Finnair Cargo joins WebCargo to drive shift to digital bookings
Finnair Cargo to provide Digital Air Cargo capabilities for over 2,000 forwarders and 10,0000 offices worldwide, providing real-time pricing, capacity, and eBookings via WebCargo
MAY 11 2021, HELSINKI/BARCELONA – Finnair Cargo will be joining WebCargo, the leading Digital Air Cargo platform, to offer instant pricing, guaranteed capacity, and eBookings to WebCargo customers. As the demand for rapid, on-demand global supply chains increase, Finnair Cargo is embracing Digital Air Cargo to provide more efficient and transparent options to logistics providers.
Finnair Cargo’s commitment to digitization, along with their specialization in shipping pharma and perishables, make them a valuable addition to WebCargo, which has the largest aggregation of digital pricing and booking ready airlines, representing over 22% of
global air cargo capacity. Finnair will initially be available to WebCargo customers in the United States, and Europe.
“At Finnair Cargo, we have always been committed to seek new opportunities to ease our customers daily work,” said Karri Kauppi, Head of Revenue Management & Pricing, Finnair Cargo. “Through our partnership with WebCargo, we look forward to offering forwarders
real-time availability of our network between US, Europe and Asia.”
“Providing our forwarders with diverse airline carriers to suit their varied shipping needs has always been a priority for WebCargo,” said Manel Galindo, CEO of WebCargo. “We’re thrilled to partner with Finnair Cargo, a carrier known for embracing digital air cargo
solutions. Together, we’re excited about making global freight booking more efficient and reliable for carriers, forwarders, and end shippers.”
About Finnair Cargo
Finnair Cargo is one of the largest air cargo carriers in Northern Europe, a subsidiary of passenger airline Finnair. Finnair is also one of the oldest operating airlines, founded in 1923. Main hub is located at Helsinki Airport in Finland, providing short, fuel-efficient routes between Finnair destinations in Europe, Asia and US. We specialize in carrying temperature- controlled cargo such as fish, pharmaceuticals, and other perishables.
Finnair Cargo has one of the most modern air cargo terminals in the world, opened in 2018. Finnair Cargo Cool terminal takes advantage of technological innovations and data monitoring systems to radically improve transparency, energy smartness and efficiency of air cargo shipping processes.
About WebCargo, a Freightos Group Company
WebCargo® is the most advanced digitization platform for logistics service providers.
WebCargo Air is the leading platform for live air cargo rate distribution and bookings between hundreds of airlines and 1,000+ forwarders. Partners using fully digital eBooking and rate distribution on WebCargo include leading airlines, like Lufthansa, Turkish, Etihad Cargo, Air France KLM, IAG Cargo, SAS, Qatar Airways, and AirBridgeCargo. Logistics providers who are IATA members can access dynamic capacity, pricing, and eBooking by signing up at webcargo.co.
WebCargo AcceleRate® is the leading platform for enterprise freight forwarders to manage rates and automate sales, spanning ocean, air and land. Customers include Hellmann, Nippon Express, DSV Panalpina, and dozens more.
WebCargo joined Freightos Group in 2016. The Freightos Group also operates freightos.com, the world’s largest digital freight platform for the trillion-dollar international shipping industry, and the Freightos Baltic Index, the only daily container index, in collaboration with the Baltic Exchange. Founded by serial entrepreneur Zvi Schreiber, Freightos is a logistics technology pioneer with a worldwide presence, and has raised $92 million from leading venture funds, including GE Ventures, Aleph and the Singapore Exchange