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SMART CITY
MALPENSA CARGO CITY: SMART AND ALWAYS CONNECTED
Project
PARTICIPATION IN THE IATA E-FREIGHT PROJECT
Milan Malpensa Cargo has been certified by IATA as a "Live" Airport for the purposes of the E-Freight project. For many destinations, it is possible to send "paperless" shipments and new "trade lanes" will be added gradually in the future thanks to the collaboration of airlines, freight forwarders, airport handlers and customs authorities.
Malpensa Smart City of Goods digital ecosystem consists of a network of ICT-based services that allows all the players in the import-export chain to use, integrate and share information in the management cycle of incoming and outgoing air cargo at Malpensa.
The services available allow the optimization of the time of acceptance and unloading of goods, to streamline the processes and the shipping methods, and to know the stages of the load handling process, transforming the Cargo City into a real "Smart City", aligned with the information and communication standards of the most advanced and important European cargo airports.
Malpensa Smart City of Goods system received the National Smart Communities Award, an important recognition by SMAU (the main business matching platform in Italy about innovation). The award, now in its fourth national edition, is dedicated to the best Smart City development projects among the most innovative success stories from all over Italy.
Malpensa Smart City of Goods system received the National Smart Communities Award, an important recognition by SMAU (the main business matching platform in Italy about innovation). The award, now in its fourth national edition, is dedicated to the best Smart City development projects among the most innovative success stories from all over Italy.
How it works
Malpensa Smart City of Goods ecosystem has the objective of promoting information exchanges between the various players in the supply chain, offering them services that impact as little as possible on the information systems used by each of them for their own commercial and administrative purposes:
shipping information
customs information
air safety information
MALPENSA GROUND HANDLERS
collect all data relating to the goods handled
can be notified of the arrival of a truck entering Cargo City
TRUCK DRIVERS CHECK
the flight status
the weather conditions
the travel times to reach MXP
AND CAN
book a time slot for unloading activities
carry out administrative operations
- Optimization of most airport check-in processes.
- Reduction of paper to manage.
- Reduction of data to be entered manually for the production of outgoing goods manifestos eliminating errors and duplication of input.
- For both the export and import phases, the tracking data of the flow of shipments will be available in real time, by monitoring some of the steps provided by the Cargo 2000 system.
The system therefore brings tangible benefits for all the players in the cargo chain (Freight Agents, Ground Handlers, Carriers, Customs, etc.) as it allows to reduce errors in data transfer, to make loading and unloading operations more efficient at the airport, to know in real time a series of information related to the state of treatment of the goods and their availability, through the application of the agreements and standards defined by IATA in the context of Cargo 2000.
The information and services offered are accessible for all the users who join the ecosystem through the development on their information systems of a simple interface that enables them to send and/or consult data, to acquire information to be used in their business process, to consult information services and news of public interest, airport weather conditions, flight timetables, and travel times.
The services currently made available by the system include:
SENDING GOODS DATA - Export
The service allows digital sending of some of the essential data for airport operations contained in the waybill.
Freight Agents and handlers outside the airport will be able to transmit to the airport handler information relating to the configuration of departing shipments (airline, packages, weight, security checks carried out, customs MRN, special cargo, etc.) when they are sent to airport, making them immediately available to the airport handler. The ecosystem allows the progressive updating of this information also by the various actors "outside the airport" involved in the chain that manages the shipment (for example a CAD or a Customs Agent).
Freight Agents and handlers outside the airport will be able to transmit to the airport handler information relating to the configuration of departing shipments (airline, packages, weight, security checks carried out, customs MRN, special cargo, etc.) when they are sent to airport, making them immediately available to the airport handler. The ecosystem allows the progressive updating of this information also by the various actors "outside the airport" involved in the chain that manages the shipment (for example a CAD or a Customs Agent).
SENDING DELIVERY BORDER - Export
The sending of data relating to the outgoing goods may be enriched with the transmission of information relating to the load of the means of transport used for delivery at the airport. Through this service, the shipper or handler outside the airport can transmit the "border" of the truck in digital form to the reference airport handler, allowing to simplify and significantly speed up the physical and documental acceptance of goods at the airport.
BOOKING DELIVERY - Export
The availability of the data relating to the goods and the transport border, make it possible to book the unloading service at the airport warehouse, drastically reducing waiting times. The interested initiative partners have defined how to use this service through simple rules and operations that ensure its viability.
ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE OF THE VEHICLES AT THE AIRPORT
The system makes available to all interested users the entry and exit data of the vehicles from the controlled area of the Cargo City. By detecting the plates of the incoming vehicles, the handlers are informed of the arrival of the vehicle at their warehouses and, by combining this information with the borderò previously received or with the booking of the unloading, I can better manage the acceptance of the vehicle and of its load. The availability of information on the departure time of the truck from Malpensa will allow shippers to have useful information to manage relationships with their customers.
TRACKING GOODS IN EXPORT AND IN IMPORT
The service is enabled by the exchanges of data obtained with the services described above between shippers and allows you to trace the main states of the treatment of incoming and outgoing shipments to obtain greater transparency on the status of the goods at the airport in accordance with the standards defined by the system Cargo 2000.
SECURITY AND DATA PROTECTION
The ecosystem is designed to ensure maximum security and protection of the data managed and allows their consultation only by authorized and enabled operators according to the profiles defined for all members of the system. Users must log in using appropriate accreditation credentials, while the security of data transmission is ensured by the most up-to-date transmission standards and connection to the core system.
MEMBERSHIP
WHO CAN JOIN
The ecosystem is available for economic operators in the air cargo community who, as part of their business, operate directly or indirectly at Malpensa airport.
- IATA agents
- Custom agents and CAD
- Airport Handlers
- Off airport Handlers
- Ramp Handlers
- Air vectors
HOW TO JOIN
You can access the Ecosystem after signing a form for the compliance with the membership and operating rules. Membership and use of the ecosystem are free.
Membership requests must be sent to SEA (manager of the IT platform). Authorized users will be granted the technical assistance and specifications necessary to access the system.
Partners
SEA Milan Airports
Through the air cargo infrastructures development at Malpensa airport, it fully exploits the contribution of the airport to encourage the production and commercial sectors to the use of the air of air freight transport. It also contributes to the creation of fast and efficient cargo services to support the competitiveness of the business world, logistics and the Lombard and national economic system, considernig fundamental the use of technological solutions based on innovative ICT systems.
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Regione Lombardia
Acted on the coordination and integration between the various public and private components involved in the air cargo chain at Malpensa airport, verifying the possibility of making the computerization processes of the information flows between the cargo operators and Milanese hub.
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A.N.A.M.A.
National Association of Air Freight Agents, or of the subjects that represent and ship the goods by air, has promoted, as a priority for air cargo, the need to create an IT tool that allows all actors to transmit information, in the awareness that shared data management will lead to a more effective and efficient management of air shipments making Malpensa airport more efficient.
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Assohandlers
National Association of Operators Airport Handling Services.
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