Ground handler, CKTS Company Limited opted to have Kale Logistics Solutions’ GALAXY system installed in its premises at Osaka, Japan’s Kansai International Airport, and is already reaping the benefits. The cloud-based cargo handling software has been used to automate its customs clearance operations in a first phase of deployment. GALAXY now handles the shipment triggering and document acceptance process, largely streamlining processes that were previously carried out manually. The move to digitalization does away with process complexity and removes the risk of errors or double work. The result is a faster, cleaner workflow at the popular airport where CKTS handles around 140,000 tons of cargo every year.
Kale’s GALAXY software covers a great deal more than just customs clearance, and the two companies have agreed on a stepwise integration of legacy systems. Carefully planning ensure that cargo operations remain undisrupted. In the next step, handheld terminals will be introduced to carry out key warehouse functions such as the recording and live reporting of shipment arrivals to customs.
Atsushi Kato, Management Advisor, CKTS Company Limited, reported: “Kale has consistently led progress in air cargo digitization and digitalization globally, and this launch is its strategic entry into the Japanese market. At CKTS, we are excited to use the capabilities of Kale’s flagship GALAXY system and look forward to benefiting from its advanced functionalities for many years.”
Vineet Malhotra, Co-founder and Director of Kale Logistics Solutions, said: “GALAXY has been a critical asset to a wide range of our partners, and it is now gaining more ground in the far east and transforming ground handling operations in Japan. Customizing proprietary messages is a major milestone for Kale as a digital trade facilitator – we look forward to further digitizing the CKTS operations in the deployment phases to come.”
