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Volga-Dnepr supports Dronning Maud Land Air Network Project with efficient cargo operations to Antarctica for the 6th consecutive year

Volga-Dnepr Supports Dronning Maud Land Air Network Project with efficient cargo operations to Antarctica

Volga-Dnepr Airlines has completed its sixth Antarctic program operating 5 IL-76TD-90VD charter flights to the coldest continent under the DROMLAN international Antarctic project.  All the...
FedEx Commits to Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

FedEx Commits to Carbon-Neutral Operations by 2040

FedEx Corp. announced an ambitious goal to achieve carbon-neutral operations globally by 2040. To help reach this goal, FedEx is designating more than $2 billion...
Qatar Airways Cargo Joins Hands with UNICEF to Support Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccines and Critical Supplies

Qatar Airways Cargo Joins With UNICEF to Support Prioritization of COVID-19 Vaccines

The carrier is committed to support UNICEF in the global effort aimed at equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines. Utilizing its QR Pharma product, the...
Cargo After COVID

Cargo After COVID

Just imagine, it’s the Fall of 2021, and the worst seems to be over and American business is back in business. There is still...
Air Cargo Revenues Rescue Swissport In Slow 2020

2021 Show Signs of Being More of the Same for Air Freight

Airfreight rates are expected to remain above normal in 2021 as the demand outlook remains uncertain and belly capacity is slowly re-introduced into the...
Air Cargo Revenues Rescue Swissport In Slow 2020

Air Cargo Revenues Rescue Swissport In Slow 2020

The handler said that its cargo volumes at its 115 warehouses declined by 12.3% year on year in 2020 to 4.1m tons. The number...

Lunar New Year’s a Holiday for Millions, But Not the Ports

Millions of people celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday each year, with countries having varied traditions and celebrations reflective of their culture and even...
Amazon, Red Hook Point, Brooklyn

Amazon Red Hook Warehouse Deal Signed Sealed and Delivered

Amazon announced on February 4th that it will open a 336,350-square-foot delivery station at 640 Columbia St. and a 151,000-square-foot station at 280 Richards St. in...
Forwarders globally will soon be able to conduct real-time eBookings, access live rates, and see available capacity with Qatar Airways Cargo via the service of WebCargo, a Freightos Group company, providing critical agility as supply chains contend with COVID-19’s impact and disruption. Rollout will begin with France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Africa and Spain on 7 February 2021. As part of the launch, Qatar Airways Cargo will be offering the most competitive rates on WebCargo by introducing a discount scheme to forwarders*, resulting in an average saving of USD0.06/kg for the first 20,000 shipments booked via the platform in these countries. The cargo carrier is determined to push the development of WebCargo bookings and will also implement a number of special promotions further in the year. As of Q1 this year, more than 2,000 WebCargo forwarders and customers across over 10,000 global branches will have instant access to capacity and pricing. Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo, Mr. Guillaume Halleux, said: “We are pleased to partner with WebCargo to provide true agility and digital connectivity for our customers. As a leading global carrier, we rely on constant innovation and digitalisation across all our operations in order to provide our best-in-class customer service. During the past months, we have introduced several digitalisation initiatives such as online rate distribution, ad hoc rate automation, track and trace and availability via API. The future of air cargo is indeed digital and this change will definitely bring in efficiency across the supply chain.” Freightos Group CEO Mr. Zvi Schrieber, said: “Digitalisation is a crucial step in powering agile supply chains in a rapidly changing world. We’re incredibly proud that Qatar Airways Cargo, the largest cargo airline in the world - has selected WebCargo to launch third-party eBookings for forwarders around the world.”

Qatar Airways Cargo Takes a Major Digital Leap with Global eBooking on WebCargo

Forwarders globally will soon be able to conduct real-time eBookings, access live rates, and see available capacity with Qatar Airways Cargo via the service...
AirBridgeCargo Airlines steps into 2021 with 100% running in-house weight & balance system

AirBridgeCargo Airlines Steps into 2021 with 100% Running In-house Weight & Balance System

AirBridgeCargo Airlines (ABC), one of the leading all-cargo carriers and part of Volga-Dnepr Group, commences 2021 relying on its weight & balance system (ABC...
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