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India looks to develop common IT to streamline air freight industry
INDIA's Ministry of Civil Aviation is looking into the development of a common IT platform to raise the efficiency of the nation's air cargo handling capabilities within the next two years.
"It is unfortunate that the air cargo industry is far behind the shipping industry when it comes to IT adoption and innovation," India's Civil Aviation Secretary Rajeev Nayan Choubey was quoted as saying in a report by Mumbai's Stat Trade Times.
"We intend to complete the common IT platform for the air cargo industry within next two years, and we are talking to every stakeholder to ensure that the common platform is the most efficient tool to enhance the air cargo value chain," he said.
The common IT platform, according to Mr Choubey, will be a project under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. At present, each stakeholder within the air cargo supply chain works in silos and operates legacy systems resulting in cumbersome processes and undue delays in cargo movements.
"The platform that we are creating will ensure cargo is tracked and traced and shippers will be able to identify the most cost-effective routes to move their cargo in real time," said Mr Choubey.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is also identifying niche products that demand air transport. Mr Choubey said that once the country's air cargo infrastructure is enhanced, the potential is huge for handling time-sensitive cargo such as perishables, pharmaceuticals and express cargo. "Pharma is a big money spinner, and we intend to capture a big share of the pharma market," he said.
According to the ministry, India's air cargo industry is expected to grow by nine per cent in the next few years. The new national civil aviation policy targets to increase cargo capacity to 10 million tonnes, and it expects to increase air freight volume fourfold by 2027.
"It is unfortunate that the air cargo industry is far behind the shipping industry when it comes to IT adoption and innovation," India's Civil Aviation Secretary Rajeev Nayan Choubey was quoted as saying in a report by Mumbai's Stat Trade Times.
"We intend to complete the common IT platform for the air cargo industry within next two years, and we are talking to every stakeholder to ensure that the common platform is the most efficient tool to enhance the air cargo value chain," he said.
The common IT platform, according to Mr Choubey, will be a project under the Ministry of Civil Aviation. At present, each stakeholder within the air cargo supply chain works in silos and operates legacy systems resulting in cumbersome processes and undue delays in cargo movements.
"The platform that we are creating will ensure cargo is tracked and traced and shippers will be able to identify the most cost-effective routes to move their cargo in real time," said Mr Choubey.
The Ministry of Civil Aviation is also identifying niche products that demand air transport. Mr Choubey said that once the country's air cargo infrastructure is enhanced, the potential is huge for handling time-sensitive cargo such as perishables, pharmaceuticals and express cargo. "Pharma is a big money spinner, and we intend to capture a big share of the pharma market," he said.
According to the ministry, India's air cargo industry is expected to grow by nine per cent in the next few years. The new national civil aviation policy targets to increase cargo capacity to 10 million tonnes, and it expects to increase air freight volume fourfold by 2027.
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