eBooking Essentials
How to filter your search results
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Once you’ve searched for live rates and capacity, you can use the tools available on Freightos to make sure you're seeing the most relevant results for your shipment. Choose to sort your results by ...
How to calculate your shipments carbon emissions output
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Understanding how shipping goods contributes to global carbon emissions is becoming more important than ever, with the freight industry contributing to 7% of those emissions globally. On Freightos for ...
Whats on the results page
To open this article in a new tab, click here. By this point, you have searched for rates using the search tool. Upon clicking on the Search flights and rates button, you will be directed to the results page where you will find the cargo shipping ...
How to view rate prices in your local currency
To open this article in a new tab, click here. When making a search for live rates and capacity on Freightos for Forwarders, you can use the currency converter tool to see an estimation of how much the shipment would be in your local currency before ...
How to view and book with Contract Rates
To open this article in a new tab, click here. This article will guide you through managing and booking contract rates within your Freightos for Forwarders account. This includes displaying contract rates within the matrix search results through a ...
How to use the Volatility Index
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Leverage Freightos for Forwarders' Volatility Index to assess the risk associated with quoting customers at current rates, and create a sense of urgency to encourage bookings, helping customers lock in ...
How to use the saved searches feature
To open this article in a new tab, click here. If you make repeat and frequent shipments on Freightos for Forwarders, you can create a directory of your most frequent searches using the Search manager tool. Use this directory to automatically fill in ...
How to use the eBooking dashboard
To open this article in a new tab, click here. With Freightos' eBooking dashboard, you can unlock valuable insights into your organization's eBooking trends. View your total number of eBookings, and most frequently booked airlines, and track eBooking ...
How to use the bookmarks feature
To open this article in a new tab, click here. With the bookmark feature on Freightos for Forwarders, you can keep a repository of all the dynamic rates that could work for your shipment if you're not ready to book. Once bookmarked, you can view ...
How to use the AWB stock feature
To open this article in a new tab, click here. With Freightos for Forwarders' AWB stock feature, the need to enter AWB numbers manually when finalising the eBooking is completely removed. You can add all of your stock from airlines directly to the ...
How to use the automatic AWB feature
To open this article in a new tab, click here. When making an eBooking, some airlines do not require you to manually enter an AWB number to book, as long as you have stock assigned to your IATA number. In some cases, when finalizing your eBooking, ...
How to turn your accepted quote into an eBooking
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Imagine you’ve had a quotation accepted by your customer, but now you want to search for live flights and rates and book instantly using the information from the quote. With the accepted quote to book ...
How to ship temperature-controlled goods
To open this article in a new tab, click here. With the passive temperature control feature, you can select if the product you’re sending needs special conditions, for example, if it's a pharmaceutical product, organic chemicals, or other controlled ...
How to set your weight and dimension preferences
To open this article in a new tab, click here. You can set the weight and dimension preferences you use for booking frequent shipments, so they are always applied when making a search for live rates and capacity. This means you won’t have to enter ...
How to set notifications for your eBookings
To open this article in a new tab, click here. With Freightos' eBooking notification tool, you can choose when to be notified about your eBookings via email and who receives these notifications. There are several places where you can activate or ...
How to schedule eBookings
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Using the eBooking scheduling tool, you can schedule recurring eBookings to automatically book, saving you from repeatedly entering information. Watch the video below or find out in this article how you ...
How to offset your cargos Co2 emissions
To open this article in a new tab, click here. The freight industry is changing for the greener, which is why we’ve partnered with Chooose to allow you to offset your shipment’s Co2 emissions and donate to sustainable projects, such as cleaner energy ...
How to name, manage, and assign IATA codes
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Freightos for Forwarders' IATA selection tool allows you to create names and choose which IATA codes are the most important for certain circumstances. This tool will come in handy if you have multiple ...
How to make an eBooking
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Freightos' eBooking tool streamlines the process of booking cargo shipments by giving you access to live rates from over 55 airlines. This step-by-step guide will walk you through the process, from ...
How to duplicate an eBooking
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Duplicate and copy flight details from an existing eBooking, so the flight information is automatically populated into the live rate search form and you don't have to enter your shipment details again. ...
How to create an eBooking delegation
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Using the eBooking delegation tool, you're able to delegate eBooking authority to your agents or other freight forwarders, so they can make eBookings on your behalf. When setting up your delegates, you ...
How to copy your flight itinerary
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Using the flight itinerary copier tool, you can copy and paste your flight details to send to your customers, for internal reporting purposes, or to be used elsewhere on your computer or device. Watch ...
How to consolidate your eBookings
To open this article in a new tab, click here. If you have multiple placed eBookings from the same origin going to the same destination, you can find options to join, or consolidate them, to save money and time using the eBooking consolidation ...
How to configure an IATA and enable eBookings
To open this article in a new tab, click here. In order to be able to make eBookings and search using live rates and capacity from airlines on the Freightos platform, you need to have an IATA code configured. Find out how you can configure and manage ...
How to cancel or edit an eBooking
To open this article in a new tab, click here. There may be times that after placing an eBooking you’ll notice you have selected the wrong date, have entered the cargo information incorrectly and need to make a change, or that the option no longer ...
How to book using allotments
To open this article in a new tab, click here. If you have negotiated rates for allotments with an airline, you can now use these rates to book with from your account. The allotment feature is key for freight forwarders who need to create regular ...
How to book shipments using ULDs
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Within your Freightos for Forwarders account, you can now make searches for live rates and bookable capacity for ULD shipments. Follow the instructions in this article to find out how. Important: ...
How to Book Cargo Insurance Via Breeze
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Using a direct integration, you can instantly price and book insurance for your cargo with Breeze at competitive rates directly within the Freightos for Forwarders platform. Please note that Freightos is ...
How to autofill your cargo weight and dimensions
To open this article in a new tab, click here. Tapping Artificial intelligence, you can now easily and quickly add all of your cargo information when searching for live rates and bookable capacity. The autofill organizes your data and populates it ...