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Aug 22, 2011 (newstodate): Once the leader in global e-freight readiness, SAS Cargo has silently put the process on hold.
The implementation of e-freight by SAS Cargo was linked to the launch of a new product, EuroeXpress, in 2009, which immediately boosted e-freight volumes to about 10 percent of the carrier's total bookings.
The timing, however, proved to be most unfortunate, coinciding with the full collapse of the global finances and economy in a deep crisis hitting hard on air cargo. So the percentage of e-freight bookings fell to two-three percent and even lower.
-With the crisis then and the later down-sizing of SAS Cargo, the project was silently put to rest, and it remains to be seen which role e-freight will play in the future, says Anders Hundahl, SAS Cargo director products and prices, who is to become SAS Cargo Director IT from September 15, 2011.
SAS Cargo is still amidst a process to formulate new targets and strategies, and this will probably determine the future of e-freight with SAS Cargo.
The implementation of e-freight by SAS Cargo was linked to the launch of a new product, EuroeXpress, in 2009, which immediately boosted e-freight volumes to about 10 percent of the carrier's total bookings.
The timing, however, proved to be most unfortunate, coinciding with the full collapse of the global finances and economy in a deep crisis hitting hard on air cargo. So the percentage of e-freight bookings fell to two-three percent and even lower.
-With the crisis then and the later down-sizing of SAS Cargo, the project was silently put to rest, and it remains to be seen which role e-freight will play in the future, says Anders Hundahl, SAS Cargo director products and prices, who is to become SAS Cargo Director IT from September 15, 2011.
SAS Cargo is still amidst a process to formulate new targets and strategies, and this will probably determine the future of e-freight with SAS Cargo.