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Dec 18, 2018 (newstodate): Firm commitments at both ends of the chain of seafood air logistics will be crucial to the success of the planned new direct freighter service between Northern Norway and China.
Driving the project for a twice-weekly freighter from Eveness Airport to Beijing or Shanghai, the Norwegian company Pole Position Logistics is keenly aware of the challenge in obtaining a stable basis for the service.
-The cargo rates of the planned freighter service may be somewhat higher than seen in today's market, but the correct assessment is to compare the total logistics costs taking into consideration the shorter total lead times from the production site in Norway to the final destination in China, says Stig Winther, Pole Position Logistics.
-With Eveness Airport's location close to the production sites, only some 2.5 hours are required for the seafood shipments to be on-board the freighter ready for flight, compared to trucking times to Oslo Airport requiring up to 20 hours on the road.
-The shelf life of the seafood products flown out from Eveness will thus be significantly extended which translates into added value by the logistics solution.
-Still, Norwegian seafood exporters are rightly known for keeping purses strictly tightened when it comes to costs and choice of options. But we are confident that we will build the coming new service on a solid foundation with firm and long-term commitments on both sides.
-It is really now up to our side of the equation to finalize details and get things moving. Already early in January we will meet with Wideroe to negotiate a deal on the handling side including acquisition and positioning of pertinent GSE, and we are ready also to lease or acquire terminal facilities to support the chain of logistics, says Mr Winther.
Plans are to start up in April 2019 with two weekly rotations operated by two individual Chinese carrier with Boeing 777 and Boeing 747-400F freighters.
Driving the project for a twice-weekly freighter from Eveness Airport to Beijing or Shanghai, the Norwegian company Pole Position Logistics is keenly aware of the challenge in obtaining a stable basis for the service.
-The cargo rates of the planned freighter service may be somewhat higher than seen in today's market, but the correct assessment is to compare the total logistics costs taking into consideration the shorter total lead times from the production site in Norway to the final destination in China, says Stig Winther, Pole Position Logistics.
-With Eveness Airport's location close to the production sites, only some 2.5 hours are required for the seafood shipments to be on-board the freighter ready for flight, compared to trucking times to Oslo Airport requiring up to 20 hours on the road.
-The shelf life of the seafood products flown out from Eveness will thus be significantly extended which translates into added value by the logistics solution.
-Still, Norwegian seafood exporters are rightly known for keeping purses strictly tightened when it comes to costs and choice of options. But we are confident that we will build the coming new service on a solid foundation with firm and long-term commitments on both sides.
-It is really now up to our side of the equation to finalize details and get things moving. Already early in January we will meet with Wideroe to negotiate a deal on the handling side including acquisition and positioning of pertinent GSE, and we are ready also to lease or acquire terminal facilities to support the chain of logistics, says Mr Winther.
Plans are to start up in April 2019 with two weekly rotations operated by two individual Chinese carrier with Boeing 777 and Boeing 747-400F freighters.