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Mar 28, 2011 (newstodate): The BAWC freighter service from Oslo to Hong Kong proved another short-lived venture for Norway's massive salmon exporting industry.
Launched only on February 18, 2011, the weekly Boeing 747-400F service has now joined the ranks of a long series of abortive efforts to secure main deck cargo capacity from Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
Behind the latest project was DB Schenker Northern Cargo, Norway's second-largest provider in the seafood logistics industry.
Schenker and British Airways World Cargo met on Friday, March 18, 2011, to negotiate another three-month contract, but were informed instead by the regional office in Stockholm about the carrier's decision to pull out.
-It is with great sadness that I have to communicate to you that BA World Cargo has made the decision not to continue to operate the Stansted-Oslo-Hong Kong sector for the summer 2011, says Knut J Dreyer, Schenker Norway's managing director in a letter to business partners.
-The main reason not to prolong this service is due to the unstable pricing conditions for fish in a market where our fuel costs are constantly rising. The marginal revenue contribution and the substantial operational risk of service delays on a regular basis has been considered to make this decision, he says.
In the letter, Mr Dreyer also claims that Schenker has actually been able to contribute some 30 tonnes of freight above the original estimates per flight, at rates above the contractual minimum levels.
Despite this, the last flight on the route was performed by BAWC on March 25, 2011, and Schenker is now to consider "other solutions" to the market needs.
Norway's salmon airfreight export is Europe's largest single-commodity air cargo totaling some 70-75,000 tonnes per year towards Asian and American markets.
Launched only on February 18, 2011, the weekly Boeing 747-400F service has now joined the ranks of a long series of abortive efforts to secure main deck cargo capacity from Oslo Gardermoen Airport.
Behind the latest project was DB Schenker Northern Cargo, Norway's second-largest provider in the seafood logistics industry.
Schenker and British Airways World Cargo met on Friday, March 18, 2011, to negotiate another three-month contract, but were informed instead by the regional office in Stockholm about the carrier's decision to pull out.
-It is with great sadness that I have to communicate to you that BA World Cargo has made the decision not to continue to operate the Stansted-Oslo-Hong Kong sector for the summer 2011, says Knut J Dreyer, Schenker Norway's managing director in a letter to business partners.
-The main reason not to prolong this service is due to the unstable pricing conditions for fish in a market where our fuel costs are constantly rising. The marginal revenue contribution and the substantial operational risk of service delays on a regular basis has been considered to make this decision, he says.
In the letter, Mr Dreyer also claims that Schenker has actually been able to contribute some 30 tonnes of freight above the original estimates per flight, at rates above the contractual minimum levels.
Despite this, the last flight on the route was performed by BAWC on March 25, 2011, and Schenker is now to consider "other solutions" to the market needs.
Norway's salmon airfreight export is Europe's largest single-commodity air cargo totaling some 70-75,000 tonnes per year towards Asian and American markets.