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Use Case — Freight Forwarders

Processing 800+ MAWBs/HAWBs daily from 12 airlines at Suvarnabhumi

How a Bangkok-based freight forwarder eliminated 6+ hours of daily data entry by automating MAWB and HAWB parsing into CargoWise shipment records with KabyTech.

The Problem

Manual AWB keying can't scale

Before: Manual MAWB/HAWB Data Entry

  • A team of 8 agents manually reads incoming MAWBs and HAWBs from 12 different airlines
  • Each AWB is re-keyed field-by-field into CargoWise: shipper, consignee, routing, weight, charges, handling codes
  • HAWBs arrive in different formats per consolidator — no standardization
  • Typos in AWB numbers cause shipment mismatches and delayed cargo release
  • Peak season requires temporary hires who make even more errors
6+ hrs
per agent per day
spent on AWB data entry alone

After: KabyTech Automation

  • AWBs from all 12 airlines auto-parsed — no templates per airline needed
  • MAWB and HAWB hierarchy auto-detected and linked
  • Shipment records created in CargoWise via API push — zero manual keying
  • AWB numbers validated with check-digit verification before record creation
  • Peak season handled with zero additional headcount
87%
reduction in data entry time
from 6+ hours to under 45 minutes/day
AWB Processing Pipeline
Step 1 — Incoming MAWB
176-1551 5964
EMIRATES — BKK → DXB → MAA
RECEIVED
▼
Step 2 — KabyTech Parse
29 fields extracted
SHP, CNE, RTD, CVD, SPH — 97.8% confidence
PARSING
▼
Step 3 — Validate
Check digit ✓ IATA codes ✓
Airline prefix 176 = EK confirmed
VALID
▼
Step 4 — CargoWise Shipment Record
SHP-2026-09-0847 CREATED
KARGO GLOBAL → EXCEL MARITIME · 5 pcs · 57.72 KG
DONE
The Solution

From MAWB scan to shipment record in under 2 seconds

KabyTech's KabyTech reads every incoming MAWB and HAWB — regardless of airline format, scan quality, or language. The system extracts all FWB sections, validates codes against IATA databases, and pushes structured records directly into CargoWise via API.

HAWB hierarchies are automatically linked to their parent MAWB. Consolidation shipments with 20+ HAWBs under a single MAWB are handled in a single batch — no manual linking required.

MAWB + HAWB hierarchy CargoWise API push 12 airline formats Check-digit validation Consolidation support Zero template config
CargoWise Shipment Record — Auto-Created
MAWB176-1551 5964✓
AirlineEMIRATES (EK)✓
ShipperKARGO GLOBAL✓
ConsigneeEXCEL MARITIME✓
OriginBKK (Suvarnabhumi)✓
DestinationMAA (Chennai)✓
FlightEK0375/10SEP✓
Pieces5✓
Gross Weight57.72 KG✓
ChargesPREPAID✓
Auto-created in CargoWise · 1.4s processing time
Auto-Created Records

Every field populated — zero manual keying

The shipment record in CargoWise is created complete with all mandatory fields: shipper and consignee details, full routing with transit points, piece count and weight, charge payment terms, special handling codes, and dangerous goods classifications.

For consolidation shipments, each HAWB also generates its own linked record with house-level shipper/consignee, goods description, and weight breakdown — all automatically.

Full SHP/CNE addresses Multi-leg routing DG classification RTD charge sections SPH handling codes OCI regulatory data
Results

Impact at Suvarnabhumi operations

87%
Reduction in data entry time
800+
AWBs processed per day
12
Airlines supported
<2s
Per AWB processing

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