Ronald Veldman of Rotate opened with the numbers: 30 consecutive months of growth before March 2026, global demand up 7% year-to-date. Cloud computing now drives more than half of all demand growth — Taiwan cargo exports to the US up 400%. Gulf capacity recovering at 70–80%. Global yields up 30%.

Alina Fetisova of IATA opened with a Moroccan carpet: one misplaced thread breaks the pattern. The industry’s reality: 7,800 tons of paper processed annually, only 25% of volume declarations accurate, errors in one in three shipments causing 3–5 day delays.

IATA ONE Record — a free, open data standard endorsed by the IATA board is live in 30+ airline pilots. One shared data record per shipment, accessible to all parties in real time. The clean data foundation that AI actually needs to work.

Christos Spyrou took the stage with eight pillars for NAP’s next decade.

1. Quality over quantity. Selected membership growth. Vertical specialisation. Products and long-term member value over chasing numbers. “We want to remain focused on quality and we will grow from the products we develop rather than from chasing membership numbers.”
2. Global airline key accounts. NAP positioned as a preferred airline partner with global block space and capacity purchase agreements. The model: NAP bridges independent SME forwarders with airlines looking to diversify beyond the major integrators.
3. Collective buying power. For the first time, with cargo data intelligence in place, NAP could measure its own collective volume. 1 million tons on IATA-reporting airlines. 1.2 to 1.3 million tons globally. 160 active carriers. 253 data-reporting members. 800,000 export shipments. 5,000 unique trade lanes. NAP ranks fifth in the world by volume alongside the leading global freight forwarders. “SME freight forwarders and Consolidators represent 59% of the global air cargo volume that is not controlled by the major multinationals.”
4. QCargo. A new AI-supported verification and compliance platform. Annual re-verification across all NAP members — legal standing, certifications, ownership, sanctions, financial screening.
5. NAP Privé. A private investment club, a closed community for business owners, investors, and founders. First meeting: September 30 to October 3, 2026, Marmaris, Turkey. Focus: capital strategy, joint ventures, M&A.
6. NAP Pharma. Officially launched at OPENAP10. Together with Strategic Partners Pharma.Aero and platform 4Viso. Built for today’s pharmaceutical logistics reality: cell and gene therapy, mRNA vaccines, radiopharmaceuticals and Life Science supply chain & logistics.
7. NAP NextGen. A platform for air cargo professionals under 25. Annual meetings, leadership workshops, specialised training.
8. Digital hub and netting. All digital partner tools in one place. A netting and reconciliation solution in development.

Pharma.Aero facilitates cross-industry collaboration, addressing the most pressing transportation challenges through actionable projects, global initiatives, and knowledge-sharing platforms.

4Viso, combines deep operational experience in GDP, audits and supply chain quality and compliance with strong IT and product development expertise.

As a launch offer for NAP members: reduced registration for the Pharma.Aero executive masterclass in Frankfurt and Belgium and a trial period on the 4Viso platform.

Frederic Brun of Liège Airport: four consecutive years of 13% annual cargo volume growth. Not only one of the top Cargo Airports in Europe, but a Cargo Airport Hub: Cargoland by LGG. NAP and Cargoland co- organize the ACE Air Cargo Event, announced for 14-16 September 2027.

Danny Arendse of QCargo: regulators now expect freight forwarders to act like intelligence agencies. QCargo delivers AI-powered partner verification in seconds, legal standing, certifications, ownership, sanctions screening, with a blockchain-watermarked certificate as output. Annual re-verification across all NAP members.

Scott Conley of Exfresso made the case for shared infrastructure: a digital pricing exchange that connects partner data in real time. If a partner changes their fuel surcharge today, you see it immediately. NAP members already live on the system, with NAPconnect.

Sarper Özperçin of Turkish Cargo opened with the number: as of mid-2026, Turkish Cargo holds the number one position in IATA market share statistics. 500+ aircraft, 1,400+ flights in the air simultaneously. For the NAP partnership: digital tools, specialised product lines, and capacity aligned to emerging markets.

A word from Rachid Tahri, MFFA

Rachid Tahri, President of MFFA, presented Morocco as a logistics and investment destination: 30%+ cargo growth 2022–2025, a leading automotive and aerospace manufacturing hub, and a developing network of logistics zones at the crossroads of Europe, Africa and the Atlantic.

Jesus Espinosa introduced Across Logistics: specialists in the cargo most operators decline, dangerous goods, lithium batteries, aerospace and defence, oversized project cargo. Offices in China, Europe, the US and the Middle East. First time at OPENAP.

The presentation was followed by a company showreel.

Charles Sarkis of Motion Supply Chain came to the stage not to present a product. He came to say thank you. Ten years ago, Motion joined NAP with a dream and five employees. Today: 100 professionals across 10 locations.

A company film followed. Five employees to one hundred, ten locations, one decade. The room knew exactly what it was watching.

Gian Carlo Flores of WebCargo by Freightos: in 2020, only 9% of global cargo capacity was digitally bookable. Today: 80%. The platform is projecting 1.6 to 1.7 million e-bookings in 2026. The next frontier: connecting all individually digitised systems into one integrated flow.