Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ focuses on one particular area of the air cargo industry, to show how varied the careers within it are. Without airlines, there would be no air cargo, and the many different products, materials,...
For the past 21 years, the Airforwarders Association (AfA) has been synonymous with the name of Brandon Fried – the voice for U.S. forwarders in Washington and across the air cargo industry. In FEB26, the announcement came that he...
Many aviation veterans and the team in Platinum Air Cargo in the United Kingdom and The Netherlands are mourning their founder and long-term chairman, Denis Prince (aka Mr. P). This ‘original Englishman’ passed away last week in Bournemouth, at...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ focuses on a different segment of the air cargo industry. Freight forwarders and integrated logistics providers have a very varied pallet of responsibilities from organizing airport-to-airport and door-to-door airfreight movements, to offering customs...
CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ series highlights a different area of the air cargo industry every week, to show just how varied the careers are that it offers. As a ‘people industry’, one of the core elements ensuring that the...
After finishing his studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Worms, southwest Germany, Alp Cengizalp (AC) faced difficulties to find a suitable job in the logistics industry. In the process, he came across the program offerings of the...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global shines its ‘Spotlight On…’ a specific field within the air cargo industry to show just how many different players are needed to make it a success. Communication plays a key role in showcasing the industry’s...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ looks at a different segment of the air cargo industry, to illustrate the broad variety of careers it offers. Airlines are obviously essential to air cargo, though not all airlines have the same...
With its ‘Spotlight On…’ series, CargoForwarder Global shows just how wide the range of careers are within the air cargo industry. As it moves forward, digitalization plays an ever-increasing role in improving process efficiency, as well as bringing a...
Every week, CargoForwarder Global shifts it ‘Spotlight On…’ to a specific segment of the air cargo industry, illustrating just how varied, interesting, and – in this particular case – lively it is. Airports are where air cargo truly ‘happens’...
Do performance indicators tell the whole story? Can it be that an organization reports the truth, yet leadership only sees a segment of reality? CargoForwarder Global’s guest author, Irma van Buuren, Executive Advisor and Founder of Executive Control, explores...
The recent EU Cross-Border Forum (EU CBEC) in Liège, attracted roughly 900 cargo professionals – a record-breaking number of participants. A key reason for this was that, since JUN26, the EU has been imposing a fee of EUR 3...
Effective immediately, Felix Toepsch is taking over as head of Fraport’s Cargo Development Team. He follows Denis de Faria Duarte, who assumed this role on 01JAN25. The 32-year-old will thus be primarily responsible for the further development of Frankfurt...
This year’s ACCF, which took place on 02-03SEP26 at the Frankfurt Exhibition Center, was attended by approximately 400 representatives from the air cargo industry. It was the 11th meeting of its kind, making it a networking event and a...
Every week, CargoForwarder Global shines a ‘Spotlight On…’ a particular aspect of the air cargo industry, demonstrating the huge variety of career opportunities it offers. Air cargo and aviation depend on communication in order to ensure safe and smooth...
Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ shows just how broad the air cargo industry is and the multitude of career paths and possibilities it offers. The industry’s diverse set-up is simply one aspect – the regulations and frameworks it...
If everyone involved does their job, how is it that air cargo still breaks down from time to time? Irma van Buuren, this week’s guest author for CargoForwarder Global, explores this phenomenon in more detail. Cargo does not respect...
The 89-year-old logistics mogul died on Sunday 23AUG26 in Switzerland, after a long and serious illness. He was one of the wealthiest Germans. Through Kuehne Holding, he owned 53% of the shares in Kuehne + Nagel. His fortune, worth...
… and return to 24/7/365 operation to give air traffic a much-needed boost? This question arises because air traffic growth in Germany has still not reached pre-COVID levels and is growing at a significantly slower pace than in other...
Each week, CargoForwarder Global shines its ‘Spotlight On…’ a different area of the air cargo industry and illustrates the wide variety of career opportunities available through the voices of those working in it. Airports are the physical and operational...
The Cargo Community Frankfurt (ACCF) conference, taking place September 2–3, offers a kaleidoscope of interesting topics. Of course, there will also be plenty of opportunities for networking, which plays a crucial role at the event alongside presentations and discussions...
Christian Riege, the company’s former CTO, is taking over the leadership of the logistics software provider from his brother Tobias Riege. In his new role as CEO, his primary goal is to expand the Scope community and further develop...
Despite many claims to the contrary, air cargo has never lacked innovation. Over the past decade, the industry has introduced digital booking platforms, eAWBs, real-time visibility tools, predictive analytics, API connectivity, Artificial Intelligence, and, most recently, IATA's ONE Record...
Every week, CargoForwarder Global’s ‘Spotlight On…’ looks at a different part of the air cargo industry, highlighting just how varied the careers are within it. Air cargo needs airports – most airports across the world are predominantly passenger-focused, but...
Or are companies looking for a ghost? The shortage of qualified candidates is a recurring topic across air cargo conferences. Whether the discussion focuses on attracting younger generations or experienced professionals, the conclusion is often “we need to do...
