AIR CARGO
The air cargo industry has become an environment of precisely choreographed
freight networks, characterized by increasing indifference to mode choice. The
result is a business platform that enables worldwide trade at an increasingly
faster pace, and often at decreasing cost. However, it can be difficult for management
in cargo-related industries to keep pace with industry shifts because precise
data are not readily available. As a result, those organizations that have the
analytical tools and capabilities to make sound business decisions have an edge
in increasing network efficiencies and company profits.
The restructuring of industry network standards is providing nontraditional
cargo gateways with opportunities to increase both regional and international
trade flows. Many airport sponsors are undertaking cargo marketing efforts, and
the competition for new or expanded cargo service is strong. Jacobs Consultancy
can provide airport sponsors with the analytical foundation for presenting business
cases to cargo operators and a proactive facility development strategy to accommodate
cargo growth. Jacobs Consultancy can also assist airport sponsors in identifying
the key decision-makers at freight forwarders, third-party logistics providers,
trucking companies, and the all-cargo airlines that have the ability to incorporate
new or expanded levels of cargo activity at different airport locations.
Jacobs Consultancy staff have provided air cargo consulting services at airports
with cargo operations of all sizes and focus. We have a comprehensive understanding
of the North American and international cargo industries, and of the potential
roles that airports with different characteristics can play. Our understanding
of the conditions contributing to cargo service decisions at, for example, Miami
International Airport, with major international trade flows and Sacramento International
Airport, with a highly competitive regional market, can be applied to developing
or increasing cargo markets at other airports.
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