Turkish Cargo makes eBookings more efficient and flexible for customers through direct data connection to CargoWise

SYDNEY, Australia – WiseTech Global (ASX:WTC) today announced that Turkish Cargo, the world’s third largest cargo airline[1], has joined the CargoWise Carrier Connectivity Program to enable freight forwarders to efficiently plan, book, confirm and manage shipments with the carrier, in real-time from within CargoWise.

Turkish Cargo is the air cargo brand of national flag carrier Turkish Airlines and offers services to flies to more than 360 destinations across 134 countries with the largest international flight network in the world.

The direct data connection with Turkish Cargo enables CargoWise customers, including all of the 25 largest global freight forwarders worldwide^[2], to access the carrier’s schedules, dynamic rates, capacity and allotment bookings as well as the ability to easily change digital bookings, without leaving CargoWise. In addition, Turkish Cargo can reach a wider range of potential customers via  CargoWise’s AirlineConnect functionality that allows freight forwarders to review, compare and select market, contract or spot rate offers from multiple airlines consolidated in one place for each transaction.

“As Turkish Cargo, we transport approximately 2 million tons of cargo to over 360 destinations within our flight network every year. Our wide flight network and high capacity allow us to be globally accessible while offering competitively cost-effective, innovative solutions. Consequently, we focus on offering digital solutions to our customers by swiftly adapting to the evolving dynamics of the industry and thus, we are pleased to advance our mission of delivering the best service to our customers through this collaboration with CargoWise,” said Turkish Airlines Senior Vice President of Cargo Marketing Selçuk Gençaslan.

Jorre Cobelens, Vice President – Logistics Data and Connectivity, WiseTech Global, said: “By establishing direct data connectivity with Turkish Cargo we enable our CargoWise customers to efficiently process tens of thousands of unique shipments on the world’s largest air cargo network from within CargoWise. This increases productivity for the entire industry during and after the eBooking process, avoids double data entry, reduces human errors, and eliminates unnecessary emails. The API integration provides Turkish Cargo’s customers with real-time communication directly within CargoWise, which also includes the ability to modify a booking until final execution of the Master Air Waybill. With this partnership, the transparent data sharing enables Turkish Cargo to optimize their planning and capacity management.”

Read Turkish Cargo’s media release here.

[1] International Air Transport Association (IATA) May 2023 World Air Transport Statistics (Turkish Airlines media release)

[2] Armstrong & Associates: Top 50 Global 3PLs & Top 25 Global Freight Forwarders ranked by 2022 gross logistics revenue/turnover and freight forwarding volumes – Updated 5 October 2023

If you are a CargoWise customer and would like to connect please submit your request through the CargoWise eRequest portal.