When you think Amsterdam, think Aerocar!

Aeroceanetwork is very pleased in Amsterdam with the membership of Aerocar, a quality company that is very well known in the Dutch market. Aerocar Ltd, as mid-sized air cargo carrier, provides a high service level with the personal attention that you don’t often get when working with a large freight forwarding conglomerate. In the past several years Aerocar has seen solid, steady growth and are proud of their achievements.

What is the key to their success?

“At Aerocar we use high-quality carriers which broaden the possibilities for us to offer a personalized logistics service’” says Mischa de Boer, Aerocar’s General Manager, “and that special service is coordinated with the wishes and requirements of our valued customers and agents” Aerocar maintains their high service level by investing in their staff and very sophisticated computer systems. They are also continually on the lookout for new transport possibilities for their customers in order to be able treat each consignment efficiently, reliably, safely and mutually profitable. “Aerocar is very aware that ongoing operational improvements are essential for excellence, says de Boer, “and this excellence is what keeps our customers loyal.

Aerocar’s home shares its Amsterdam home with Schiphol International Airport (AMS). Schiphol International Airport is Europe’s fourth biggest airport and is an international and regional cargo hub, well connected by road and rail throughout the continental Europe. Aerocar’s rank as a top 20 IATA agent positions them well to take advantage of the growth in cargo to and from Schiphol, which is substantial as of late. Earlier this year airport officials announced that Schiphol’s cargo throughput jumped by 10.5%, reflecting substantial growth in volumes since 2004. Cargo volume to the Far East, the airport’s largest cargo market, grew considerably, up 15.7%, primarily as a result of cargo imported from this region. Cargo throughput to Africa also saw robust growth, up 30.3%. “Our ambition is to position Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as 'Best Air Cargo Gateway’ of Europe,” says Ben Radstaak, managing director of Air Cargo Netherlands, the air cargo industry association for the Netherlands.

Schiphol is the home and main hub of KLM, the Netherlands’ national flag carrier, with one of the world’s largest fleets of aircraft with one of the most important air cargo networks. Schiphol is also the home of Martinair and Transavia. But besides having an excellent location for air traffic, Amsterdam is near two of the world’s busiest ports, Rotterdam and Antwerp, which makes it a very good location for all strategic logistics business.

What is going on with Aerocar these days?

As of October 1st Aerocar is the sales agent of Jetpak, a well known courier service of SAS Airlines in Germany and the Benelux so they are quite busy implementing this business. “We keep on growing very fast,” says Mischa de Boer.

On top of that, their mother company, Exel, was just bought by Deutsche Post (under the DHL banner) in a massive USD 6.7 billion deal, so there is lots of IT reorganization going on at Aerocar. Aerocar is a solid member of Aeroceanetwork and works through their own agents worldwide. “Even though we are a part of a larger group, we are completely independent,” says Jerry Hachey, of Aerocar’s Sales and Development department, “that means that we have the best of both worlds. Aerocar has the service level of a smaller company and the financial backing of a larger group.”

Aerocar has worked very well with members of Aeroceanetwork for the past two years so that is why we say, “When you think of Amsterdam, think of Aerocar!”

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