The International Air Transport Association (Iata) has released its Iata Cargo Handling Manual (ICHM) designed to “promote the standardisation of cargo handling globally”.
The manual is intended to help airlines and cargo handlers to work together more effectively and improve the safety and efficiency of the entire supply chain.
“Cargo operations are performed at thousands of airports, by hundreds of handlers. With that number of parties involved, ensuring that global standards and best practices are being observed at all times is a constant challenge. The ICHM is a single reference source that will help promote global consistency and harmonisation of cargo handling procedures, thereby facilitating the movement of goods safely, securely and efficiently while contributing to a reduction in air freight logistic costs,” said Glyn Hughes, global head of cargo at Iata.
