BARCELONA, Spain, Jan. 27,
2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Freightos Limited (NASDAQ:
CRGO), a leading global freight booking and payment platform, today
announced the addition of Canada's
WestJet Cargo to its WebCargo and 7LFreight platforms. This
collaboration enables freight forwarders to access WestJet Cargo's
air freight network and see real-time rates, place eBookings, and
pay online.
WestJet Cargo expands WebCargo's network on key tradelanes from
Canada's Calgary (YYC) to major international hubs,
including Tokyo Narita (NRT), London Heathrow (LHR), and
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Freight forwarders gain digital access via WebCargo and 7LFreight
to WestJet Cargo's reliable services for transporting not only
general cargo but also perishables, high-value goods,
pharmaceuticals, and time-sensitive shipments.
"WestJet Cargo adds valuable capacity to WebCargo and 7LFreight,
connecting thousands of forwarders to over 100 destinations across
its network, including for shipping key speciality products like
perishables and pharmaceuticals," said Wayne Tyndall, VP Commercial - Freight
Forwarders & Airlines. "Since launching WebCargo by
Freightos, we've facilitated tens of thousands of eBookings from
Europe to Canada alone, and with the addition of WestJet
Cargo, forwarders now have even more options on key tradelanes like
Calgary to Tokyo, London, and Paris."
"We're excited to join Freightos' platform and expand WestJet
Cargo's availability to freight forwarders worldwide," said
Kirsten De Bruijn, Executive Vice
President at WestJet Cargo. "This collaboration gives
forwarders seamless access to our services on essential tradelanes
while ensuring reliability and efficiency as global trade demands
continue to evolve."
WestJet Cargo, part of the WestJet Group, brings decades of
experience to the global freight market. Today, with a fleet of
nearly 200 aircraft, WestJet transports passengers and cargo to
over 100 destinations across North
America, Central America,
the Caribbean, Europe, and Asia.
"Freightos is at the forefront of industry digitization,
supporting some 350,000 transactions. This 22% year-over-year
increase highlights the growing demand for efficient digital
logistics solutions.
Freight forwarders looking to book WestJet Cargo's capacity on
WebCargo by Freightos can click here.
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
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