The Cargo-XML messaging is an initiative set up by IATA as a preferred standard for electronic communication between airlines and other air cargo stakeholders such as shippers, freight forwarders, ground handlers, regulators, Customs and security agencies.
Limitations presented by the traditional Cargo Interchange Message Procedures (Cargo-IMP) are eliminated by IATA’s Cargo-XML, which also promises to promote greater, seamless data interfaces. In addition to providing better data quality, the new messaging standard will also simplify the electronic data interchange.
Qatar Airways chief officer Cargo Ulrich Ogiermann said: “We are proud to be the first carrier to complete the adoption of Cargo-XML messaging standards mandated by IATA. Qatar Airways Cargo is already at the forefront, collaborating with IATA on other such initiatives.
"We are now able to offer numerous benefits to our partners in the supply chain, including customers and regulatory authorities that have adopted Cargo-XML.”
