All Freightos Articles – Page 4
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NCA lists its capacity on WebCargo
Freighter operator Nippon Cargo Airlines (NCA) has signed up to offer its capacity on online air cargo booking portal WebCargo.WebCargo said that by signing up, more than 2,000 forwarders will able to access NCA capacity with dynamic rates, live capacity and e-bookings."At NCA, we pride ourselves on leveraging digital innovation ...
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Five forwarders continue to lead online sales charge
Freight forwarders have improved their ability to provide instant quotes digitally, but this is led by the same group of five companies with others lagging behind.The latest annual mystery shopper report from booking portal Freightos showed that its research showed that more than 25% of digitally requested quotes were provided ...
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Air cargo charter demand picks up due to ocean freight issues
Charter broker Air Partner has reported a 50% increase in demand as a result of ocean freight supply chain issues.Over the last few months the container shipping sector has experienced major supply chain issues due to a box shortage in Asia, a surge in demand and port congestion.Air Partner chief ...
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Airfreight rates up as capacity comes under pressure
Airfreight rates from key Asian hubs continued to climb last week as ocean capacity shortages and personal protective equipment shipments pick up.The latest figures from TAC Index show that average airfreight rates from Hong Kong to North America last week climbed for the fourth week in a row as they ...
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Airfreight rates to the US continue to pick up
Airfreight rates out of major Asian origins to North America showed signs of increasing last week as demand shows signs of picking up.Figures from data provider TAC Index show that average airfreight rates from Shanghai to North America last week increased by 9.7% compared with a week earlier to $5.10 ...
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NewsDigital air cargo bookings continue to grow despite Covid-19 outbreak
The use of air cargo online booking portals looks set to increase over the coming months, despite a slowdown in growth during the height of the PPE capacity crunch.Freightos chief marketing officer Eytan Buchman told Air Cargo News that its WebCargo booking platform, which has 22,000 users and claims to ...
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Transpacific airfreight rates edge back up
Transpacific airfreight rates increased last week as two US carriers temporarily back tracked on their plans for services to Hong Kong.The latest figures from TAC Index show that airfreight rates from Shanghai to North America increased by 4.2% week on week to $4.69 per kg while from Hong Kong to ...
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NewsIBS and WebCargo to partner on digital air cargo bookings
Left: Ashok Rajan, IBS Software. Right: Manel Galindo, WebCargoOnline freight booking portal WebCargo and IBS Software are partnering to combine their platforms.The partnership means that the more than 30 airlines that use IBS Software's iCargo platform will be able to offer their capacity to freight forwarders on the WebCargo booking ...
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Etihad Cargo expands digital booking options with WebCargo partnership
Etihad Cargo has expanded its digital booking reach by joining the WebCargo platform.WebCargo said that by joining its booking portal, the Abu Dhabi-hubbed airline had extended its reach to more than 1,700 logistics providers and freight forwarders.The WebCargo platform will provide instant Etihad Cargo booking schedules, promotional rates and eBooking, ...
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Coronavirus set to impact air cargo
The air cargo industry is bracing itself for the impact of measures taken to halt the spread of the deadly coronavirus in China.Overnight, British Airways announced that it would suspend all direct flights to and from mainland China, with others expected to follow.United Airlines, Cathay Pacific and Air Canada are ...
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NewsForwarders up their digital offering but there's more work to be done
The leading freight forwarders are making progress in improving their digital services, but there is still more work to be done if the industry wants to capitalise on the opportunity.The fourth annual Freightos Mystery Shopper Survey revealed that 11 of the top 20 freight forwarders now provide a dedicated request ...
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SAS Cargo and Freightos in digital link-up for e-booking
SAS Cargo and WebCargo by Freightos will partner for fully digital e-booking, dynamic rates and specific capacity on the Scandinavian airline.WebCargo by Freightos will become the first user of SAS Cargo’s digital application programming interface (API) solutions to more than 1,500 freight forwarders and 26,000 unique users around the world.Leif ...
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IAG Cargo chief joins the online revolution at Freightos
IAG Cargo director of sales, marketing and products Camilo Garcia has left the carrier to join online company Freightos Group, as global vice president of business development.He will head up airline relationships at WebCargo by Freightos, the business unit for digitizing logistics service providers.Commenting on the “exciting yet difficult decision ...
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Sinotrans to offer shippers air cargo booking through Freightos
Chinese forwarder Sinotrans has launched a direct-to-customer air cargo booking platform through a partnership with Freightos.The platform, which is offered through Sinoair, will allow shippers to pull global contract rates, get dynamic pricing or request ad-hoc prices and receive instant booking confirmation from over 10 airlines integrated with Freightos."With this ...
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NewsUnited Cargo opts for WebCargo by Freightos for new portal
Manel GalindoUnited Cargo has today (July 16) confirmed that it will collaborate with WebCargo by Freightos on the design and creation of a new online portal that will provide customers with expanded on-demand booking, dynamic pricing and real-time updates on United’s global cargo network.The portal will be based on the ...
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NewsFreightos launches airfreight rate and booking portal
Freightos has today launched a new online pricing and booking portal for airfreight as the digitisation of the sector continues to gather pace.The free WebCargo Sky platform is available to IATA certified airfreight forwarders and as well as offering instant pricing from more than 370 airlines, will allow forwarders to ...
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US more than doubles Chinese tariff levels
The US has followed through on its threat to increase tariffs on $200bn worth of Chinese goods.Tariffs on Chinese products being imported into the US have been increased from 10% to 25% and China has threatened to retaliate.The types of products covered by the tariff increases includes: fresh food, processed ...
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NewsDynamic pricing arrives in air cargo with AF KLM and WebCargo
Freightos' Zvi Schreiber and Marcel de Nooijer of AF KLMAir France KLM Martinair Cargo (AF KLMP) and Freightos-owned booking portal WebCargo have launched a new partnership that they claim will bring dynamic pricing to air cargo for the first time.The partners said that the more than 1,400 forwarders using the ...
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Freightos WebCargo acquires Air Freight Bazaar India
E-booking platform Freightos WebCargo has acquired India’s Air Freight Bazaar, a regional air cargo rates and sales platform based in Chennai.Details of the acquisition are undisclosed.A spokesperson for Freightos said that the Indian air cargo market had seen 17% year-on-year growth between 2016 and 2017.Said the spokesperson: “This acquisition combines ...
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NewsDelta Cargo reports customer shift to digital booking
Delta Cargo Website Metrics for 2018Delta Cargo has noted a "significant shift" in the number of online bookings since it launched its new website in 2017.The airline said it had noted a 15 percentage point increase in the global online bookings since 2017, making it the number one way customers ...