Celebrating Excellence: Highlights from the 2025 Air Cargo Week World Awards

As reported by industry insiders, the air cargo sector gathered in style on Tuesday night to honor the 2025 Air Cargo Week World Air Cargo Awards. This event celebrated innovation, leadership, and excellence throughout the entire supply chain.

Taking place during the air cargo Europe exhibition,this ceremony is a highlight of the logistics calendar—showcasing individuals and companies that are driving airfreight into new horizons. This year’s awards featured an unprecedented number of submissions and a broader range of categories, highlighting how diverse and vibrant this industry has become.

The evening was all about celebrating what fuels success in air cargo: creativity,determination,and collaboration. From cutting-edge technology to remarkable service delivery, regional achievements to global impact were recognized.

This year’s honorees exemplified excellence within the airfreight community. cargotech snagged the award for Best Technology Solution Provider while Unilode was honored as top Industry Service Provider.LATAM Cargo received accolades for its pharmaceutical logistics expertise; Nallian took home the Innovation Award. qatar Airways Cargo shone with its impressive marketing campaign. In forwarding services, Skyways won regionally while DHL Global Forwarding triumphed globally. HACTL earned recognition as best Regional Cargo handler with WFS taking home global honors. On airport operations frontlines, SEA Milan Airport and Hong Kong international Airport were named best regional and global cargo hubs respectively. Dnata and ECS Group emerged as leading GSSAs in their categories too! For airline performance excellence: Atlas Air (Americas), Cathay Pacific (Asia), KLM/Air France/Martinair (Europe), along with Emirates skycargo (Middle East & Africa) all clinched top spots; Turkish Airlines was crowned Global Airline of the Year.

A particularly touching moment occurred when Sanjeev gadhia received the prestigious Air Cargo Personality of the Year award for his groundbreaking contributions to humanitarian logistics through drone delivery initiatives aimed at underserved areas—making him not just a business leader but also a champion for positive change worldwide.

The success of these awards owes much to generous sponsors including ExFreight, Aerotrans, Kuehne + Nagel among others like MAERSK and UPS who played vital roles in making this event possible!