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Apr 22, 2009 (newstodate): No definite signs of recovery yet but also less pessimism in the market, and steady performance in certain segments - that is one forwarder's summing up on the situation in the Danish export airfreight market.
-After a period with 20-30 percent decrease in volumes, compared to the previous booming years, we are again feeling less depression among export customers but shipments are still limited in volumes, says Gunnar Nissen, Strait Air airfreight manager Denmark.
-Our export is driven by demands in the major world markets and this of course reflects on our general business situation.
-Some of our export segments are, however, less affected by the general trade crisis, like pharmaceuticals that continue to perform rather unchanged.
-Another significant segment for Strait Air is aerospace as we are agents for the French company SDV International Logistics that has a strong standing in this business. Thus we count SAS Component and aerospace component and spares distributor SATAIR among our customers and this remains an important business area for us as well.
-Ships spares are also important and little affected by the general crises while still of course dependent in volumes on trends in world trade.
-Being a mid-size forwarding company with a wide spread of competencies and less focus on specific niches we are now seeing the larger competitors reaching down into our traditional business as they do not now see the large shipments and key contracts they normally thrive on. This is increasing the competition in the market even for smaller accounts and volumes - and we have to stand up to this, says Mr Nissen.
-After a period with 20-30 percent decrease in volumes, compared to the previous booming years, we are again feeling less depression among export customers but shipments are still limited in volumes, says Gunnar Nissen, Strait Air airfreight manager Denmark.
-Our export is driven by demands in the major world markets and this of course reflects on our general business situation.
-Some of our export segments are, however, less affected by the general trade crisis, like pharmaceuticals that continue to perform rather unchanged.
-Another significant segment for Strait Air is aerospace as we are agents for the French company SDV International Logistics that has a strong standing in this business. Thus we count SAS Component and aerospace component and spares distributor SATAIR among our customers and this remains an important business area for us as well.
-Ships spares are also important and little affected by the general crises while still of course dependent in volumes on trends in world trade.
-Being a mid-size forwarding company with a wide spread of competencies and less focus on specific niches we are now seeing the larger competitors reaching down into our traditional business as they do not now see the large shipments and key contracts they normally thrive on. This is increasing the competition in the market even for smaller accounts and volumes - and we have to stand up to this, says Mr Nissen.