Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo are embarking on a new strategic cooperation

• Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo, both part of the Lufthansa Group, have announced a new strategic collaboration aimed at deepening commercial and operational synergies while maintaining their individual brands.
• The partnership will create a unified market approach, simplify services and operations, and adopt a common IT platform to enhance customer value.
• Swiss WorldCargo, known for its expertise in care-intensive and time-critical cargo, and Lufthansa Cargo, known for its global network and innovation in digital air cargo, will combine their complementary strengths.

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo, the two air cargo divisions of the Lufthansa Group, are embarking on a new strategic cooperation, deepening commercial and operational synergies to enhance customer value. While both organizations will maintain their distinct brands and strengths, they will collaborate closely to drive ongoing changes in the air cargo industry and global trade.

Over the coming months, Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss World Cargo will work to unlock synergies in various commercial and operational areas, creating a single face to the customer combined with a unified market approach, harmonizing a range of services, cargo flows and operational procedures as well as using a single IT platform, thus generating added value for cargo customers and partners of the Lufthansa Group.

Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo are well-known and respected freight solutions providers, both part of the Lufthansa Group, and complement each other in terms of their offerings and focus. Swiss WorldCargo is an expert in high-value, care-intensive and time-critical air cargo focusing on belly capacity with efficient, personalized and high-quality services across more than 130 destinations worldwide, while Lufthansa Cargo is an efficiency leader with a global capacity offering belly and cargo capacity, an extensive network, a pioneer in digitalization and known for its innovative solutions. Retaining individual brands and combining their unique strengths into a more differentiated and comprehensive portfolio of products and services will benefit customers and partners.

“We are building on the complementary strengths of Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo – two brands with distinct identities, shared values ​​and an ongoing commitment to quality and care,” says Alain Cesari, President of Swiss WorldCargo. “By combining our capabilities, expertise and market presence, we will create new industry-leading synergies and deliver greater value to our customers. Together we are shaping the future of specialized and differentiated air cargo services across our combined network.”

“Lufthansa Cargo and Swiss WorldCargo are two respected brands in the air cargo industry and known for the highest quality and reliable transportation solutions. Thanks to the deeper cooperation, customers will have access to one of the broadest networks in the industry along with a wide range of products of the highest quality as well as many years of experience. We are very pleased to be able to offer our customers even more personalized solutions for transporting their cargo. By aligning the two organizations even more closely, we are strengthening the Lufthansa Groups goal of connecting people cultures and societies.” Ashwin Bhatt, CEO of Lufthansa Cargo, explains the economics in a sustainable way.

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