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Sep 21, 2017 (newstodate): The huge increase in e-trade shipments at Sweden's Stockholm Arlanda Airport has been described by Swedavia's General Manager Cargo, Bas van Goch, as a "pleasant challenge".
And the view is fully shared by PostNord's Nordic E-commerce Advisor, Arne Andersson.
-In a short-term perspective, we certainly need more space to handle the enormous and rising volumes of e-shipments. Huge volumes of shipments from China and other Asian markets have developed over a short period of time, Mr Andersson concedes.
-While more space is needed already today to cope with the challenge, we also need to go through our procedures to enhance the efficiency in handling, and this will require a closer cooperation between all parties involved including airlines, handling companies, customs and of course PostNord.
-Also contributing to the challenge is that the e-shipments are not covered by a track-and-trace system. We cannot foresee what is coming in at what time - it just streams..
-What's also important, however, is to look a bit longer into future: what will happen in the e-trade business? Will it continue to grow at this hectic pace, or will it stabilize at more manageable levels? In my view, we will see the growth trend stabilizing in the not-too-distant future, maybe already during the first half of 2018.
-As of now, the pace is incredibly fast, with a rise by 60 percent, y-o-y, in shipments in July as one recent example. In total we are now handling millions of parcels per month at PostNord's facility at Stockholm Airport.
-Given the current uncertainty over what is in store, it is rather difficult to estimate the longer-term requirements for space and facilities. It is therefore important to remain cautious at this stage and just cope with the challenges, says Mr Andersson.
In an interview with a Swedish paper, Mr Andersson has earlier said that e-trade volumes through the airport are now around 100,000 parcels per day.
And the view is fully shared by PostNord's Nordic E-commerce Advisor, Arne Andersson.
-In a short-term perspective, we certainly need more space to handle the enormous and rising volumes of e-shipments. Huge volumes of shipments from China and other Asian markets have developed over a short period of time, Mr Andersson concedes.
-While more space is needed already today to cope with the challenge, we also need to go through our procedures to enhance the efficiency in handling, and this will require a closer cooperation between all parties involved including airlines, handling companies, customs and of course PostNord.
-Also contributing to the challenge is that the e-shipments are not covered by a track-and-trace system. We cannot foresee what is coming in at what time - it just streams..
-What's also important, however, is to look a bit longer into future: what will happen in the e-trade business? Will it continue to grow at this hectic pace, or will it stabilize at more manageable levels? In my view, we will see the growth trend stabilizing in the not-too-distant future, maybe already during the first half of 2018.
-As of now, the pace is incredibly fast, with a rise by 60 percent, y-o-y, in shipments in July as one recent example. In total we are now handling millions of parcels per month at PostNord's facility at Stockholm Airport.
-Given the current uncertainty over what is in store, it is rather difficult to estimate the longer-term requirements for space and facilities. It is therefore important to remain cautious at this stage and just cope with the challenges, says Mr Andersson.
In an interview with a Swedish paper, Mr Andersson has earlier said that e-trade volumes through the airport are now around 100,000 parcels per day.