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Jan 24, 2007 (newstodate): Despite a growth in volumes in 2006, Lufthansa Cargo considers Norway a difficult market.
During the year, Lufthansa Cargo increased its volumes in the Norwegian market by some 28 percent, and Norway now generates some 23 percent, or 9,000 tonnes, of the carrier's total of 40,000 tonnes in the Nordic market.
-Norway is of course primarily an exporter of fresh fish, and while volumes did increase, fish remains a low-yield cargo commodity, says Kay Wichmann, Lufthansa Cargo director Nordic & Baltic countries.
-From September, 2005, we operated an MD-11F freighter service from Frankfurt via Oslo Gardermoen to Nagoya, Japan, in cooperation with Japan Air Lines, but the service was suspended in 2006 due to poor profitability.
-Now, we do mean business in Norway, so the challenge is how to participate in the market. This will be thoroughly analysed, but in combination with our freighter services at Gothenburg the way ahead clearly comprises the setting up of a network of road-feeder services to match the needs of the Norwegian exporters of fresh salmon that still has Japan as its single largest market.
-I am confident that we will find the right solutions to these issues. Only they must be profitable as well, says Mr Wichmann.
During the year, Lufthansa Cargo increased its volumes in the Norwegian market by some 28 percent, and Norway now generates some 23 percent, or 9,000 tonnes, of the carrier's total of 40,000 tonnes in the Nordic market.
-Norway is of course primarily an exporter of fresh fish, and while volumes did increase, fish remains a low-yield cargo commodity, says Kay Wichmann, Lufthansa Cargo director Nordic & Baltic countries.
-From September, 2005, we operated an MD-11F freighter service from Frankfurt via Oslo Gardermoen to Nagoya, Japan, in cooperation with Japan Air Lines, but the service was suspended in 2006 due to poor profitability.
-Now, we do mean business in Norway, so the challenge is how to participate in the market. This will be thoroughly analysed, but in combination with our freighter services at Gothenburg the way ahead clearly comprises the setting up of a network of road-feeder services to match the needs of the Norwegian exporters of fresh salmon that still has Japan as its single largest market.
-I am confident that we will find the right solutions to these issues. Only they must be profitable as well, says Mr Wichmann.