TIACA paves roadmap for e-commerce growth

E-commerce is not a new cargo product it is a shift in how the air logistics sector operates. The white paper on e-commerce provides policy recommendations, industry best practices and a roadmap to ensure that we as a global community are ready for the next phase of growth

-  Steven Polmans

TIACA has released its first-ever white paper titled, E-Commerce: Opportunities and Challenges, offering a global perspective on one of the fastest-growing and transformative forces in the air cargo industry. By the end of 2024, e-commerce accounted for around 20 per cent of global air cargo volumes, with forecasts predicting these volumes could double within the next decade. This rapid growth, accelerated by the pandemic-driven shifts in consumer behaviour, has reshaped supply chains, created new business models and revealed gaps in regulation, standardisation and infrastructure. Developed by TIACA's multisector E-commerce Task Force airlines, airports, ground handlers, technology providers, freight forwarders and industry analysts - the white paper examines the sector's pressing chal