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Oct 06, 2016 (newstodate): The Faroe Islands has become a significant exporter of salmon and other seafood products, signaling a need for air transportation.
Over time, many projects have aimed at setting up a dedicated freighter service to lift the seafood shipments closer to the global marketplaces, but so far no one has succeeded to lift off.
-The issue is clearly the abundance of maritime transport opportunities from the Faroe Islands to the UK and to Denmark, with sea cargo departing from the Faroe Islands on Thursdays arriving at e.g. a Danish port on Saturdays for fast trucking into Billund Airport for onward air transportation, says Knut L�tzen, Safari Transport owner and former CEO.
-I remain, however, confident that there would indeed be a market for a freighter service at Vagar Airport as the seafood export volumes are now booming, rising in value and constituting about 96 percent of all exports from the Faroe Islands.
-The problem is lack of commitment from the country's seafood exporters. Ideally, a consortium should be set up comprising forwarders, exporters and our national carrier, securing a healthy spread of risks as well as an initial commitment to actually use the capacity thrown into the market.
-Once the freighter was there, I have little doubts that it would prove a success and grow in scope over time. After all, exporting the Faroe Islands' seafood by air, rather than by sea, would increase the shelf-life in the markets which translates into a rise in demand and smooth logistics, says Mr L�tzen.
Today, all air cargo to and from the Faroe Islands is transported by the country's national carrier Atlantic Airways operating Airbus A319 aircraft carrying primarily imports on the route from Copenhagen Airport.
Over time, many projects have aimed at setting up a dedicated freighter service to lift the seafood shipments closer to the global marketplaces, but so far no one has succeeded to lift off.
-The issue is clearly the abundance of maritime transport opportunities from the Faroe Islands to the UK and to Denmark, with sea cargo departing from the Faroe Islands on Thursdays arriving at e.g. a Danish port on Saturdays for fast trucking into Billund Airport for onward air transportation, says Knut L�tzen, Safari Transport owner and former CEO.
-I remain, however, confident that there would indeed be a market for a freighter service at Vagar Airport as the seafood export volumes are now booming, rising in value and constituting about 96 percent of all exports from the Faroe Islands.
-The problem is lack of commitment from the country's seafood exporters. Ideally, a consortium should be set up comprising forwarders, exporters and our national carrier, securing a healthy spread of risks as well as an initial commitment to actually use the capacity thrown into the market.
-Once the freighter was there, I have little doubts that it would prove a success and grow in scope over time. After all, exporting the Faroe Islands' seafood by air, rather than by sea, would increase the shelf-life in the markets which translates into a rise in demand and smooth logistics, says Mr L�tzen.
Today, all air cargo to and from the Faroe Islands is transported by the country's national carrier Atlantic Airways operating Airbus A319 aircraft carrying primarily imports on the route from Copenhagen Airport.