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Nov 10, 2016 (newstodate): Despite declining monthly cargo figures reported by Tallinn Airport, Post11, the joint company between Post Estonia's Omniva and the Chinese partner S.F. Express, reports a sustained growth in volumes of e-shipments from China.
The incoming shipments in the form of e-trade parcels are handled at Estonia's Tallinn Airport, processed by Estonian Customs and Post11 before being loaded on passenger aircraft and trucks for onward distribution to final destinations in the Baltic, Nordic and other markets.
-We are now seeing two to three weekly freighters into Tallinn Airport with Chinese e-shipments, generating some 430-60 tonnes of cargo per week, says Gunnar Aru, Post11 CEO.
-I cannot comment on Tallinn Airport's statistics, but it should be noted that we are not talking about traffic by large freighters, rather smaller aircraft. In addition, much of the incoming cargo is carried not on freighters, but on scheduled passenger flights into Tallinn Airport.
-The e-commerce is growing rapidly, and we expect to take a significant and growing slice of this market, planning for longer-term investments in the infrastructure at Tallinn Airport together with the airport to accommodate this growth in the form of sorting centers and other facilities.
-S.F. Express is a most important customer for us, but we are in talks with other e-commerce companies as well in order not to be overly reliant on just one business partner, says Mr Aru.
The incoming shipments in the form of e-trade parcels are handled at Estonia's Tallinn Airport, processed by Estonian Customs and Post11 before being loaded on passenger aircraft and trucks for onward distribution to final destinations in the Baltic, Nordic and other markets.
-We are now seeing two to three weekly freighters into Tallinn Airport with Chinese e-shipments, generating some 430-60 tonnes of cargo per week, says Gunnar Aru, Post11 CEO.
-I cannot comment on Tallinn Airport's statistics, but it should be noted that we are not talking about traffic by large freighters, rather smaller aircraft. In addition, much of the incoming cargo is carried not on freighters, but on scheduled passenger flights into Tallinn Airport.
-The e-commerce is growing rapidly, and we expect to take a significant and growing slice of this market, planning for longer-term investments in the infrastructure at Tallinn Airport together with the airport to accommodate this growth in the form of sorting centers and other facilities.
-S.F. Express is a most important customer for us, but we are in talks with other e-commerce companies as well in order not to be overly reliant on just one business partner, says Mr Aru.