WATERLOO, Ontario, Feb. 05, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Descartes Systems Group (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG), the global
leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, announced that Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA), a leading provider of air
cargo transportation services, is using the Descartes Air Cargo Advance Screening™ (Descartes ACAS™) solution to meet the recent
mandatory advanced security filing requirements for air cargo imports into the United States.
“Compliance with regulations, such as ACAS, is essential to ensuring safe and secure operations for our customers and NCA,” said
Keita Sataka, Senior Vice President at NCA. “Descartes has a strong history of providing NCA and the air cargo industry with
customs and security filing technology, and their ACAS solution provides a proven, reliable, cost effective way to meet data
collection and submission requirements.”
Created to enhance security and provide visibility to cargo before it’s in the air, Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) is a
joint U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Transportation Security Administration (TSA) program that requires data be
submitted prior to loading at a foreign airport. On June 12, 2018, ACAS became mandatory for air forwarders and carriers following
the conclusion of the voluntary compliance ACAS pilot program.
The Descartes ACAS solution consolidates mandatory ACAS data from multiple sources, checks that it conforms to CBP’s unique ACAS
message formats, and submits those documents to CBP once they have passed all validations. The solution uses the Descartes Global
Logistics Network™ to manage the flow of master and house bill information to file directly to CBP without manual intervention,
which increases data accuracy and timeliness.
“We’re pleased to help NCA comply with ACAS requirements,” said Scott Sangster, VP Global Logistics Network at Descartes. “Air
cargo transportation is a vital part of the growing international logistics market, and Descartes’ solutions help carriers, like
NCA, and other stakeholders in the air cargo community accelerate the movement of freight while meeting important security
initiatives worldwide.”
About Nippon Cargo Airlines
Headquartered outside Tokyo at the Narita International Airport in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) is the
only international cargo airline based in Japan. NCA operates scheduled cargo services to 15 cities in Asia, United States and
Europe, and has also expanded its worldwide network through cooperation with both domestic and international partner airlines. For
more information, visit www.nca.aero.
About Descartes Systems Group
Descartes (Nasdaq:DSGX) (TSX:DSG) is the global leader in providing on-demand, software-as-a-service solutions focused on improving
the productivity, performance and security of logistics-intensive businesses. Customers use our modular, software-as-a-service
solutions to route, schedule, track and measure delivery resources; plan, allocate and execute shipments; rate, audit and pay
transportation invoices; access global trade data; file customs and security documents for imports and exports; and complete
numerous other logistics processes by participating in the world's largest, collaborative multimodal logistics community. Our
headquarters are in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and we have offices and partners around the world. Learn more at www.descartes.com and connect with us on LinkedIn and Twitter.
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