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Aug 19, 2013 (newstodate): Iceland's air cargo volumes are more or less on the same level in the first half of this year, compared to 2012.
-Import volumes are roughly unchanged against last year, maybe even a bit down, while export air cargo volumes are also rather stable, says Sturla Johnsen, Jonar Transport import airfreight manager.
-The trend in logistics is that much cargo is shifting from air to sea, especially in the export segment. Actually, the ex-Iceland air cargo capacity is increasingly taken by growing volumes of seafood to the European and the North American market, while other export industries including the pharmaceutical industry is shipping exports from air to sea transportation.
-This has also the implication that Iceland's forwarders are less and less involved in airfreight exports as the country's seafood companies deal directly with the airlines with no role for the forwarders to play, says Mr Johnsen.
The Icelandic export aircraft is carried by Icelandair Cargo and Bluebird Cargo.
-I do not foresee any potential for other parties to throw in cargo capacity in the market as the volume of imports is insufficient to support a balanced cargo operations, leaving little hope for profitability, says Mr Johnsen.
-Import volumes are roughly unchanged against last year, maybe even a bit down, while export air cargo volumes are also rather stable, says Sturla Johnsen, Jonar Transport import airfreight manager.
-The trend in logistics is that much cargo is shifting from air to sea, especially in the export segment. Actually, the ex-Iceland air cargo capacity is increasingly taken by growing volumes of seafood to the European and the North American market, while other export industries including the pharmaceutical industry is shipping exports from air to sea transportation.
-This has also the implication that Iceland's forwarders are less and less involved in airfreight exports as the country's seafood companies deal directly with the airlines with no role for the forwarders to play, says Mr Johnsen.
The Icelandic export aircraft is carried by Icelandair Cargo and Bluebird Cargo.
-I do not foresee any potential for other parties to throw in cargo capacity in the market as the volume of imports is insufficient to support a balanced cargo operations, leaving little hope for profitability, says Mr Johnsen.