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Apr 25, 2018 (newstodate): While Avinor keeps a strong focus on seafood air logistics at Oslo Airport, stakeholders in the seafood industry will not abandon hopes for cargo uplift directly out of Northern Norway.
-Every day we are sending convoys of truck with seafood produced in Northern Norway on two-days' journeys to Oslo, only to see the shipments flying over our heads on their way to China, says John-Steve Linloekken, Acting Head of Communication and Relations, Northern Norway Tourist Board.
-There are actually three airports in Northern Norway with runways at 2,800 m and 45 m width, fully capable of handling large aircraft including Boeing 747 aircraft - Eveness, Bodoe and Lakselv. They would need additional infrastructural developments to prepare for handling of seafood cargo exports, but that would be an issue of investments only, provided pertinent political decisions were reached.
-We are still in a most preliminary phase as to planning for seafood cargo uplift, but plans would initially focus on setting up a passenger traffic with capacity for belly cargo to secure revenues on both incoming and outgoing flights.
-Earlier this month, we participated in a North Norwegian delegation visiting Hainan and the Guangzhou province, with a number of talks and meetings with potential Chinese partners including Hainan Airlines. The talks did prove a mutual interest in setting up closer cooperation.
-We will now seek closer dialogue with stakeholders in Norway's seafood and seafood logistics industries to form the basis for continued work towards realizing plans for direct scheduled flights between points in China and airports in Northern Norway, says Mr Linloekken.
Seafood plants in the northern parts of Norway constitute by far the largest part of the country's seafood production, and China is poised to become again a leading market for Norway's seafood exports after a decade of hibernation.
-Every day we are sending convoys of truck with seafood produced in Northern Norway on two-days' journeys to Oslo, only to see the shipments flying over our heads on their way to China, says John-Steve Linloekken, Acting Head of Communication and Relations, Northern Norway Tourist Board.
-There are actually three airports in Northern Norway with runways at 2,800 m and 45 m width, fully capable of handling large aircraft including Boeing 747 aircraft - Eveness, Bodoe and Lakselv. They would need additional infrastructural developments to prepare for handling of seafood cargo exports, but that would be an issue of investments only, provided pertinent political decisions were reached.
-We are still in a most preliminary phase as to planning for seafood cargo uplift, but plans would initially focus on setting up a passenger traffic with capacity for belly cargo to secure revenues on both incoming and outgoing flights.
-Earlier this month, we participated in a North Norwegian delegation visiting Hainan and the Guangzhou province, with a number of talks and meetings with potential Chinese partners including Hainan Airlines. The talks did prove a mutual interest in setting up closer cooperation.
-We will now seek closer dialogue with stakeholders in Norway's seafood and seafood logistics industries to form the basis for continued work towards realizing plans for direct scheduled flights between points in China and airports in Northern Norway, says Mr Linloekken.
Seafood plants in the northern parts of Norway constitute by far the largest part of the country's seafood production, and China is poised to become again a leading market for Norway's seafood exports after a decade of hibernation.