The system allows stakeholders to communicate electronically with each other with the PayCargo payment platform underpinning the community system. This is achieved by using an Application Programming Interface to facilitate the integration with Kale in the system, thereby giving all stakeholders visibility of the payment status and eliminating delays or unproductive truck trips for shipment pick-up from the hub.
The ACCS allows stakeholders to communicate electronically with each other, as well as shippers, airlines, trucking companies, customs brokers, freight forwarders and cargo handlers.
“It is a big thing for us to be involved with, as these air cargo community systems are the future of the industry,” affirmed Lionel van der Walt, President and Chief Executive Officer of The Americas. "In Europe they have been leading the way, but this approach has only been established here for the first time in the USA.
“The USA is behind the curve at the moment and this is just the start, as other airports in the USA are also talking about setting up air cargo communities. It is something that is really needed by the airports to drive future growth."