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shipping lines, airports, ports to name a few. Therefore, the industry’s structure is chaos prone. With numerous networks and players in the logistics industry, digitisation and incorporation of technologies make the sector more advanced, connected, and lucrative. Between risk mitigation, cost optimisation, and increased customer satisfaction, automation has become the cornerstone for heightened efficiency in the logistics sector. Hence, to transform the operations, we require the intervention of technology. With technology, the industry can reduce ambiguous tasks and cut down the delays in operations. For a single cargo shipment to move it takes close to 30 documents, 100 copies and 120 physical signatures. This nature of documentation leads to operational delays, lack of transparency and lack of trade visibility. Automation, paperless trade, and digitisation of operations is the need of the hour.
Simplifying logistics through technology DNATA recently signed up KALE LOGISTICS SOLUTIONS to develop a next-gen eCommerce platform for the cargo community in the UAE. We speak to KALE’S CEO AMAR MORE on how this platform will benefit the logistics industry Tell us about Kale Logistics and your solutions for the logistics industry? Kale Logistics Solutions was built on the platform of deep industry knowledge and technical expertise. Until date, Kale serves as the harbinger for many technologydriven solutions that have changed the face of the logistics industry worldwide. Kale’s community and enterprise solutions cater to a wide network of Logistics service providers (LSPs) who have 14 | LOGISTICS NEWS ME | JULY 2021
strengthened and improved their operational and business capabilities. Most notably, we have been the recipient of United Nations awards on several occasions. Why logistics? Logistics as an industry has a vast definition. It involves various stakeholders ranging from exporters, freight forwarders, terminal operators, ground handlers, transporters, customs brokers, airlines,
Expand on your relationship with dnata and what the eCommerce platform will do. Dubai holds platinum standard in the logistics industry and dnata is one of the top five handling companies in the world. A decade ago, the airport had launched an eCommerce platform, which is the world’s leading paperless air cargo solutions portal offering a reliable, secure, simple, and cost-effective eFreight business solution. Now, dnata wants to enhance this platform and make it future ready for the next 15 years. They conducted an incredibly detailed exercise of finding the right partner to build this next generation system on the existing system. After three years of evaluation, finally they signed up Kale. The first phase is to upgrade the existing system and in phase two take it to other locations across the world which may be over 40 airports. This collaboration will bring about various strategic advantages like establishing a digital trade corridor between Dubai and other airports and are run on Kale’s platforms. Therefore, Dubai can have a global air network, which will be the industry’s first such global network. This will be a case study on how Dubai is creating digital infrastructure to connect the entire world. >>> WWW.CBNME.COM
