Teleport, the logistics venture of Capital A (formerly AirAsia Group), is making its capacity available  announced through the e-booking platform, WebCargo.

This will initially be available for its customers in Malaysia, Singapore, Japan, Australia, Korea, Manila and India and then rolling out to WebCargo's user base later this year.

Teleport said this will improve access to its fleet capacity for over 3,000 freight forwarders worldwide.

It added that over 31% of global cargo capacity will be available for real-time freight pricing and booking on WebCargo.

"Global supply chain disruptions have made flexible air cargo in the Asia-Pacific region critical, both to support the region's broad manufacturing base and to compensate for ongoing ocean freight port challenges," said Adrian Loretz, chief operating officer of Teleport.

"Against this backdrop, it was important for us to join forces with WebCargo as we expand our logistics footprint across Asia. Coupled with our robust and extensive cargo network, we are certain WebCargo will be advantageous for more freight forwarders and direct shippers not only in Southeast Asia, but those in other regions as well."

Demand for air cargo digitisation up

Manel Galindo, chief executives of WebCargo, said the past year has proven the sheer demand for air cargo digitisation.

"It's no coincidence that during one of air cargo's busiest periods, eBookings on WebCargo increased by over 1,000%. Through this partnership, leveraging our established technology with Teleport's innovative drive and customer reach, we're excited to improve air cargo bookings for thousands of shippers," Galindo said.