e-freight
noun[U]
TRANSPORTukusasystem,startedby IATA(=InternationalAir TransportAssociation), used in theindustryoftransportinggoods, thatallowsprocessesandcommunicationto be done bycomputerratherthan onpaper:
Inresponsetopricecompetition, IATA isaimingtocutcoststhroughitse-freightprogramme.
The e-freightsystemsimplifiesthecargobusiness,removingcostsofpaperprintingandallowingcustomerstoseethelocationoftheirgoodsover theinternet.