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NewsAF KLM Cargo returns to Hong Kong as carriers add Asia freighter capacity
Air France KLM Martinair Cargo (AFKLMP) last week launched a new freighter flight to Hong Kong after an absence of nine years as a number of carriers have moved capacity to the Asia Pacific market to capitalise on strong cargo demand.The flight was operated by Martinair on behalf of KLM ...
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NewsE-commerce fuelled capacity crunch to continue
Air cargo looks set to continue its precedent-setting volume growth driven by booming e-commerce and have a long-term bright future despite a looming capacity crunch, a keynote speaker at the EU Cross-Border E-commerce Forum, held in Liege, Belgium on September 10, said.“We had eight straight months of double-digit growth,” Ryan ...
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NewsGlobal IT outage hits air cargo operations
Air cargo operations have been impacted by the IT disruption that has seen computer systems malfunction at airlines and airports worldwide.The disruption is understood to have been caused by a Microsoft IT outage triggered by a software update from cyber security company Crowdstrike.In Europe, cargo hub Amsterdam Airport Schiphol confirmed ...
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NewsE-commerce: Just what the air cargo market ordered
Tim van Leeuwen, part of Rotate Consulting, provides his team’s observations on the size and impact of e-commerce on the air cargo market, and how this impacts the near-term outlook.As delegates gathered in Shanghai at the first Air Cargo China conference since 2018, the mood was significantly better than at ...
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Ocean and airfreight rate differential narrows
The difference between ocean and airfreight rates has narrowed to its lowest level since the third quarter of 2022 as container supply chains continue to come under pressure.Writing on LinkedIn, data provider Rotate's Tim van Leeuwen and Mels Wittenburg pointed out that on a global level ocean rates are now ...
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Air Canada Cargo signs up for Rotate's Sales Cockpit
Air Canada Cargo will use Rotate's Sales Cockpit technology with the goal of increasing sales and monitoring performance of its operations.The Sales Cockpit is web-based software that continually scans an airline’s data to automatically identify sales opportunities with customers.Integrating this software with existing systems allows Air Canada Cargo to automatically ...
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NewsUS customs crackdown on e-commerce yet to impact freighter capacity
A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) crackdown on e-commerce shipments into the US over recent weeks has yet to impact freighter flight numbers into North America.Late last week, CBP announced it had suspended "multiple customs brokers" from its Entry Type 86 Test programme that covers the duty-free import of ...
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ECS to utilise Rotate's capacity data
Air cargo sales agent ECS Group is adopting Rotate's live capacity tool to help inform its decision-making process.ECS will integrate Rotate's capacity data into its in-house business intelligence tool where it will be used to help determine new interline partnerships, plan customers' networks and react to market changes in terms ...
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InterviewsRotate goes 360 in the air cargo data space
Rotate is focusing on rapid product development and tackling real air cargo industry issues with practical solutions. Data, software, and consultancy service provider Rotate launched in 2022 when a team five ex-Seabury employees identified a gap in the market. Rotate head of product Fabien Balouzet tells Air Cargo News that ...
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NewsEtihad Cargo to launch Sales Cockpit digital sales optimisation tool
Source: Etihad CargoEtihad Cargo, the cargo and logistics wing of the UAE’s flag-carrier, has collaborated with Netherlands-based data and market analysis consultant Rotate to develop Sales Cockpit, a digital sales optimisation tool that will enable the carrier to improve its customer relationships and add value to its partnerships.Sales Cockpit is ...
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NewsRotate names Ryan Keyrouse as new chief executive
Ryan Keyrouse, RotateRyan Keyrouse has assumed the position of chief executive at Rotate.The move became effective as of March 1.Fellow co-founder and outgoing chief executive Gert-Jan Jansen is to remain on the board as an executive director and senior advisor for client engagements.Keyrouse has undertaken more than 50 air cargo ...
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NewsFreighter operators face margin squeeze
Operating freighter aircraft has historically been a business with tight margins, a market environment temporarily interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Recent airline financial statements again show (more familiar) marginal profitability levels, despite yields that remain 35%-40% up on 2019 figures.Slim pickings: turning a profit in air cargoFor the two decades ...
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NewsCargoTech hungry for growth
Air cargo technology group CargoTech is pursuing growth in its portfolio of companies with change management and large language models (LLMs) in mind.Cédric Millet, president of CargoTech, says the group is “aggressively” looking for companies that can fill gaps in its skill set.CargoTech currently includes Singapore-based online booking portal CargoAi, ...
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NewsPuerto Rico life sciences community adds data dashboard
The Puerto Rico (PR) Life Sciences Air Cargo Community has launched a data and analytics dashboard that provides an overview of the US territory’s air cargo market.The customised dashboard, developed by Rotate, works by aggregating a range of data sources. It is hosted on the community’s new website, prlifesciencehub.org.Analysis includes ...
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NewsRotate launches free air cargo capacity tool
Ryan Keyrouse. Source: RotateData provider Rotate is offering a live air cargo capacity tool that air cargo company users can access for free.The tool contains live updated flight data from thousands of airlines, more than 9,000 airports and over 200 aircraft types and allows users to see the amount of ...
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NewsIsrael cargo capacity down despite recent freighter additions
Cargo carriers have been quick to add freighter operations to Israel since the outbreak of war but these flights have not been enough to offset the withdrawal of belly capacity.Rotate’s Live Capacity data shows that overall cargo space - both freighter and bellyhold - is down 29% in the three ...
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NewsRotate’s Sales Cockpit to hit the market
Ryan Keyrouse, Managing Director of Rotate.jpg Photo Rotate via Lemon QueenNetherlands-based consultancy Rotate, a member of the CargoTech group, will release its Sales Cockpit solution in November 2023.Sales Cockpit digitalises data processes, freeing sales teams to focus on their core task. The tool offers an automated and data-driven way to ...
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CargoTech invests in CharterSync portal
Investment and development organisation CargoTech has invested in the CharterSync portal as it looks to recruit and expand.The investment comes at an important time for the cargo charter portal after it recently launched updates that cover the end-to-end process and is now looking to grow the team.In a recent interview ...
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CargoTech looks to expand membership
Air cargo technology group CargoTech is on the lookout for more members as it aims to expand its offering.Speaking at a press conference at the IATA World Cargo Symposium (WCS), Cedric Millet, president of CargoTech explained that one of CargoTech’s aims is to offer a broad range of services that ...
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NewsCargoTech grows with its fourth member
Digital air cargo project CargoTech is growing with the addition of new Netherlands-based data intelligence company Rotate.Founded on June 1, Rotate was established to provide air cargo data as well as support and training.By adding Rotate to its portfolio of companies, CargoTech said it gains an increasingly important niche focus, ...