Rotate is expanding beyond its commercial and strategic airline software to launch Rotate Compliance, a new screening platform for air cargo operations. The company’s first move into operational compliance software, the product is being co-developed with cargo teams at some of the world’s largest airlines. General availability is expected in Q1 2027.
“The platform tackles the increasing challenge for air cargo compliance teams to accurately verify shipments within tight operational deadlines. There is limited time between receipt of a booking or its supporting documents and the departure of an aircraft, so teams need tools that can provide reliable results without slowing down the processing of cargo.
Unlike traditional methods, which mainly match individuals and companies against sanction lists, Rotate Compliance will look at multiple attributes of a shipment. These include parties involved, shipment descriptions, routing information and other relevant data. The platform seeks to enhance screening accuracy and reduce false positives by considering the broader context of each shipment.
Rotate’s software portfolio finds new direction
Rotate’s software, market data and strategy consulting services have, to date, primarily enabled commercial and strategic choice-making across airlines, airports, freight forwarders and ground handlers. The launch of Rotate Compliance is a step into the operational processes behind individual cargo movements.
Rotate’s development comes after it bought the ‘Cargo Intelligence’ software assets from former Netherlands-based software-as-a-service provider Pandora Intelligence earlier this year. Rotate is rebuilding the technology that it has acquired with a modernized technology stack and an updated user interface.
The redevelopment aims to facilitate more compliance checks, more efficient process flows and a lower cost base, and to tailor the software to the practical requirements of cargo operations.
Rotate has designed the product to meet the specific needs of compliance analysts, with a mix of live message streaming, due diligence workflows and an interface designed for air cargo teams. The aim is to enable users to complete necessary checks more efficiently in the often tight timeframes between booking documentation and departure.
Testing underway with major all-cargo carrier
We are already testing the product with a major all cargo carrier using real air waybill data to validate the results of the platform. Testing is part of the development process as Rotate works with airline partners to refine the product and understand its operational capabilities.
The company and its co-development partners are also on a full product roadmap. Plans going forward include integration with cargo management systems and looking beyond airlines to freight forwarders.
Such additions could broaden the platform’s role across the cargo supply chain, giving more stakeholders access to screening tools that are tailored to the characteristics and workflows of air freight operations.
Bringing compliance closer to cargo operation
For Rotate CEO Ryan Keyrouse, the move into compliance is a natural extension of the company’s existing air cargo expertise.
“For years, Rotate has helped airlines make better commercial decisions through our market data, software and strategy consulting. Compliance is the next obvious step. It’s at the core of every shipment and cargo teams have made it very clear what they need from compliance software. “Rotate Compliance brings our knowledge of air cargo to the operational side of the business,” Keyrouse said.
“Compliance analysts spend so much time trying to prove that a shipment is not a problem,” said Fabien Balouzet, VP and head of product at Rotate.
“We sat down with compliance analysts and saw where their time was spent. The bulk of the time was spent proving that nothing was wrong with a shipment. “Rotate Compliance is built to give that time back by looking at every aspect of a shipment and not just a name on a sanctions list,” said Balouzet.
Rotate blends wider shipment-level screening with cargo operations-centric workflows to allow compliance teams to reduce unnecessary investigations while maintaining effective controls. The planned rollout in 2027 will be the next step in the company’s expansion from commercial decision support tools into the operational systems used to manage air cargo.
