Freight forwarders can now more easily do business with China Airlines (CAL) as the airline has launched its own e-booking portal and selected cargo.one as its platform partner.
The Taiwan-based airline's investment will enable forwarders to gain 24/7 instant access to China Airlines' capacity, including on key transpacific routes.
In the coming days, forwarders using third-party air cargo booking portal, cargo.one in the US, Canada, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia, Germany, Netherlands, and Luxemburg can quote and book China Airlines capacity for general cargo shipments up to 10,000 kg to important destinations including Taipei, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Manila, Jakarta and Hanoi.
Additional markets and capacity products, including perishables, will become available on cargo.one in the coming months.
Eddy Liu, senior vice president of China Airlines, commented: “China Airlines is taking measures to further digitalise sales processes and ensure that capacity is always within the easiest digital reach.
"With extensive experience and direct digital connections to many of our key global accounts, cargo.one is the logical partner to enable us to scale our sales reach worldwide, and deliver high-quality online experiences reflective of our commitment to excellence.”
Moritz Claussen, founder & co-chief executive of cargo.one, added: “We are proud to add our strength to China Airlines digital sales trajectory by bringing seamless digital quoting and booking to many of its large global clients, as well as our vast footprint of SMB forwarders.
"As one of the most requested airlines by our users, China Airlines available on cargo.one will offer many an ideal combination.”
China Airlines leverages the belly capacity from a fleet of 67 passenger aircraft as well as 18 dedicated Boeing 747 and 777 freighters.
Forwarders benefit from a cargo network connecting Taiwan with 192 destinations in 29 countries.
Elsewhere, Descartes’ TMS now includes the cargo.one Air Freight Integration Module, allowing freight forwarders to search, compare, quote and book capacity.
