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Jun 25, 2013 (newstodate): Norway is a leader in the global seafood industry - but keen to identify new growth potentials.
The prime product from Norway's booming seafood exporting industries remains the fresh salmon carried to a range of large markets in Asia.
But looking ahead, the industry is seeing large growth potentials in new markets including South Korea, the Emirates, especially Dubai, and South Africa.
The target for salmon exports to these markets is a 50 percent growth in 2013, compared to last year, sources say.
Hong Kong, including re-export into China, also has strong growth potentials.
The short-lived export boom to the US market ended by 2010 as Chile overcame its production problems in 2008-2009, but Norwegian salmon exports to the USA are now up again, albeit at a more moderate pace, due to temporary production problems among some of Chile's salmon farmers.
The export of fresh salmon to the global market place is also facilitated by the significant growth in main-deck uplift capacity from Oslo Gardermoen Airport that now has seven weekly full-freighter operations to the Far East, with an eighth to come from July 6, 2013, as Qatar Airways expands from one to two weekly flights.
A further venue for cargo is opening with the low-cost carrier Norwegian's decision to launch cargo services on its Boeing 787 wide-body flights from Oslo to New York and not least Bangkok from this autumn.
The prime product from Norway's booming seafood exporting industries remains the fresh salmon carried to a range of large markets in Asia.
But looking ahead, the industry is seeing large growth potentials in new markets including South Korea, the Emirates, especially Dubai, and South Africa.
The target for salmon exports to these markets is a 50 percent growth in 2013, compared to last year, sources say.
Hong Kong, including re-export into China, also has strong growth potentials.
The short-lived export boom to the US market ended by 2010 as Chile overcame its production problems in 2008-2009, but Norwegian salmon exports to the USA are now up again, albeit at a more moderate pace, due to temporary production problems among some of Chile's salmon farmers.
The export of fresh salmon to the global market place is also facilitated by the significant growth in main-deck uplift capacity from Oslo Gardermoen Airport that now has seven weekly full-freighter operations to the Far East, with an eighth to come from July 6, 2013, as Qatar Airways expands from one to two weekly flights.
A further venue for cargo is opening with the low-cost carrier Norwegian's decision to launch cargo services on its Boeing 787 wide-body flights from Oslo to New York and not least Bangkok from this autumn.