Japanese carrier ANA Cargo and the Netherlands-based IT specialists CargoXS are the latest organisations to join global air cargo membership group, Cargo iQ.
Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director at Cargo iQ, welcomed the two new members, explaining that “growing our international network is a priority for us as we continue to improve control mechanisms of Cargo iQ.”
He added: “Having ANA join our membership is an important step for our organisation as we continue to grow our presence in Asia.”
ANA Cargo is based in Tokyo, Japan, and is part of ANA Group’s air transportation and cargo business.
Hiroshi Sugiguchi, executive vice president global marketing, ANA Cargo, said: “Joining Cargo iQ is hugely beneficial for ANA Cargo because it enables us to introduce standard KPIs to leverage our quality control, and compare our performance with other airlines to improve our processes and services.”
“Cargo iQ membership also provides a global network, allowing ANA Cargo to communicate with our colleagues around the world in order to monitor and improve industry standards.”
CargoXS is an IT solutions provider in the air cargo industry offering value-added communications, and is based in Vianen, The Netherlands. Walter Kruger, managing director, CargoXS explained that the company delivers IT solutions with a specialisation for analysing business intelligence and an accentuation of real-time SLA (service level agreement) monitoring.
“Cargo iQ membership allows us to communicate with industry leaders to develop innovative software that will benefit the air cargo supply chain.”
Cargo iQ has more than 80 members and operates as a not-for-profit membership group supported by IATA.
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