Part Charter & Shared Cargo

Part Charter & Co-Loading: Air Freight Priced by the Kilogram, Not by the Aircraft

Full charter pricing makes sense when your cargo fills a fuselage. When it does not, you pay for empty space. Co-loading — sharing aircraft capacity across multiple shippers on the same route — eliminates that structural inefficiency. Each shipper books space measured in chargeable weight (actual vs volumetric at factor 6000), pays a per-kg rate benchmarked against TACT (IATA reference tariff), and receives individual documentation, insurance, and customs clearance through a dedicated HAWB (House Air Waybill).

We operate consolidated cargo routes through a network of GSSA (General Sales & Service Agent) partnerships, giving us access to scheduled freighter capacity on high-demand lanes — Europe-Asia, intra-Europe, Europe-North America — at rates 60-80% below published TACT tariffs.

ULD Selection and Capacity Optimization

The unit economics of part charter depend on how efficiently cargo is packed into ULDs (Unit Load Devices). Three container types dominate consolidated operations:

• LD3 — 1.5 m³ usable volume, 1,588 kg maximum gross weight. Fits the lower deck of widebody aircraft (A330, A350, 777). Optimal for consignments between 200-1,500 kg that do not require pallet-level floor space.
• LD7 — 9.3 m³ volume. Accommodates bulkier freight or multiple co-loaded consignments stacked within a single container. Used on routes with high volumetric-to-weight ratio cargo (textiles, electronics packaging).
• PMC pallet — 6.05 m² loading surface, secured with nets and straps. Deployed for heavy or irregularly shaped cargo that cannot be containerized: machinery parts, automotive components, industrial tooling.

Our consolidation team calculates chargeable weight per lot — (L × W × H in cm) ÷ 6000, compared against actual gross weight — then assigns ULD positions to minimize dead space across the total load. You are billed strictly on your lot’s chargeable weight, never on proportional container capacity.

Our Process: Pool Registration → Capacity Matching → J-2 Consolidation → Optimized Loading → Individual Lot Tracking

Each phase of the consolidation workflow follows a defined operational sequence:

1. Pool registration — You submit cargo specs (weight, dimensions, commodity type, HS codes, origin, destination, delivery window) to enter the consolidation pool for your target route. Registration is open on a rolling basis.
2. Capacity matching — Our system matches pooled demand against available freighter capacity on the route. When aggregate volume hits the cut-off time threshold — typically J-5 for scheduled consolidation, J-3 for ad hoc routes — we lock the flight and notify all shippers.
3. J-2 consolidation — Two days before departure, cargo arrives at the CFS (Container Freight Station) or bonded warehouse. Each lot is weighed, measured, verified against its HAWB, and staged for ULD building. The flight manifest is generated listing every consignment, its ULD position, and MAWB reference.
4. Optimized loading — The consolidation team builds ULDs according to weight distribution, center-of-gravity requirements, and destination sequence (if multi-stop). Break bulk lots — cargo too irregular for standard ULD packing — are secured with custom blocking and bracing on PMC pallets.
5. Individual lot tracking — From CFS intake through flight and destination break bulk, each HAWB carries a unique tracking ID with real-time status updates. Post-arrival, lots are individually cleared through destination customs and released to the consignee’s transport or warehouse.

Rate Structure: TACT-Benchmarked Per-Kg Pricing with Volume Break Points

Part charter pricing is transparent and structured around industry-standard weight breaks:

All rates are benchmarked against TACT published tariffs and include: individual HAWB documentation, lot-level insurance at declared value, CFS handling, customs filing, and real-time tracking. Volume commitments above 5,000 kg/month unlock framework pricing with further reductions of 10-18%. Contact our consolidation desk with your route, commodity class, and volume profile for a binding per-kg quote.