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Aug 20, 2010 (newstodate): IATA's e-freight is gaining a foothold in the Icelandic airfreight market - but the process is still at an early stage.
-We opened one e-freight trade lane between Keflavik and Amsterdam from November 2009, and we are now preparing to launch the second trade lane between Keflavik and London Heathrow. But so far the e-freight process has been relatively slow, says Bertel Olafsson, Icelandair Cargo Manager Cargo Systems, who is leading the process from the carrier's side.
-The process is marked by the fact that so far only one Icelandic freight forwarder, Jonar Transport, has joined the program.
-The volume of shipments on the lane between Iceland and Amsterdam has, admittedly, been rather low, so we still have some way to go.
-The carrier has a crucial role to play in the further development of e-freight in Iceland, and the situation will improve when we decide on a new cargo system to be implemented in 2011.
-This would significantly enhance the forwarders' access to e-freight, so till then we are not putting much stress on promoting the issue, says Mr Olafsson
-We opened one e-freight trade lane between Keflavik and Amsterdam from November 2009, and we are now preparing to launch the second trade lane between Keflavik and London Heathrow. But so far the e-freight process has been relatively slow, says Bertel Olafsson, Icelandair Cargo Manager Cargo Systems, who is leading the process from the carrier's side.
-The process is marked by the fact that so far only one Icelandic freight forwarder, Jonar Transport, has joined the program.
-The volume of shipments on the lane between Iceland and Amsterdam has, admittedly, been rather low, so we still have some way to go.
-The carrier has a crucial role to play in the further development of e-freight in Iceland, and the situation will improve when we decide on a new cargo system to be implemented in 2011.
-This would significantly enhance the forwarders' access to e-freight, so till then we are not putting much stress on promoting the issue, says Mr Olafsson