Monday, August 22, 2022

Hamburg's first start-up for digitisation rakes in positive interim results

Hamburg-based DAKOSY — a software start-up specialising in digitisation — is ringing in its 40th anniversary this year. Founded in 1982, DAKOSY provides IT solutions for customs clearance, international freight forwarding and supply chain management.



Following its initial success in the port industry, DAKOSY made a successful foray into air cargo logistics. The software provider followed the example of its Port Community System at the Port of Hamburg, and began to build a digital cargo community platform at Frankfurt Airport in 2009.

Ulrich Wrage, DAKOSY’s CEO, pointed out the gains in efficiency that have been achieved since then citing an data point, “When all parties involved use our platform for their imports, airfreight shipments can be handled at the airport and delivered to customers up to 50 percent faster than in 2009.”

The Cargo Community System allows full integration of a wide range of requirements — from slot booking and door control to automation of customs processes.

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