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Emirates begins paperless shipments from Hamburg

by Sarah Cowell on Mar 7, 2010

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Hamburg cargo manager Gerrit Grimm holds his first invisible - and therefore electronic - air waybill for Emirates SkyCargo's shipment from Hamburg

Emirates SkyCargo has sent the first paperless, or eFreight, cargo shipments from Hamburg Airport.

It is the first carrier to send eFreight shipments from northern Germany’s busiest cargo airport. The shipments were bound for Dubai.

Emirates SkyCargo will be able to dispatch cargo shipments from Hamburg without the need for paper documents in the future. Documents needed for shippers and customs authorities, such as the air waybill, are no longer printed, but electronically stored and transmitted. Hamburg is Emirates’ third gateway in Germany to be eFreight capable, after Frankfurt and Munich.

eFreight is the cargo counterpart of the successfully implemented e-ticket for passengers. By the end of 2010, Emirates SkyCargo plans for 80% of shipments to be handled electronically.

Benefits of the eFreight system include quicker shipment processing times and a more environmentally friendly way of working. The technology is available at 23 Emirates SkyCargo gateways apart from Frankfurt and Munich. Others include Emirates’ hub in Dubai, London, Paris, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul and Sydney.

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