# Air Shipment Management

Knowledge Center

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Resource Center

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## **Helping Freight Forwarders & Air Carriers Better Consolidate Information & Monitor Shipment Statuses**

### **Connecting Air Cargo Supply Chain Stakeholders & Better Managing Information**

## **Why Are Forwarders Using Descartes Air Shipment Management™ (Descartes ASM™)?**

- **Consolidate Carrier Shipments**  
  View shipment statuses from Descartes’ extensive network of carriers  
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- **Easily Connect to Carriers**  
  Transmit freight messages, such as MAWBs and HAWBs, to the broadest range of airlines  
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- **Access & Manage Carrier Rates**  
  View the latest carrier rates on-demand to keep costs down & gauge profitability  
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- **Create Documentation & Compliant Labels**  
  Seamlessly render, share & transmit PDFs, AWBs, & labels  
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- **Improve Customer Service**  
  Keep customers up-to-date with the latest shipment status information  
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- **Update Back-office Systems**  
  A powerful API can populate internal systems with up-to-date FSRs  
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## **Why Are Air Carriers Using Descartes Air Freight Management Software?**

- **Gather AWBs & HAWBs**  
  Receive and electronic messages from forwarders & GHAs  
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- **Improve Visibility**  
  Monitor flights & gain insight into security filing statuses & exceptions  
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- **Increase Accuracy**  
  Minimize errors & reduce repetitive labor-intensive data entry  
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- **Connect to Internal Systems**  
  Populate existing platforms to keep operations smooth  
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## **Digitizing & Modernizing Air Shipment Management**

Air shipment logistics is complex, with large amounts of information that must be transferred between freight forwarders and carriers to keep pace with modern supply chain demands. A solution is needed that can automate the air freight shipment process, easily capture relevant data, and effortlessly transfer information between stakeholders.

Freight forwarders and carriers are using Descartes Air Shipment Management™ to stream data between systems and parties, achieve insight into shipment statuses, and move toward more electronic and automatic processes. It is Descartes’ deep understanding of the air cargo industry and knowledge of complex air freight messaging and data standards that makes Descartes unique in the industry and is helping elevate operations for forwarders and carriers worldwide.

CUSTOMER SUCCESS STORY

> DHL is using Descartes Air Shipment Management solution to simplify its electronic document management for shipments worldwide. Descartes is helping the air cargo supply chain shift to digital and automate processes and improve communications between air freight supply chain participants.

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## Additional Resources

Video: The Electronic Air Waybill (eAWB)

Learn more about Descartes comprehensive solutions for the air freight industry

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Industry Drilldown

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Related Solution

Discover how technology is helping to digitize streamline operations across multiple modes of transport

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On-Demand Web Seminar

Watch the Web Seminar, "Countdown to ICS2 Compliance for Forwarders & Air Carriers"

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Also of Interest

- [DHL Aviation to Standardize Electronic Communication for Air Freight Transportation with...](/content/resources/news/dhl-aviation-standardize-electronic-communication-air-freight-transportation/index.html)
- [Descartes Electronic Airway Bill™ (Descartes eAWB™) for Forwarders](/content/resources/knowledge-center/descartes-electronic-airway-bill-descartes-eawb-forwarders/index.html)
- [Descartes Air Cargo Advanced Screening™ (Descartes ACAS™)](/content/resources/knowledge-center/descartes-air-cargo-advanced-screening-descartes-acas/index.html)