China Southern Air Logistics has selected WebCargo to provide forwarders with real-time pricing, capacity, and eBookings. Forwarders across the globe will have direct access to China Southern's coverage in this critical region. These forwarders will also benefit from WebCargo's combination of real-time booking and digital payments, which will allow them to start booking and reconciling payments with China Southern Air Logistics and other carriers fast.
Chengqing TAO, Executive Vice President of China Southern Air Logistics, said: “Digital transformation has become key to staying ahead. We are happy to embrace e-solutions to optimize our sales and believe our cooperation with WebCargo will bring considerable added value to our customers. Aiming to become a competitive global integrated logistics provider, China Southern Air Logistics will devote great efforts to enhancing our digital capabilities to provide quality service."
Zvi Schreiber, CEO of the Freightos Group said: “We're privileged to partner with a leading Chinese carrier, China Southern Air Logistics, to bring new-found efficiency to freight forwarders globally. In just four years, Digital Air Cargo, or DAC, has gone from zero to airlines with more than 50% of worldwide capacity available electronically on WebCargo. We congratulate the air cargo industry on this rapid digital revolution."
China-originating shipments account for one of the major segments of worldwide air freight commerce, accounting for 7.3 million metric tons out of a total of 65.7 million metric tons.