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Oct 13, 2010 (newstodate): In Sweden, Lufthansa Cargo remains confident of a strong full-year performance in 2010.
-In general, the Swedish airfreight market looks rather promising, and for Lufthansa Cargo itself the year has so far performed exceedingly well, says Rolf Carlsson, Lufthansa Cargo manager Sweden.
-Available statistics show an increase by some 20 percent in the Swedish market, and we are performing on top of that, meaning that Lufthansa Cargo is even gainingd in market share.
-In addition to normal seasonal variations, we saw unexpectedly high volumes during the normally slack summer months, and the growth trend has sustained into this autumn as well. If nothing unusual occurs during the remainder of this year, it will end not only considerably better than last year, but rather on the level of the previous peak year of 2004.
-Our most important segments remain North and South America that are really booming in 2010, and among the Swedish exporting sectors that are contributing to growth is not least the automotive industry that has certainly regained its breath after a most difficult year 2009.
-The bottle-neck now seems to be an increasing shortage of capacity in these trans-Atlantic segments. Airlines have been reluctant to reinstate their freighters, holding back in waiting for trends to stabilize. And while this of course reflects positively on the airfreight rates as seen from an airline perspective, we still consider it an obligation to meet the market's needs as well as possible. So at least Lufthansa Cargo has now put all its 19 MD-11F aircraft back into service.
-In the Swedish market we are seeing new kinds of airfreight being booked. Maybe some freight is now being shifted from sea to air as stores ran low during the preceding period. But maybe airfreight solutions are also now becoming more attractive to retailers and distributors as they allow them to meet customer demands at short notice. Maybe also e-trade and internet shops are behind this new trend, says Mr Carlsson.
-In general, the Swedish airfreight market looks rather promising, and for Lufthansa Cargo itself the year has so far performed exceedingly well, says Rolf Carlsson, Lufthansa Cargo manager Sweden.
-Available statistics show an increase by some 20 percent in the Swedish market, and we are performing on top of that, meaning that Lufthansa Cargo is even gainingd in market share.
-In addition to normal seasonal variations, we saw unexpectedly high volumes during the normally slack summer months, and the growth trend has sustained into this autumn as well. If nothing unusual occurs during the remainder of this year, it will end not only considerably better than last year, but rather on the level of the previous peak year of 2004.
-Our most important segments remain North and South America that are really booming in 2010, and among the Swedish exporting sectors that are contributing to growth is not least the automotive industry that has certainly regained its breath after a most difficult year 2009.
-The bottle-neck now seems to be an increasing shortage of capacity in these trans-Atlantic segments. Airlines have been reluctant to reinstate their freighters, holding back in waiting for trends to stabilize. And while this of course reflects positively on the airfreight rates as seen from an airline perspective, we still consider it an obligation to meet the market's needs as well as possible. So at least Lufthansa Cargo has now put all its 19 MD-11F aircraft back into service.
-In the Swedish market we are seeing new kinds of airfreight being booked. Maybe some freight is now being shifted from sea to air as stores ran low during the preceding period. But maybe airfreight solutions are also now becoming more attractive to retailers and distributors as they allow them to meet customer demands at short notice. Maybe also e-trade and internet shops are behind this new trend, says Mr Carlsson.