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Jun 29, 2016 (newstodate): Lufthansa Cargo is doing well in the Danish market - but times are challenging in this industry.
-Overall, Lufthansa Cargo has announced a drive to reduce the total workforce and other measures to raise bottom-line results, and this will of course affect us all, says Michael Schoop, Lufthansa Cargo country manager Denmark.
-Having said that, it is not that bad: our response is to enhance productivity through increased implementation of IT solutions and new efficient procedures that will more than compensate for the reductions in staff. Also organizational streamlining will contribute to a leaner company.
-In the Danish market, one key industry driving sustained growth is the pharmaceutical segment. This segment has kept stable even during turbulent times, and while some of this market may have been snatched by sea transportation, we at Lufthansa Cargo remain quite upbeat with the situation and continued growth potentials.
-Another promising segment is transports of dangerous goods. We are seeing growth in this as well, probably driven by improved and simplified procedures on our part, allowing the shipper to book with only few basic data inputs as the system then takes over and provides the flow of information pertaining to this type of airfreight. I cannot know if this segment is actually growing industry-wise, but for us it is definitely on the rise.
-As for other air cargo segments, the situation for us reflects the general situation marked by growing over-capacity of belly cargo space, sold at rock-bottom rates by a growing number of carriers operating in Denmark. Our policy remains to go for primarily the shipments that contribute positively to our results and letting go of shipments that simply require negative rates.
-But - after all, we strive to fill up our capacity as everyone else, only keeping a strict eye on certain limits for sound business, says Mr Schoop.
-Overall, Lufthansa Cargo has announced a drive to reduce the total workforce and other measures to raise bottom-line results, and this will of course affect us all, says Michael Schoop, Lufthansa Cargo country manager Denmark.
-Having said that, it is not that bad: our response is to enhance productivity through increased implementation of IT solutions and new efficient procedures that will more than compensate for the reductions in staff. Also organizational streamlining will contribute to a leaner company.
-In the Danish market, one key industry driving sustained growth is the pharmaceutical segment. This segment has kept stable even during turbulent times, and while some of this market may have been snatched by sea transportation, we at Lufthansa Cargo remain quite upbeat with the situation and continued growth potentials.
-Another promising segment is transports of dangerous goods. We are seeing growth in this as well, probably driven by improved and simplified procedures on our part, allowing the shipper to book with only few basic data inputs as the system then takes over and provides the flow of information pertaining to this type of airfreight. I cannot know if this segment is actually growing industry-wise, but for us it is definitely on the rise.
-As for other air cargo segments, the situation for us reflects the general situation marked by growing over-capacity of belly cargo space, sold at rock-bottom rates by a growing number of carriers operating in Denmark. Our policy remains to go for primarily the shipments that contribute positively to our results and letting go of shipments that simply require negative rates.
-But - after all, we strive to fill up our capacity as everyone else, only keeping a strict eye on certain limits for sound business, says Mr Schoop.