SWISS WorldCargo is renowned for its expertise in transporting high-value, care-intensive, and temperature-sensitive shipments throughout an extensive network of over 170 destinations worldwide. The cargo carrier combines a solid long-haul reach including Asia Pacific and the Americas, with strong pan-European connectivity. Its high-quality processes, reliable trucking network, professional partnerships, and fast turnaround times in Zurich and Geneva, all ensure an efficient and secure service to freight forwarders worldwide.
Its global partnership with cargo.one expands SWISS WorldCargo’s digital footprint to include a thriving community of thousands of forwarders worldwide. SWISS WorldCargo’s modular product portfolio bookable on the cargo.one platform includes SWISS General Cargo and SWISS Pharma and Healthcare, combinable with the transportation solution Celsius Passive, and the speed option X-Presso for a fast transportation.
Leveraging cargo.one’s seamless digital booking process, SWISS WorldCargo has extended its characteristic precision and reliability to its external online sales. cargo.one enables the airfreight division of SWISS to reach more freight forwarders in key markets worldwide, while guaranteeing the best possible digital experiences, around the clock. The goal is to integrate all markets into the platform by the end of 2024.
Lorenzo Stoll, Head of Cargo at SWISS International Air Lines Ltd. comments:
“SWISS WorldCargo’s customers can find SWISS quality and reliability in everything we do. These values are consistently reflected in our digital proposition as well, in line with our ambitions to provide our customers with SWISS quality service. We are pleased to partner with the digital platform cargo.one to offer an enhanced digital booking experience and market presence.”
Moritz Claussen, Founder and Co-CEO of cargo.one, adds,
“SWISS WorldCargo capacity being available on cargo.one is an apt reflection of just how much care we take with each and every digital booking. We are proud to support SWISS WorldCargo in growing its digital presence, and collaborating to bring added long-term value to the market and the industry.”
About SWISS WorldCargo
SWISS International Air Lines (SWISS) is Switzerland’s largest air carrier. With one of Europe’s most advanced and carbon-efficient aircraft fleets, SWISS is a premium airline that provides direct flights from Zurich and Geneva to keep Switzerland connected with Europe and the world. Its division, SWISS WorldCargo, offers an extensive range of airport-to-airport airfreight services for high-value, time-critical and care-intensive consignments. As The Airline of Switzerland, SWISS embodies its home country’s traditional values and is dedicated to delivering the highest product and service quality. SWISS aims to reduce its CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030 compared to 2019 and to achieve net zero (CO2-neutral balance) in 2050 – in line with Switzerland’s climate strategy. SWISS is part of the Lufthansa Group and is also a member of Star Alliance, the world’s biggest airline network.
About cargo.one
Founded in 2017, cargo.one (Cargo One GmbH) is a platform for booking and marketing air freight capacity. Trusted by over 20,000 freight forwarders in 116 countries, cargo.one offers instant booking for airline and agent rates across more than 50 airlines, and was the first platform of its kind.
cargo.one pro equips agents to compare, book and track shipments, leveraging thousands of live and static rates, while importers can book instantly using other verified forwarding partners 24/7. Export agents win new business from import agents worldwide, all secured with global non-payment protection. cargo.one for enterprise offers an extensive range of API suites, delivering the strongest quality real-time market content through one endpoint. Leading forwarders worldwide rely upon cargo.one’s enterprise-ready solutions for instant customer quoting, pricing, and sales.
cargo.one partners with dozens of global airlines and airline groups including Lufthansa, IAG Cargo, Singapore Airlines Cargo, American Airlines, Air Canada, LATAM, TAP Air Portugal, Finnair, Etihad, All Nippon Airways, JAL CARGO, Nippon Cargo Airlines, Eastern Air Logistics, Air France KLM Martinair Cargo, Turkish Cargo and Qatar Airways Cargo.
cargo.one’s rapidly growing user base includes leading players such as Hellmann Worldwide Logistics, Agility Logistics, DACHSER and Flexport. The company has won awards including ‘Information Technology for the air cargo industry’ in the World Air Cargo Awards 2022 and 2021, ‘Air Business of the Year’ at the UK Logistics Awards 2022, the ‘International IT Systems Provider of the Year’ Award 2023, and ‘Cargo Booking Platform of the Year’ in the Payload Asia Awards 2023. cargo.one is a Trustee of The International Air Cargo Association, TIACA, the highest level of membership.
cargo.one has raised significant funding to date from internationally prominent investors including Bessemer Venture Partners, Index Ventures, Creandum, Next 47, Point Nine Capital and Lufthansa Cargo.
