IATA interest group Cargo iQ has added Japanese carrier ANA Cargo and Dutch IT specialist CargoXS to its membership.

ANA Cargo is the cargo division of Japanese airline All Nippon Airways and is based in Tokyo, offering capacity on a freighter fleet as well as on ANA’s passenger fleet.

“Joining Cargo iQ is hugely beneficial for ANA Cargo because it enables us to introduce standard KPIs to leverage our quality control, and compare our performance with other airlines to improve our processes and services,” said Hiroshi Sugiguchi, executive vice president of global marketing at ANA Cargo. “Cargo iQ membership also provides a global network, allowing ANA Cargo to communicate with our colleagues around the world in order to monitor and improve industry standards.”

Ariaen Zimmerman, executive director of Cargo iQ, said that the addition of ANA is an important step for the group as it continues to grow its presence in Asia.

CargoXS is an IT solutions provider in the air cargo industry offering value-added communications, and is based in Vianen in the Netherlands.

“At CargoXS we deliver IT solutions with a specialization for analyzing business intelligence and an accentuation of real-time SLA monitoring,” said Walter Kruger, managing director of CargoXS. “Cargo iQ membership allows us to communicate with industry leaders to develop innovative software that will benefit the air cargo supply chain.”

“The air cargo industry is being influenced more than ever by technological developments, and Cargo iQ believes in keeping up with these trends for the benefit of the industry,” said Zimmerman. “Members such as CargoXS can contribute with keeping us up to speed.”

He added that growing Cargo iQ’s international network is a priority as it continues to improve its control mechanisms.