AAT introduces RFID ULD tagging
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- Thursday, 28 July 2016
Hong Kong’s Asia Airfreight Terminals (AAT) claims to be the first in the region to introduce Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) ULD tags for pre-packed cargo.
Previously, its operations for cargo acceptance of pre-packed shipments required two levels of manual data entry at the truck dock and identification point (i-point) respectively, entering weight and contours for the shipment into a Cargo Management System (CMS) and Supervisory Control System.
Applying the RFID technology on the ULD tag, data entry will be completed once, at the truck dock area. Once the tag has been tied on the pre-packed shipment, data is automatically captured when the shipment passes through the i-point. Overall, AAT management estimates this new technology speeds up the cargo acceptance process by 45 seconds per shipment.
Kuah Boon Kiam, general manager AAT said: "Through utilising RFID technology on ULD tags, data accuracy for the cargo acceptance process is ensured with human errors eliminated. The general practice of handling ULD tags is by hand-writing, where the cargo acceptance operator writes the shipment information on the ULD tag, including flight number, weight, contours and destination at the truck dock area. With this new technology applied, the computerised data entry process ensures data accuracy throughout the whole cargo acceptance process."
