TAP Air Cargo has integrated the ULD and pallet optimisation tool Skypallet within the Cargospot cargo management software that it utilises.
The two pieces of software are connected through an API integration. The move will enable TAP's cargo team to automatically transfer the air waybill (AWB) data for flights from Cargospot to Skypallet for shipment evaluation and flight planning.
According to Skypallet parent company, Wiremind, this helps TAP users to see an immediate optimisation of their flight plans, including co-loadability checks, segregation and T-ULD.
It also means Cargospot remains the source of truth for any later changes such as changes in bookings, which can be quickly reflected in Skypallet.
It is hoped the integration will reduce the time taken to plan and release a flight from a typical 15-30 minutes without a tool like Skypallet, to a matter of seconds.
“Digitalisation brings significant process efficiencies as the ongoing success of our Skypallet product proves: a single solution that, on average, helps improve flight load factors by up to 5-10%,” says Nathanaël de Tarade, chief executive of Wiremind Cargo.
“The ability to integrate our solutions seamlessly into customers’ existing software is a product priority for us at Wiremind Cargo, to help unlock process efficiencies and maximise the useability of our solutions."
Rita Rosário Garcia, product and service director of TAP Air Cargo, added: “It was always our plan to integrate Skypallet with our cargo reservation system, Cargospot, since we engaged Wiremind.
"Both systems were API ready and there is always a step change in benefits when you can support a business process with a seamless technical integration.”
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