Azura International

What Azura International does

Azura International is a privately held UK-based B2B media and events company specialising in the international airfreight and logistics sectors, operating from Nutfield, Surrey since the mid-1990s. The company runs a multi-platform publishing portfolio centred on Air Cargo Week, the self-described world's only weekly newspaper for air cargo professionals published 50 times per year in print and digital formats, the aircargoweek.com daily news website, the Air Cargo Week E-newsletter distributed three times weekly to over 50,000 registered subscribers, and the AZfreight.com directory containing more than 28,000 industry contacts across 190 countries with track-and-trace functionality.

The company's commercial model blends recurring subscription and advertising revenue across its print and digital properties, transactional exhibition stand sales through its Exclusive Partnership with Messe München for Air Cargo Europe (Munich) and Air Cargo China (Shanghai), Official Sales Partner roles for Air Cargo Forum (Miami), logitrans (Istanbul) and Air Cargo Southeast Asia (Singapore), professional services revenue from Azura Productions (documentaries, promotional videos, event interviews including the Cargocast broadcast series), and sponsorship income from the ACW World Air Cargo Awards. Distribution is primarily direct B2B sales to enterprise advertisers and exhibitors, supplemented by self-serve newsletter signup and free directory access.

Azura operates with a small team of approximately ten productive staff supplemented by an office mascot, and the business relies heavily on long-dated institutional partnerships — including Trustee status with TIACA for 20 years and media sponsorship roles with IATA, FIATA, BACA and UKACC — to maintain its position as an information leader in a niche vertical. The company's revenue, ownership structure, and capital base are not publicly disclosed.

Name

Azura International

Legal name

Azura International

Website

https://azurainternational.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Azura International is a privately held UK B2B media and events company serving the international airfreight and logistics sectors via Air Cargo Week newspaper and newsletter, the AZfreight.com industry directory, video production, and exclusive exhibition partnerships for Air Cargo Europe and Air Cargo China.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nutfield

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Publications and Newspapers: Weekly Air Cargo Week newspaper published 50 times annually in print and digital formats, serving as the world's only weekly newspaper for air cargo professionals
2. Newsletter Subscription: Air Cargo Week E-newsletter reaching 50,000+ subscribers three times weekly with advertising opportunities
3. Exhibition and Conference Stand Sales: Responsible for selling exhibition stands at world-class events including Air Cargo Europe, Air Cargo China, Air Cargo Forum Miami, and logitrans Istanbul
4. Video Production Services: Azura Productions offers tailor-made video production services for the air logistics industry including documentaries, promotional videos, and event interviews
5. Digital Advertising: Advertising opportunities across websites including aircargoweek.com and AZfreight.com with targeted audience reach

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Azura International is a media and events company that delivers multi-media solutions to the international airfreight and logistics sectors. It produces the Air Cargo Week newspaper and e-newsletter, operates the AZfreight.com industry directory and aircargoweek.com news website, produces industry videos through Azura Productions, and sells exhibition stands at premier air cargo conferences including Air Cargo Europe and Air Cargo China.

Product overview

Azura International offers a diversified portfolio of media and events products for the airfreight and logistics sectors. The core offerings include print and digital publications (Air Cargo Week newspaper and digital issues, Air Cargo Week Newsletter reaching 50,000+ subscribers), industry websites (aircargoweek.com for daily news and AZfreight.com providing company data and track-and-trace services with 28,000+ contacts), video production services (Azura Productions and Cargocast), and event management (exhibition and conference organization for Air Cargo Europe, Air Cargo China, logitrans, and Air Cargo Forum). These products serve air cargo professionals through multiple platforms including print, digital, video, and in-person events.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Air Cargo Week (ACW): The world's only weekly newspaper published for air logistics professionals, also appearing in digital format 50 times a year.
• Air Cargo Week Newsletter
• AZfreight.com
• aircargoweek.com
• Azura Productions
• Cargocast

Products and services

• Air Cargo Week (ACW) Newspaper The world's only weekly newspaper for air logistics professionals, published 50 times per year in both print and digital formats. Delivers up-to-date news, interviews with industry figures, and topical regional and subject features to air cargo executives worldwide.
• Air Cargo Week E-Newsletter E-newsletter reaching over 50,000 registered subscribers three times per week with the latest air cargo news and a complete round-up of the week's most relevant stories, targeting executives at freight forwarders, cargo airlines, integrators, airports, and cargo handlers.
• AZfreight.com Directory The world's leading air cargo industry information website, offering expanded company data, industry news, events, and track-and-trace functionality for consignments. The directory contains over 28,000 contacts across 190 countries covering freight forwarders, airlines, airports, charter brokers, general sales agents, and express operators.
• aircargoweek.com Daily-updated website providing industry-related stories, breaking news, editorial features, special category pages, and access to the digital version of Air Cargo Week newspaper. Designed as the leading online source for air cargo news.
• Azura Productions (Video and Cargocast) The film and audio-visual division of Azura International, creating tailor-made documentaries, promotional videos, and event interviews for the air logistics industry. Includes Cargocast, a broadcast project featuring interviews with industry leaders on supply chain logistics topics.
• Exhibition and Conference Stand Sales Sales and co-organisation services for world-class air cargo events including Air Cargo Europe (Munich), Air Cargo China (Shanghai), Air Cargo Forum (Miami), Air Cargo Southeast Asia (Singapore), and logitrans (Istanbul), with Azura acting as Exclusive Partner of Messe München.
• ACW World Air Cargo Awards Acknowledged as the most prestigious air cargo awards in the world, presented at Gala Events during Air Cargo Europe and Air Cargo China exhibitions to recognise excellence across the global airfreight industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 50,000 registered newsletter subscribers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Messe MünchenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2001Partnership established since 2001. Azura International is the Exclusive Partner of Messe München for co-organising the highly successful Air Cargo Europe exhibition and conference since 2003 and Air Cargo China event from 2004. Gerhard Gerritzen, Deputy Managing Director of Messe München, has stated that working professionally with Azura International has put them at the forefront of aviation industry events all over the world for years.
• TIACA (The International Air Cargo Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAzura International has been a Trustee Member of TIACA for twenty years, regularly promoting the Association's activities and producing daily newspapers at its biennial international Air Cargo Forum and Exposition. Sebastiaan Scholte, Chairman of TIACA, has expressed dependence on Azura International's loyalty and participation in the Association's work.
• The Air Charter Association (BACA)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAzura International is proud to have been elected to membership of The Air Charter Association for more than a decade and continues to sponsor the Association's annual Golf Day.
• IATA (International Air Transport Association)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAzura International's various products provide global media sponsorship for IATA's wide range of important conferences, seminars and other similar events.
• FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerAzura International plays an important role in promoting FIATA's work, especially the FIATA World Congress.
• UKACC (UK Air Cargo Club)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerAzura International is a major sponsor of UKACC's annual Gala Charity Ball.
• Air Cargo ForumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAzura International is the Official Sales Partner for Air Cargo Southeast Asia (Singapore) and is responsible for selling exhibition stands at these world-class events including Air Cargo Forum (Miami, USA).
• logitranscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAzura International is the Official Sales Partner for logitrans (Istanbul, Turkey), the bridge connecting the Eurasian region via logistic solutions.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Air Cargo News: Long-standing air cargo trade publication covering industry news, events and analysis. Direct competitor to Air Cargo Week in the airfreight trade media category, serving the same airline, freight forwarder and handler audience.
• Stat Times: Aviation and air cargo industry media outlet publishing news, magazines and conferences. Closely comparable to Azura International in its combined publishing + events model targeting the airfreight vertical.
• The Loadstar: Independent B2B media company covering global container shipping and logistics with news, research and events. Directly comparable subscription- and advertising-driven trade media business serving logistics professionals.
• American Shipper: Established B2B publication covering global shipping, logistics and supply chain with multimedia and conference operations. Comparable trade media + events business serving adjacent freight forwarding and shipping audiences.
• Container News: Digital media outlet focused on container shipping, ports and intermodal logistics. Comparable niche trade publication targeting maritime and logistics professionals with a digital-first model.
• Lloyd's Loading List: Historic UK-based freight and shipping intelligence publication serving global shippers, forwarders and carriers. Directly comparable legacy B2B trade media business with subscription and intelligence offerings.
• Air Cargo World: Air cargo trade publication serving airlines, freight forwarders and ground handlers. Closely comparable editorial product competing for the same audience and advertising budgets as Air Cargo Week.

Broad incumbents

• FreightWaves: Larger US-headquartered digital freight media and data platform combining news, podcasts, SONAR data product and events (Future of Freight Festival). A scaled, well-capitalized analogue to Azura's media-plus-events model in the broader logistics media category.
• Transport Topics: Long-running US trucking and freight media brand with print, digital and event operations. A larger, broader incumbent operating a comparable trade publishing + events model in the road freight vertical.

Regional players

• Maritime Reporter: Long-standing maritime and shipping industry publication covering naval, commercial and offshore markets. Adjacent trade media peer in the broader freight/logistics ecosystem with comparable publishing + audience structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/azura-international-ltd

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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