Lufthansa Cargo moves towards paperless handling for dangerous goods

Lufthansa Cargo has made a major step towards paperless cargo handling by entering the Proof of Concept phase for eDGD, the digital way of managing the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD). The German airline says it is a major step towards paperless air cargo handling, enabling shippers, forwarders and couriers to manage the transportation of […]

IATA digitalises the dangerous goods supply chain with eDGD

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has taken a significant step forward in digitalising the dangerous goods supply chain following the adoption of the e-Dangerous Goods Declaration (eDGD) standards. The standards are an electronic approach to manage the IATA Dangerous Goods Declaration (DGD), leveraging industry initiatives to digitalise data and embrace data sharing platform principles. […]