LOT Cargo, the air freight division of Poland’s national carrier, LOT Polish Airlines, has unveiled a new partnership. It will make the airline’s worldwide capacity available on cargo.one, the leading platform for digital air freight procurement and sales.
In the coming weeks, LOT services will be offered to cargo.one’s vast user base. This includes thousands of freight forwarding branches in every major cargo market. Doubling down on digital sales with cargo.one enables the carrier to elevate its brand presence and market agility. The carrier also benefits from digital best practices cargo.one has earned from digitalizing sales for over 65 airlines globally.
LOT Cargo offers sizable intra-European connectivity. It also provides direct, wide-body long haul capacity from Central and Eastern Europe to important hub airports in the United States, Canada, China, India, Japan, and South Korea. LOT leverages a modern cargo terminal at Warsaw Chopin Airport and extensive road feeder services. It offers forwarders fast and flexible services, as well as its renowned quality assurance. As part of its impressive growth strategy, LOT will grow its fleet from 75 to 110 aircraft in the upcoming years.
Forwarders in all corners of the world will shortly secure LOT Cargo’s extensive global capacity. They will do so using the most user-friendly booking and quoting method. With the widest choice of carrier and market combinations, cargo.one enables forwarders to win more shipments. It also helps increase their working speed and better deploy their teams.. Users also benefit from expert support and innovative tools for managing their shipments with ease.
Michał Grochowski, Head of Cargo and Mail at LOT Polish Airlines, commented, “As a go-to booking and quoting method with freight forwarders worldwide, cargo.one delivers LOT Cargo valuable opportunities to grow our sales and enhance the digital experiences we provide. As a partner, cargo.one offers uniquely strong technology and valuable digital procurement expertise, supporting LOT to ensure the very strongest end to end service delivery.”
Moritz Claussen, Founder & Co-CEO of cargo.one, added, “We continually bring to cargo.one the best available air capacity options, and it is great news for all forwarders that LOT Cargo services are now within user-friendly digital reach. cargo.one teams will play an exciting role in shaping the sales growth and evolution of LOT Cargo in the global market.”
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Expanding its digital sales with cargo.one enables LOT to greatly extend its distribution reach. The platform’s global footprint of 134 countries allows this at a low acquisition cost. cargo.one’s digital sales experience will equip LOT to raise efficiencies, make optimal use of sales teams, and respond dynamically to market-fit opportunities in all relevant markets.
From today, forwarders in the United States, Canada and Poland using cargo.one can quote and book LOT Cargo’s global capacity for general cargo shipments up to 1000 kg to popular destinations including London, New York, Miami, Tokyo, Seoul, Delhi, and Dubai. It is planned to launch additional markets and capacity products including perishables in the coming months.
DHL Group, the world’s leading logistics company, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the e-commerce marketplace Temu. The agreement aims to deepen their cooperation and further expand their successful partnership. The agreement aims to enhance collaboration to better support local small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in established markets. It also seeks to extend this support to growth markets, such as Eastern Europe and the Middle East. Both parties are committed to fostering compliant trade and sustainable practices.
DHL Group will support Temu through its logistics expertise. This includes multimodal transportation solutions to provide more efficient and sustainable supply chain services. With its dense network and global presence, DHL Group is the ideal partner. It is well positioned to support Temu’s growth in both established and new markets.
“Through our various DHL divisions, we are already providing a wide range of logistics services and solutions, including air freight and last-mile delivery. We are excited to elevate our partnership with Temu to the next level. By combining our logistics capabilities with Temu’s innovative platform, we can create more efficient, compliant and convenient solutions that benefit both consumers and local businesses in the markets we serve,” states Katja Busch, CCO and Head of DHL Customer Solutions & Innovation.
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As part of the Memorandum of Understanding, DHL Group will utilize its logistics expertise to support Temu’s operations in Europe. This includes its local-to-local model, which enables local merchandise partners to sell on its platform and supports local fulfillment. Temu expects up to 80% of its total sales in Europe to come from this local-to-local model. Additionally, the e-commerce platform will enable European-based sellers to reach global markets in the future. This allows, in particular, SMEs to scale and expand their businesses. DHL will also assist Temu in growing its presence in e-commerce markets, including the Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions.
“This letter of intent marks a significant step in our partnership with DHL Group. Its extensive network and logistics capabilities will help support our mission to increase consumer access to affordable products and help increase growth opportunities for sellers,” states Qin Sun, co-founder of Temu.
CargoAi, the leading digital air cargo platform, has announced a new partnership with Qantas Freight, Australia’s largest air freight provider. This collaboration aims to deliver enhanced efficiency and innovation to its customers.
This collaboration will see international capacity on selected Qantas and Jetstar flights now available on CargoAi’s CargoMART and CargoCONNECT solutions. It will open up e-booking opportunities on key trade lanes between Australia and the United States (US), United Kingdom (UK), and South Africa (ZA). Future destinations worldwide will follow.
Freight forwarders can now book Qantas Freight capacity via CargoAi’s ecosystem. They will also access real-time rates and a more streamlined booking process for greater operational efficiency. The partnership is part of Qantas Freight’s continued digital expansion as the carrier embraces cutting-edge technology. This helps better serve its global customers and meet the evolving demands of the air cargo industry.
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Igor Kwiatkowski, Executive Manager Qantas Freight, said: “We’re proud to partner with CargoAi to digitize and simplify the air cargo procurement process for our customers and expand our global reach to CargoAi’s growing community of 18,000 freight forwarders. The platform’s innovative model will give our customers instant access to many of our international passenger and freighter services in and out of Australia and real-time visibility of our schedules, capacity and rates for a more streamlined booking experience.”
Through this partnership with CargoAi, Qantas Freight customers can now benefit from all the platform has to offer which include:
Matt Petot, CEO of CargoAi, added, “Having Qantas Freight on board is a tremendous milestone for CargoAi. This partnership not only adds significant value and reach to our users globally but also demonstrates Qantas Freight’s commitment to leveraging digital solutions to deliver the best possible service to its customers. The integration will ensure an easy transition for current Qantas Freight customers while offering easy access to its extensive network in critical markets like the US, UK, and South Africa.”
Singapore Changi Airport handled 67.7 million passenger movements in 2024, registering a 14.8% year-on-year increase. This was 99.1% of the passenger movements recorded in 2019, prior to the Covid-19 pandemic. Aircraft movements, totaled 366,000 in 2024, up 11.5% compared to 2023. A total of 1.99 million tonnes airfreight throughput was recorded in the year, surpassing 2023’s level by 14.6%.
For the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2024, Singapore Changi Airport handled 17.8 million passenger movements. This was a 10.7% increase compared to the same period in 2023, and marked a full traffic recovery compared to Q4 of 2019. Aircraft movements, which include landings and take-offs, totaled 95,300, up 9.3% year-on-year. For the quarter, 521,000 tonnes in air freight throughput was recorded, an increase of 15.0%.
December 2024, with 6.4 million passenger movements, was the busiest month in the year, the first-time monthly traffic has exceeded six million since December 2019. The busiest day of the year was 21 December 2024 – the Saturday before Christmas – when 226,000 passengers passed through Changi’s terminals.
While all regions witnessed growth, North Asia was the fastest growing in 2024, registering an increase of 40% compared to 2023. Changi Airport’s top five passenger markets for the year were China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia and Thailand.
China was Changi’s largest source market of the year, with passenger traffic almost doubling 2023’s level and surpassing the pre-Covid level by 6%. Hong Kong and Japan also recorded significant growth of more than 20% year-on-year.
Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok, Jakarta, Denpasar (Bali) and Hong Kong were Changi Airport’s busiest routes during the year. Shanghai entered Changi’s top 10 cities list for the first time since 2011, registering a 94% growth compared to the previous year.
On the cargo front, all cargo flows—exports, imports, and transshipments—grew, driven by major improvements in cargo flows between Singapore and China, as well as the United States. The recovery of Singapore’s electronics exports and re-exports, strong global demand for cross-border e-commerce shipments, and the modal shift from ocean to air freight due to disruptions in maritime transport also drove growth.
For the year, Changi’s top five air cargo markets were China, Australia, the United States, Hong Kong and India.
Mr. Yam Kum Weng, Chief Executive Officer of Changi Airport Group, said, “We witnessed a year of strong growth in passenger and cargo traffic as well as connectivity in 2024. Changi added a bumper crop of 11 new city links, strengthening the air hub’s network and opening up a world of new destinations to support business ties and for travelers to explore. We are deeply grateful for the close partnership with our airline partners and are pleased to welcome the new airlines to Changi. Their collaboration has been instrumental in driving this growth.
“Looking ahead, we are optimistic of another year of growth in passenger traffic. Changi Airport Group will continue investing in the airport’s infrastructure, systems, and processes to augment handling capacity and support rising air travel demand in the coming years.”
Enhancing Connectivity
In 2024, Changi Airport welcomed eight new passenger airlines – Aero Dili, AirAsia Cambodia, Air Canada, Air Japan, Loong Air, Peach Aviation, Tianjin Airlines and West Air. As Changi expanded its connectivity to the world, it added 11 new passenger city links to its network, connecting Singapore to Broome, Brussels, Guiyang, Kertajati, Lhasa, Linyi, Malacca, Phu Quoc, Quanzhou, Vancouver, and Wenzhou.
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During the year, Changi also established flights to London Gatwick Airport and Subang Airport, providing more options for travels to London and Kuala Lumpur. More exciting new routes are already on the horizon, and travelers can look forward to new destinations including Labuan Bajo from March, and Vienna from June this year.
Changi Airport also welcomed two new freighter airlines in 2024 – Shandong Airlines, which also resumed passenger services during the year, and Air Incheon.
The company added two new freighter city links, connecting Singapore to Haikou and Nagoya.
As at January 2025, 100 airlines operate over 7,400 weekly scheduled flights at Changi Airport, connecting Singapore to 163 cities in 49 countries and territories worldwide.
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