"We are delighted that eDGD is celebrating its world premiere at Lufthansa Cargo. This underlines our claim to be an industry pioneer when it comes to digitalization. Together with shippers, freight forwarders and airports, we can still achieve a great deal here," said Sören Stark, COO of Lufthansa Cargo.
Operations and COO of Lufthansa Cargo. The "INFr8" shipper portal has thus also successfully started pilot operations. All pilot partners are digitally connected to it and can use it to process the transport documents - including the legally required Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD). "With the shipper portal, we are solving a major challenge in the air cargo supply chain. We provide all parties involved with greater reliability and transparency. Overall, we are achieving a significant simplification of processes across company boundaries," says Ulrich Wrage, CEO of DAKOSY AG, delighted with the pilot launch of "INFr8".

In addition to Lufthansa Cargo, the logistics service provider Panalpina was an important process partner for the developer Dakosy. For both companies, Frankfurt Airport plays an important role in the handling of dangerous goods. As the airport's infrastructure provider, Fraport AG played a key role in supporting the development of the portal. "The platform integrates the shipper into the electronic information chain of classic air freight for the first time. We expect this to result in shorter check-in times for dangerous goods and thus significantly faster handling times," says Anke Giesen, Executive Board Member for Operations at Fraport AG, welcoming the launch of the shipper portal.

Traditionally, the dangerous goods process is paper-based, as there have been no digital standards to date. Paper-based dangerous goods declarations from the shipper arrive at the airport together with the goods. This means that the airline can only start checking the documentation after delivery. In the new digital system, however, errors in the accompanying documents can be detected and corrected before the shipment is delivered. This means that fewer consignments will have to be rejected in future. Processes are also accelerated and resources are freed up.