March 28, 2022 BARCELONA – Throughout the pandemic, Canada has been one of the countries hit the hardest by supply chain shortage. Forwarders and carriers have risen to the challenge but an ongoing drive to improve has made Digital Air Cargo solutions an obvious choice for forward-thinking airlines like Air Canada Cargo, and in particular its Cargo division, with the many investments and digitization projects that it continues to implement.

Over the next few weeks, Air Canada Cargo will continue to improve global air cargo for freight forwarders around the world by offering real-time pricing, capacity visibility and booking for the 10,000+ forwarder offices using WebCargo for digital cargo booking.

Air Canada Cargo’s many destinations include major cities across North America and Europe, already connected through WebCargo’s platform and 7LFreight, a rate management company recently acquired by Freightos. With this, WebCargo is perfectly placed to serve Air Canada Cargo’s target markets.

“It’s become increasingly clear throughout the pandemic and resulting supply chain challenges that digitalization is the key to the success of air cargo,” said Matthieu Casey, Senior Director, Cargo Global Sales and Revenue Optimization at Air Canada Cargo. “As one of the largest North American airlines, we pride ourselves on staying ahead of the curve, and embracing technological solutions that will provide value to our customers and add efficiencies to our company.”

“We’ve seen demand for Digital Air Cargo skyrocket, with eBookings on the WebCargo platform increasing 10X in 2021 alone,” said Manel Galindo, CEO of WebCargo. “This adoption has been in large part thanks to the cooperation of tech-forward airlines like Air Cargo Canada who see the inherent value and need in digital air cargo solutions. We’re excited to launch our partnership and enable more forwarders to start booking online.”

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 2,000+ forwarders. Partners using fully digital eBooking and rate distribution on WebCargo include over 30 airlines, including American Airlines, Turkish Airlines, Lufthansa, Etihad Cargo, Air France KLM, IAG Cargo, SAS, Qatar Airways, El Al, and AirBridgeCargo. Freight forwarders can access dynamic capacity, pricing, and eBooking by signing up for free 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 the 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 over $120 million from leading venture funds, including GE Ventures, Aleph and the Singapore Exchange.