US – WORLDWIDE – PayCargo, the online payment platform which transfers money swiftly between payers and vendors, being based in Florida is probably more used to dealing with hurricane warnings than the current virus outbreak. Now however the company has launched a new service to help the freight and shipping community, as it contends with widespread challenges across the supply chain due to the global Covid-19 outbreak.

The Covid-19 outbreak has caused airlines to cancel a significant percentage of their passenger schedules, a move that has heavily impacted the logistics supply chain that relied on belly capacity to fly freight on these scheduled services. Many of PayCargo’s Payers have had to find new capacity to move cargo and airlines are identifying opportunities to utilise aircraft as efficiently as possible, such as making passenger aircraft available for charters or introducing new scheduled cargo flights. 

When conveying these Vendor messages, PayCargo will also provide the Vendors’ contact information so that Payers can respond to them directly as needed. Lionel van der Walt, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Americas, PayCargo, explains: 

“While this may not be our core business, we feel that we need to do our bit to help the cargo community in this crisis and it is all about helping the wider freight community which is facing so many challenges globally. Collaboration between stakeholders is vital in this time of crisis and the supply chain needs to work together as much as possible for the greater good to help keep the freight moving as seamlessly as possible through the supply chain.” 

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Source:handyshippingguide

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