What Freightos shipped in September 2026

Digitization Leveling the Playing Field – El Al’s Journey

El Al Cargo joined WebCargo in September 2021, granting 3,500+ forwarders real-time air cargo rates, capacity visibility, and instant eBooking. The integration improved El Al’s pricing efficiency, exp…

China-US truce to reduce some tariffs, and likely postpone port fees – September 30, 2026 Update

A US-China trade truce extension reduced some tariffs on $30B of imports and may postpone port fees, easing pressure on US importers and consumers. Transpacific container rates remain high due to cong…

WCS Retrospective: The Untapped Airline Profits of Digital Air Cargo

Freightos’ former CEO argues airlines have rapidly adopted digital air cargo eBookings (now 50%+ of capacity) but underutilize real-time pricing, leaving revenue on the table. The Freightos Air Index …

Product Tour: Rate & Quote Ocean

Freightos introduced a new Ocean Rate & Quote tool that enables forwarders to digitally compare maritime routes by transit time and price, preview all carrier surcharges upfront, and generate accurate…

Freightos introduced a new Ocean Rate & Quote tool for its Freightos for Forwarders platform, enabling forwarders to compare routes by price and transit time, view carrier surcharges upfront, and gene

5 Steps to Agile Freight Procurement

Freightos published a playbook advocating agile freight procurement with short-term tenders, real-time data, and flexible supplier relationships to counter market volatility. The post highlights autom…

Freightos introduced Rate & Quote Ocean, a new feature enabling forwarders to digitally compare ocean freight routes by transit time and price, view carrier surcharges upfront, and generate accurate q

Agile Freight Procurement in Practice: From Rate Management to BAF Automation

Freightos announced a live webinar demonstrating agile freight procurement practices, including automating tendering processes and managing fuel and BAF updates without full renegotiations. Judah Levi…

Red Sea transits accelerate, even as Houthis advance – September 15, 2026 Update

Houthi control over a Red Sea chokepoint port escalates maritime threats, yet container carriers continue increasing Suez Canal transits, with 25% of Asia-Europe capacity now sailing via the Red Sea i…

Asia – Med rates back to pre-peak levels as Red Sea transits increase – September 22, 2026 Update

Freightos published a weekly freight market update noting Asia-Mediterranean ocean rates have returned to pre-peak levels due to increased Red Sea transits, while transpacific rates remain elevated. T…

Stop Guessing.Start Benchmarking.

Freightos introduced a real-time rate benchmarking tool for enterprise freight procurement, enabling users to compare contract and spot rates across trade lanes, surcharges, and commodities. The tool …

Mediterranean ocean rates pull even with Asia – EU, possibly from Red Sea transit bump – September 8, 2026 Update

Mediterranean ocean freight rates have dropped to parity with Asia–EU routes, likely due to increased Red Sea transits and congestion at Northern European hubs. Rates remain elevated above pre-peak le…

Freightos Air Index (FAX): Global Air Cargo Price Index

Freightos introduced the Freightos Air Index (FAX), a real-time air cargo pricing benchmark derived from actual booked digital rates via its WebCargo platform. The index provides daily indicative spot…

Your Risk Matrix Is Already Obsolete: How to Build Stability into a World of Persistent Disruption

Freightos published a supply chain analysis highlighting persistent disruptions (geopolitics, trade policy, labor actions, climate) and their market impacts, including Red Sea diversions, tariff-drive…

Making Machines Your Chaos Co-Pilots: Why AI Freight Rate Prediction Isn’t Like Recognizing Bicycles

Freightos highlights that AI freight rate prediction cannot achieve 97–99% accuracy like image recognition due to chaotic, regime-driven data. Experts emphasize data quality over algorithmic complexit…

Carriers Are Expanding Their Networks Through Digital-Enabled Partnerships

WebCargo introduced digital interlining on its eBooking platform in July, enabling air carriers to partner digitally for shared bookings. This simplifies interlining, increases network reach, and redu…

United Cargo’s Digital Transformation: A Roadmap to Remaining the Best Belly Carrier in the World

United Cargo is partnering with Freightos to launch a new online booking portal and integrate into the Freightos marketplace, aiming to meet customer demand for self-service eBooking. The collaboratio…

Index Linking: The Future of Stable, Market-Aligned Contracts

Freightos introduces index linking as a solution to freight rate volatility, replacing fixed-rate contracts with dynamic pricing tied to real-time indices like the Freightos Baltic Index (FBX). The gu…

A Modern Playbook for Air Cargo Profitability: How AI and Data Can Master Market Volatility

Freightos unveiled SkyRate, an AI model trained on millions of bookings to predict forwarder behavior with 90% accuracy, enabling airlines to optimize pricing for revenue, profit, or market share. The…

Complete Your Tech Stack: Get To Know Rate & Quote Ocean

Freightos launched Rate & Quote Ocean, integrating it with its Book Air solution to enable air and ocean freight quoting in a single platform for WebCargo users. The integration eliminates system swit…

’Tis the Season… to Not Book Too Early

Freightos analysis of 3 years of holiday air cargo data reveals December bookings made more than two weeks out are 10% more likely to be canceled than October bookings, as airlines prioritize near-ter…

Ocean rates ease as LNY begins; US port call fees again? – February 17, 2026 Update

The article reports on US maritime protectionism efforts, including potential port call fees for foreign-built vessels, and their impact on ocean freight rates. It also notes Hapag-Lloyd's proposed ac…

Beyond the Belly: How Asian Airlines Are Turning Air Cargo into a Digital Powerhouse

Nine new Asian airlines joined WebCargo by Freightos in the past year, bringing the regional total to over fifteen carriers. The integrations enable real-time rates, instant eBookings, and multimodal …

Freightos Appoints Yaron Eldad as Chief Financial Officer

Freightos named Yaron Eldad as its new Chief Financial Officer, effective September 1, 2026. Eldad brings 25+ years of CFO experience in technology and life sciences, including roles at Evogene (IPO, …