CCN joins Cargonaut and Traxon Europe in the eCargo Pouch® cooperation

Cargo Community Network Pte Ltd based in Singapore will sign a cooperation agreement with the two cargo community system providers Cargonaut International B. V. based at Amsterdam airport (Netherlands) and Traxon Europe based in Frankfurt (Germany) this week at the 25th International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition (November 2-4, 2010) in Amsterdam. The companies will jointly market the web based central document and message management system eCargo Pouch® which was launched by Cargonaut and Traxon Europe in January.

Amsterdam, November 2010 – The launch of eCargo Pouch® by Cargonaut International and Traxon Europe at the beginning of the year aroused great interest in the airfreight industry. This as well as the profound benefits the solution is offering were convincing enough for Cargo Community Network (CCN), to join the cooperation. The agreement will be formally signed by Teow Boon Ling, General Manager of CCN and the eCargo Pouch® cooperation next week at the TIACA ACF 2010 in Amsterdam. Members of the press and conference delegates are cordially invited to inform themselves at the eCargo Pouch® stand no. 312 Hall 10.

“eCargo Pouch® is an important component to facilitate the airfreight handling process. Its adoption will be a major stepping stone in the transfer from paper to digital”, says Teow Boon Ling. The central document and message management system, eCargo Pouch®, enables the creation, archiving and viewing of virtual document pouches which are comparable to the paper or plastic pouches that accompany air cargo shipments today. Freight forwarders can file trade and air transport documents, e.g. commercial invoices, certificates of origin, packing lists, air waybills or house air waybills electronically with eCargo Pouch®. The documents are then available in real time via internet to all authorized partners of the supply chain. These parties can be company subsidiaries, representative offices, partner companies in the country of destination, airlines, cargo handling agents, etc. Customs organizations strongly benefit from eCargo Pouch® too. If needed, all documents can be printed out locally and hence negating the need to express dispatch the documents in question.

In addition, the eCargo Pouch® system includes an archiving module. This is of great importance as a significant number of countries require legal archiving of trade and transport documents for many years.

“CCN as well as Cargonaut and Traxon have been working closely with IATA (International Air Transport Association) on products to facilitate e-freight. We are excited to bring the air cargo service to the next level of excellence,’ says Teow Boon Ling.

“Our three companies have the same goals - to provide a best-in-class service to the airfreight industry and to be innovation leaders in this market. I am convinced that together we can market eCargo Pouch® more effectively on a global scale”, says Arno Hoitink, Managing Director of Cargonaut International B.V.

All three companies will continue to service their existing as well as potential new clients according to the principle “one face to the customer”. eCargo Pouch® complements their respective e-freight product portfolios. “However, this cooperation also allows us to pool our resources to develop new e-freight products. Economies of scale are important as we try to stay abreast with industry changes in the areas of security, e-freight, and environment. The cost pressures remain enormous despite the upswing in the economy. Together we are much stronger”, explains Felix Keck, Managing Director of TRAXON Europe.

For further information about eCargo Pouch®, visit the website at www.ecargopouch.com.

Cargo Community Network (CCN) was founded in 1991 with headquarters in Singapore. The company is a key player in the airfreight industry, providing services and system connectivity to facilitate electronic messaging between members of the airfreight community including airlines, forwarders, ground handling agents, customs and government authorities. CCN is in the business of creating the maximum value for customers by delivering vital, front-line IT solutions to drive their logistics value chain processes. Over the years, CCN has evolved from a CCS into a total solution provider having spearheaded major projects in various fields ranging from Airfreight Portals, Customs Management, Free Trade Zone Governance Solutions, IATA Cargo2000 and e-Freight Industry Initiatives, Cargo Consultancy, Administration & Finance Solutions for Airfreight etc.

For further information about CCN, visit the website at www.ccn.com.sg.

Cargonaut B.V. is a dynamic and innovative IT provider at Schiphol Airport. Its goal is to create supply chain solutions for clients by means of electronic information exchanges between airline companies, forwarding agents, ground handlers, truckers and shippers, as well as customs and other government institutions. The company has initiated and runs the Cargo Community System Schiphol. Cargonaut supports logistics processes with products and services, including software and consultancy, for over 20 years.

For further information about Cargonaut, visit the website at www.cargonaut.nl.

TRAXON Europe, headquartered in Frankfurt am Main (Germany), was founded in 1991. The company’s dedicated professional team provides comprehensive, leading edge electronic communication solutions and services to the airfreight industry. TRAXON Europe’s innovative products help the different partners of the air cargo supply chain to electronically manage air shipments and meet Cargo 2000, IATA e-freight, WCO (World Customs Organization) and postal requirements. They optimize global process quality, increase in-time delivery and document accuracy by eliminating sources of error. TRAXON Europe not only boosts its clients’ customer service and gives them a competitive edge but it also greens their CO2 footprint by eliminating the need for paper.

The global network of TRAXON Europe links more than 9,000 offices of forwarders and third party providers of logistics services with some 100 international airlines. TRAXON Europe generated a turnover of about EUR 9.3 million in 2009. Around 144 million messages were transmitted that year.

For more information about TRAXON Europe, visit our website at www.traxon.com.