Garuda Indonesia goes digital

Freightos Limited announced that Garuda Indonesia Cargo, the cargo division of Indonesia’s national airline, has joined WebCargo by Freightos’ platform, bringing expanded real-time eBooking to freight forwarders worldwide.

As a key carrier in Southeast Asia's export market, Garuda Indonesia will initially offer its capacity exclusively on WebCargo by Freightos, providing forwarders direct access to key trade lanes connecting Indonesia with major global hubs, including Jakarta (CGK) to Singapore (SIN), Tokyo Haneda (HND), Jeddah (JED), Shanghai (SHA), Sydney (SYD), as well as Denpasar (DPS) to Sydney (SYD), Tokyo Narita (NRT), Hong Kong (HKG).

This partnership reinforces WebCargo by Freightos’ role as the leading digital cargo booking platform, supporting ten thousand freight forwarder offices in securing instant capacity, pricing, and online bookings.

“Southeast Asia plays a crucial role in global trade, and Garuda Indonesia is an important player in connecting the region globally. By offering their capacity exclusively on WebCargo by Freightos, we’re ensuring forwarders get seamless access to some of the busiest trade routes,” said Zvi Schreiber, CEO of Freightos. “From fashion exports to high-tech goods, this collaboration will help forwarders secure air cargo space efficiently, with real-time visibility, and improve global trade.”

Garuda Indonesia President and CEO Wamildan Tsani shared that the collaboration with WebCargo by Freightos aims to strengthen the flagship carrier's cargo performance, bolster its presence in international markets, and unlock new growth opportunities. “Garuda Indonesia believes this strategic partnership with WebCargo by Freightos will not only make our service more accessible to our customers but will deliver a seamless online booking experience for them. We hope that by strengthening the accessibility and efficiency of Garuda Indonesia's air cargo services through digital initiatives, we will continue to meet our customers’ evolving needs," added Wamildan.