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Feb 1, 2006 (newstodate): Set up some 10 years ago, Lithuanian forwarder BFS is determined to grow despite slow increase in the Lithuanian air cargo market.
-Growth was limited in 2005, but our economy and trade is still increasing, and we do intend to keep our share of the market plus a little more, says Lauras Lukosius, BFS general manager.
-We do see a trend that companies that earlier relied on airfreight now plan their production differently, turning increasingly to ocean freight instead, but new shippers and conseignees emerge, too, so given the rather small base we will see growth anyhow, he says.
-In contrast, maybe, to other parties, our company has now seen much problem with Lithuanian airline GSAs. We acknowledge their difficult situation in maintaining strict neutrality against their need to seek business, but we have not ourselves considered that a major problem. Also there is competition on most routes so there is always a choice.
BFS, with its main office at Vilnius, also has offices at Klaipeda and in Moscow.
-Growth was limited in 2005, but our economy and trade is still increasing, and we do intend to keep our share of the market plus a little more, says Lauras Lukosius, BFS general manager.
-We do see a trend that companies that earlier relied on airfreight now plan their production differently, turning increasingly to ocean freight instead, but new shippers and conseignees emerge, too, so given the rather small base we will see growth anyhow, he says.
-In contrast, maybe, to other parties, our company has now seen much problem with Lithuanian airline GSAs. We acknowledge their difficult situation in maintaining strict neutrality against their need to seek business, but we have not ourselves considered that a major problem. Also there is competition on most routes so there is always a choice.
BFS, with its main office at Vilnius, also has offices at Klaipeda and in Moscow.