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NOV 27, 2003 (newstodate): -In 2003 we have seen a stagnation in the air cargo loads from Scandinavia to Africa, while volumes for the Middle East have been rising in 2003, says a representative from an airline with a traditionally strong grip on Scandinavian freight destined for the African market.
-The explanation is most probably that the world's attention has been turned from relief programs in African, to the efforts of rebuilding post-war Iraq, he says.
And recent CASS/IATA figures seem to prove the point.
In August, volumes from Denmark to Africa were down 28 percent to 218 tonnes, from Norway down 7.6 percent to 48 tonnes, while Sweden's volumes for Africa were up by 5.8 percent to 226 tonnes.
For the period January-August, Denmark's loads for Africa were down 17.5 percent to 2,061, from Norway down 7.1 percent to 343, and from Sweden up 3.2 percent to 1,718 tonnes.
In contrast, loads in August from Denmark to the Middle East were up 28.8 percent to 283 tonnes, from Norway up 58.2 percent to 157 tonnes, and from Sweden up 0.8 percent to 359 tonnes.
For the period January-August, loads to the Middle East from Denmark rose 34.2 percent to 2,023 tonnes, from Norway up 17.6 percent to 1,241 tonnes, while Sweden dropped 1.9 percent to 3,185 tonnes.
The CASS statistics comprise only air cargo exports on IATA-carriers, excluding non-IATA charters that often lift relief shipments out of Scandinavia.
-The explanation is most probably that the world's attention has been turned from relief programs in African, to the efforts of rebuilding post-war Iraq, he says.
And recent CASS/IATA figures seem to prove the point.
In August, volumes from Denmark to Africa were down 28 percent to 218 tonnes, from Norway down 7.6 percent to 48 tonnes, while Sweden's volumes for Africa were up by 5.8 percent to 226 tonnes.
For the period January-August, Denmark's loads for Africa were down 17.5 percent to 2,061, from Norway down 7.1 percent to 343, and from Sweden up 3.2 percent to 1,718 tonnes.
In contrast, loads in August from Denmark to the Middle East were up 28.8 percent to 283 tonnes, from Norway up 58.2 percent to 157 tonnes, and from Sweden up 0.8 percent to 359 tonnes.
For the period January-August, loads to the Middle East from Denmark rose 34.2 percent to 2,023 tonnes, from Norway up 17.6 percent to 1,241 tonnes, while Sweden dropped 1.9 percent to 3,185 tonnes.
The CASS statistics comprise only air cargo exports on IATA-carriers, excluding non-IATA charters that often lift relief shipments out of Scandinavia.