KLM's cargo information

JAKARTA (JP): KLM Cargo, the Dutch freight carrier, introduced yesterday a cargo information service which will allow agents in Indonesia electronic access to the company's Netherlands database.

An executive of KLM Cargo's Jakarta office, Agnes C.S. Sutanto, told The Jakarta Post yesterday that the company has 30 agents in Jakarta, 20 in Bali and 10 in Surabaya, East Java.

"The agents will have to install a modem facility in their computer systems and then use KLM's special diskette to enter the database through local telephone calls," she said, adding that the service is designed to save time and money.

The cargo information service will allow agents to get important information on timetables for air cargo planning and scheduling; rates; charges; transport conditions; and device capacity. It will also enable them to make booking requests directly with KLM Cargo.

Agnes said that KLM Cargo handles between 300 tons and 400 tons of cargo from Indonesia per annum, most of which consists of garments, shoes and decorative fish.

KLM currently operates eight flights between Amsterdam and Jakarta per week, using Boeing B-747-400 and B-747-400 Combi aircraft. One of the services is a freight operation. (icn)