing unprecedented speed and efficiency to the ports that handle 95% of UK trade. It considers that the system will allow port authorities to identify possible traffic flow efficiencies as well as improved planning amongst logistics service providers to create a ‘smarter’ supply chain. While Bransby admits that


take-up of the system by shipping lines – as manifested in purchases of eLoran-capable receivers to be installed on the lines’ cargo carriers – has not as yet been quite as high as hoped, feedback from those who have used the system has been very positive.


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