Saudia Cargo and e-booking platform cargo.one have entered into a distribution agreement as part of its digitalisation drive.

Saudia said freight forwarders will be able to book Saudia Cargo’s real-time quotes on cargo.one within a matter of seconds and with instant confirmation.

“Saudia Cargo’s objective is to always deliver a premium customer experience. We are convinced that cargo.one is the ideal partner to perfect our digital service offer,” said Omar Hariri, chief executive officer of Saudia Cargo.

In a statement, Saudia noted that it "strongly supports" Saudi Arabia’s innovative Vision 2030 and it is rapidly growing its fleet and digital transformation in a bid to make good on its mission to become the region’s leading freight and logistics hub.

“We will be offering customers a proven and efficient online booking platform where they have access to real-time rates and immediate booking confirmations,” said Teddy Zebitz, chief cargo officer, Saudia Cargo. “With cargo.one, we expect to further improve our operational efficiency. The pandemic has reinforced the importance of flexibility and speed in air cargo.”

He said cargo.one will also enable the carrier to quickly share and promote our ever-evolving freighter and passenger freighter network - such as our recently launched 5-weekly Liège-Riyadh service.

Moritz Claussen, founder and managing director of cargo.one welcomed the development in being able to support Saudia Cargo’s digital transformation.

With Saudia Cargo on board, cargo.one is expanding its footprint in the Gulf region.

Meanwhile, Saudia said its capacity will become available on the cargo.one platform in the second quarter of 2021, giving freight forwarders additional access to routes across the Middle East, Africa, Europe, Asia, and the USA.