SAS Cargo partners with cargo.one for digital procurement

SAS Cargo, the air freight division of Scandinavian Airlines (SAS), has partnered with cargo.one for digital air freight procurement and sales.

The collaboration aligns SAS Cargo with a fast-growing and popular quoting and booking method and will support the airline to compete in every relevant market, says an official release from cargo.one.

"Leveraging the belly capacity of the SAS network, SAS Cargo is a key provider of air cargo services in Northern Europe, linking Scandinavia to important global trade lanes. SAS Cargo utilises its global hub in Copenhagen and hubs in Oslo and Stockholm as well as modern Airbus wide-body aircraft to ensure speed, flexibility and sustainable capacity solutions. The airline offers freight forwarders 135 destinations in 31 countries, and transports over 60,000 tonnes of goods annually."

Markus Ek, CEO, SAS Cargo says: "Partnering with cargo.one will deliver added convenience to customers in many markets worldwide. Freight forwarders will enjoy a seamless booking experience and an even stronger ability to utilise SAS Cargo capacity as a winning element of their daily work."

Moritz Claussen, Founder & Co-CEO, cargo.one adds: "SAS Cargo stands out as having a strong alignment with cargo.one’s vision and ambition for digital procurement. It makes every sense for SAS Cargo to broaden its access to forwarding teams globally with the platform that is relied upon the most for daily quoting and booking. Our combined teams will apply cargo.one technology and sales best practices to ensure SAS Cargo remains fully responsive in the market."

Commencing April, forwarders using cargo.one throughout EMEA, North America and Asia can quote and book SAS Cargo’s global capacity for general cargo and temperature controlled shipments up to 10,000 kg to important destinations including Frankfurt, London, New York, Miami, Atlanta, Tokyo and Seoul, the release added.