eBooking Essentials
How to filter your search results
Once you’ve searched for live rates and capacity, you can use the tools available on WebCargo to make sure you're seeing the most relevant results for your shipment. Choose to sort your results by Cheapest, Best Value, Quickest or Greenest, and add ...
How to calculate your shipments carbon emissions output
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 WebCargo, you can view a calculation of the emissions created ...
Whats on the results page
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 options. To learn more and get certified, check ...
How to view rate prices in your local currency
When making a search for live rates and capacity on WebCargo, you can use the currency converter tool to see an estimation of how much the shipment would be in your local currency before finalizing the eBooking. Find out how to use it in this ...
How to view and book with Contract Rates
This article will guide you through managing and booking contract rates within your WebCargo by Freightos account. This includes displaying contract rates within the matrix search results through a direct connection with the airlines' database, ...
How to use the Volatility Index
Leverage WebCargo by Freightos’ 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 prices before potential fluctuations occur. Watch ...
How to use the saved searches feature
If you make repeat and frequent shipments on WebCargo, you can create a directory of your most frequent searches using the Search manager tool. Use this directory to automatically fill in the shipment details to save yourself time. You can also view ...
How to use the eBooking dashboard
With WebCargo’s 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 activity by user, country, and region - that's ...
How to use the bookmarks feature
With the bookmark feature on WebCargo, 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 price changes to plan the perfect time to book and view ...
How to use the AWB stock feature
With WebCargo’s 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 platform and use it when securing your eBooking making the ...
How to use the automatic AWB feature
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, WebCargo will communicate with the airline's ...
How to turn your accepted quote into an eBooking
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 tool, you can now easily do this. Find out in ...
How to ship temperature-controlled goods
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 substances that need to be kept at a specific ...
How to ship lithium batteries
Within your WebCargo account, you can specify if you’re shipping lithium batteries within the commodity, or goods type, box when looking for an option to move your cargo. This option is currently only available for AF/KLM, Etihad, Lufthansa, & Silk ...
How to set your weight and dimension preferences
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 this information over and over again. You can ...
How to set notifications for your eBookings
With WebCargo’s 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 deactivate notifications. The first is when you are ...
How to set domestic and international search preferences
If you are a client in the United States, you can now set your user preferences for whether you’re shipping domestically or internationally. Find out how you can do this within this article. Firstly, click on the New eBooking tab. Then look for the ...
How to schedule eBookings
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 can do this. To use the schedule feature, ...
How to offset your cargos Co2 emissions
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 initiatives, clean water and sanitation ...
How to name, manage, and assign IATA codes
WebCargo’s 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 IATAs within your account, or you are a multinational freight ...
How to make an eBooking
WebCargo's 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 entering flight details to finalizing your shipment ...
How to duplicate an eBooking
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. To do this, open the side menu, click on ...
How to create an eBooking delegation
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 can choose an IATA number that your colleagues ...
How to copy your flight itinerary
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 the below video from second 36 to view how to ...
How to consolidate your eBookings
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 feature. Consolidating your shipments may mean you ...
How to configure an IATA and enable eBookings
In order to be able to make eBookings and search using live rates and capacity from airlines on the WebCargo platform, you need to have an IATA code configured. Find out how you can configure and manage your IATA codes on your WebCargo account and ...
How to cancel or edit an eBooking
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 suits you. If the shipment hasn’t been ...
How to book using allotments
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 scheduled shipments, with fixed quantities of ...
How to book shipments using ULDs
Within your WebCargo 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: currently, ULD shipments are only available for Air France KLM, IAG ...
How to Book Cargo Insurance Via Breeze
Using a direct integration, you can instantly price and book insurance for your cargo with Breeze at competitive rates directly within the WebCargo platform. Please note that WebCargo is not the insurance provider; the underlying insurance is ...
How to autofill your cargo weight and dimensions
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 into the correct boxes, so you don’t have to. ...
How to add and manage your AWB stock
With WebCargo’s AWB stock feature, the need to enter AWB numbers manually when finalizing your eBooking is completely removed. Add the complete range of AWB stock to your WebCargo account to use when eBooking to make the process quicker and less ...
How do I enable eBookings
One of the newest and best features currently offered by WebCargo on all accounts is the opportunity to make eBookings. eBookings allows you to make a booking for your shipment instantly, without fluctuations in price, and guarantees you a space on ...