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NxtPort software to be tested by Air Cargo Belgium to monitor cross-overs
DATA software provider NxtPort has signed a deal with Air Cargo Belgium to streamline multimodal cargo transport by reducing redundancies shared between ocean and air carriers.
"There are differences between ship and air transport, but increasingly there are more similarities," said NxtPort CEO Daniel Lievens, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
Mr Lievens said ports and airports often share the same customers, since companies that transport freight by sea often ship by air too.
Thus, a digital platform that reduces repetition of labour for things like customs formalities would improve efficiency - a growing demand at crowded airports, where infrastructure strains to keep up with cargo volume growth.
Under a memorandum of understanding, NxtPort and Air Cargo Belgium will develop a "digital roadmap" of logistics requirements that can be digitised on a shared platform.
From this platform, the two companies can combine their efforts to figure out client needs and hold regular combined work sessions to facilitate the mutual exchange of information.
"There are differences between ship and air transport, but increasingly there are more similarities," said NxtPort CEO Daniel Lievens, reports New York's Air Cargo World.
Mr Lievens said ports and airports often share the same customers, since companies that transport freight by sea often ship by air too.
Thus, a digital platform that reduces repetition of labour for things like customs formalities would improve efficiency - a growing demand at crowded airports, where infrastructure strains to keep up with cargo volume growth.
Under a memorandum of understanding, NxtPort and Air Cargo Belgium will develop a "digital roadmap" of logistics requirements that can be digitised on a shared platform.
From this platform, the two companies can combine their efforts to figure out client needs and hold regular combined work sessions to facilitate the mutual exchange of information.
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