CARGO DIRECT
Part of the Cargo Professional Suite
Air cargo operations demand full visibility and compliance. Cargo Direct brings transparency down to the shipment level, integrating e-Air Waybill data and automating processes for consistent, efficient handling.
Transparency for Shipments inside ULDs and Pallets
Cargo Direct creates full visibility for shipments packed inside ULDs or placed on pallets. By integrating e-Air Waybill data, synchronising bookings and tracking consignments at piece level, it connects airlines, forwarders and handlers on one data platform. Using CPS Process Automation, the system ensures compliance, consistency and efficiency. The user simply scans the cargo – and Cargo Direct directs the next step, optimising every move and reducing handling costs.
Benefits of of Lödige’s Cargo DIRECT
Our software solutions empower terminals with greater visibility, reliable process automation and seamless integration across all cargo flows.
Modular Software
CARGO DIRECT extends the Cargo Professional Suite with shipment-level transparency and process automation. The following modules ensure compliance, data integration and end-to-end visibility across consignments.
Cargo Direct Process Automation
Automates operator workflows: cargo is scanned and the system assigns the next step. Ensures compliance, consistency and error-free handling. Reduces training needs and handling costs, giving terminals a strong competitive edge.
Supports all CARGO DIRECT processes
Terminal AWB Control
Provides AWB-level planning and control from acceptance to delivery. Tracks every shipment through all handling steps, ensuring consistent processes and accurate build-up. Strengthens compliance and visibility at the shipment level.
Cargo Direct software module “Terminal AWB Control” supports these processes:
MIS – Report Analytics (Fullversion)
Provides historical reporting and analysis tools. Identifies peak hours, tracks SLA performance and highlights compliance gaps. Helps terminals plan resources and continuously improve efficiency.
Cargo Direct software module “MIS - Report Analytics” supports these processes:
Landside Interface ULD-Storage
Landside Management
(Planning, Acceptance & Delivery)
Coordinates truck acceptance and delivery processes, including weighing, barcode scanning and SLA tracking. Provides full audit trails and ensures cargo is processed efficiently at the terminal entrance and exit.
Cargo Direct software module “Landside Management” supports this process:
Landside Interface
Build & Break Job Management
Coordinates and sequences all build-up and breakdown jobs. Assigns tasks dynamically to workstations, ensuring balanced workload and adherence to flight schedules. Improves reliability and on-time performance during peak periods.
Cargo Direct software module “Build & Break Job Management” supports this process:
Build & Break
Build-up Planning
Plans ULD build-up in advance based on flight schedules, booking data and equipment availability. Ensures efficient packing, resource planning and punctual readiness for departure.
Cargo Direct software module “Build-up Planning” supports this process:
Build & Break
Inventory Viewer Module
Provides a clear visualisation of consignment stock and locations. Supports SHC segregation, quick retrieval and monitoring of dwell times. Increases transparency for consignment storage and release.
Cargo Direct software module “Inventory Viewer Module” supports this process:
Consignment Storage
MIS – Live Analytics (Fullversion)
Delivers real-time dashboards for monitoring equipment status, job queues and cargo movements. Enables operators to react instantly to bottlenecks or delays, ensuring uninterrupted flows.
Cargo Direct software module “MIS - Live Analytics” supports these processes:
Intra Terminal Transport Airside Interface
Airside Management
Controls all operations at the airside interface. Manages dolly dock assignments, outfeed sequences and slot-based scheduling. Improves safety and ensures adherence to airline and airport requirements.
Cargo Direct software module “Airside Management” supports this process:
Airside Interface
Auto Airside Presentation
Automates the timely presentation of ULDs at dolly docks or apron exits. Integrates flight deadlines and ensures ULDs are in the right place at the right time, supporting on-time departures.
Cargo Direct software module “Auto Airside Presentation” supports this process:
Airside Interface
Cargo Professional successfully in operation
Proven in practice, our solutions demonstrate their value worldwide every day.
At Finnair Cargo’s COOL terminal in Helsinki, Lödige’s Cargo Professional Suite ensures seamless management of ULD and inhouse pallet flows. The system provides real-time transparency, reliable compliance checks and efficient coordination of cargo processes – supporting one of Europe’s most modern air cargo facilities.
At Turkish Cargo’s state-of-the-art terminal in Istanbul, Lödige’s Cargo Professional Suite manages high volumes of ULDs and inhouse pallets with precision and speed. The system ensures smooth cargo flows, real-time transparency and reliable integration into the terminal’s processes – supporting one of the world’s busiest air cargo hubs.
Discover the Software Behind Efficient Cargo Handling
Two powerful modules – one integrated platform. The Cargo Professional Suite connects Cargo Control and Cargo Direct for complete visibility and reliable performance in your terminal.
Unite all cargo flows in one platform. The Cargo Professional Suite integrates every process from landside to airside, providing full visibility and automation potential for terminals of any size.
Take full control of ULDs and in-house pallets. Cargo Control monitors equipment in real time, steers flows seamlessly and ensures reliable performance.
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
It automates operator workflows: cargo is scanned and the system assigns the next step. This ensures compliance, consistency and error-free handling while reducing training needs and costs.
Cargo Direct is one of the two core modules of the Cargo Professional Suite. It provides shipment-level transparency and process automation by integrating e-AWB data and tracking consignments at piece level. This enables consistent, compliant and efficient handling from acceptance to delivery. Together with Cargo Control, it ensures seamless coordination between equipment flows and shipment data.
Cargo Direct simplifies operator workflows: cargo is scanned, and the system assigns the next step automatically. This user-friendly guidance reduces the need for extensive training, prevents errors and ensures processes are always consistent. By streamlining handling, terminals save both time and operating costs.
Modules include Terminal AWB Control, Cargo Direct Process Automation, Auto Airside Presentation, Airside Management, Inventory Viewer, Landside Management as well as MIS Live and Report Analytics.
By integrating e-AWB data and synchronising bookings, Cargo Direct creates visibility for shipments inside ULDs and pallets – from acceptance to final delivery.
Operators scan the cargo and Cargo Direct assigns the next step automatically. This ensures compliance, consistency and error-free handling while reducing training needs and costs.
Auto Airside Presentation and Airside Management coordinate ULD readiness at dolly docks, while Landside Management ensures truck acceptance and delivery with full SLA tracking.