ZURICH and BARCELONA, Spain, Dec. 18,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Swiss WorldCargo, the air
freight division of SWISS, Switzerland's leading air carrier, and
Freightos Limited (NASDAQ: CRGO), a leading vendor-neutral booking
and payment platform for international freight, establish a
collaboration with the shared intent to enhance their customers'
digital booking experience. Various Swiss WorldCargo's products and
services for selected markets in Europe, Asia
and Americas are bookable on the air cargo booking platform
WebCargo by Freightos.
This collaboration connects WebCargo by Freightos' real-time
rate comparisons and eBooking with Swiss WorldCargo's robust
long-haul connectivity - spanning Asia-Pacific and the Americas - alongside
strong pan-European connections. In addition, it demonstrates
Swiss WorldCargo's commitment to provide its customers with a
seamless digital booking experience.
Swiss WorldCargo is recognized worldwide for its expertise in
transporting high-value, care-intensive, and temperature-sensitive
shipments across a vast network of over 170 destinations globally.
Thanks to high-quality procedures, a reliable trucking network,
trusted partnerships, and swift turnaround times in Zurich and Geneva, the premium cargo carrier offers a
guarantee of efficiency and safety in its services to freight
forwarders worldwide.
The partnership between Swiss WorldCargo and WebCargo aims to
provide forwarders with enhanced options for care-intensive and
specialized shipments like pharmaceuticals. WebCargo by Freightos,
one of the leading air cargo booking platforms, connects
freight forwarders with real-time rates and capacity from more than
55 airlines, as well as some 370 air cargo carriers globally.
Through its new global partnership with WebCargo, Swiss
WorldCargo intends to enhance its digital presence, connecting with
a wide network of forwarders globally. Swiss WorldCargo's modular
product portfolio bookable on WebCargo for selected markets in
Europe, Asia and Americas includes SWISS General Cargo
and SWISS Pharma and Healthcare. These products can be paired with
the Celsius Passive transportation solution for
temperature-sensitive shipments and the X-Presso option for
expedited transportation.
Alain Chisari, Head of Swiss
Cargo comments: "We take pride in delivering Swiss-quality service
and reliability across every aspect of our work. This commitment
extends to our digital journey, ensuring a seamless and reliable
experience for our customers. Partnering with the digital
platform WebCargo allows us to elevate our customers' digital
booking experience while expanding our market presence onto
future-looking digital solutions".
Zvi Schreiber, founder and CEO of
Freightos, said: "The integration of Swiss WorldCargo into WebCargo
by Freightos marks another significant milestone in the Digital Air
Cargo revolution. Swiss WorldCargo' extensive network and premium
service enable thousands of WebCargo freight forwarder customers to
instantly book their air cargo needs, including specialized
shipments like pharmaceuticals."
Forwarders looking to book Swiss WorldCargo on WebCargo by
Freightos can register here.
About Swiss WorldCargo
Swiss International Air Lines
(SWISS) is Switzerland's largest
air carrier. With one of Europe's
most advanced and carbon-efficient aircraft fleets, SWISS is a
premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva to keep Switzerland connected with Europe and the world. Its Swiss WorldCargo
division offers an extensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight
services for high-value, time-critical and care-intensive
consignments. As the Airline of Switzerland, SWISS embodies its home country's
traditional values and is dedicated to delivering the highest
product and service quality. The company has also committed to the
ambitious climate goals of halving its 2019 net carbon dioxide
emissions by 2030 and making its operations entirely carbon-neutral
by 2050, particularly by promoting the use of sustainable aviation
fuels. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and is also a member of
Star Alliance, the world's biggest
airline network.
About Freightos
Freightos® (NASDAQ: CRGO) is the
leading vendor-neutral global freight booking platform. Airlines,
ocean carriers, thousands of freight forwarders, and well over ten
thousand importers and exporters connect on Freightos, making world
trade faster, more efficient and more resilient.
The Freightos platform digitizes the trillion dollar
international freight industry, supported by a suite of software
solutions that span pricing, quoting, booking, shipment management,
and payments for global businesses of all shapes and sizes.
Products include the Freightos Marketplace, WebCargo, WebCargo for
Airlines, 7LFreight by WebCargo, Shipsta by Freightos, and
Clearit.
Freightos is a leading provider of real-time industry data via
Freightos Terminal, which includes the world's leading spot pricing
indexes, Freightos Air Index (FAX) for air cargo and Freightos
Baltic Index (FBX) for container shipping.
Media Contact
Tali Aronsky
PR Lead, Freightos
tali.aronsky@freightos.com
Contact
Swiss WorldCargo
cargo.communications@swiss.com
Logo -
https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2319256/4496202/Freightos_Logo.jpg
View original
content:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/swiss-worldcargo-expands-its-digital-presence-on-webcargo-by-freightos-302334945.html
SOURCE Freightos; Swiss WorldCargo