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Feb 01, 2019 (newstodate): Doubts are gathering over Avinor's plans for construction of a new cargo terminal at Oslo Airport dedicated to handling of the country's seafood exports.
Voices in the industry have vehemently criticized Avinor for forcing through its project without considering the interests of the two existing handling providers, Gardermoen Perishables Center and Roadfeeders, and the actual needs in the market for a new handling terminal.
The growing skepticism has now also led the country's Minister of Transport and Communications to dig deeper into Avinor's plans and to verify if the two current handling providers have, or have not, been invited to participate in an open process for bids to operate the planned new facility.
The process for Avinor's new seafood terminal would require finding investors to the project, but so far the efforts by Avinor's consultant Pareto Securities have not produced results.
The existing plans comprise the construction of a new terminal capable of handling up to 300,000 tonnes of seafood shipment, based on cooperation with investors, partners in the seafood industry and providers of seafood air logistics.
In August 2018 Avinor signed an MoU with WFS to operate the new terminal slated to be commissioned in 2021.
According to plans, construction works should start in April 2019 after a series of tenders - but this process has been stalled.
Voices in the industry have vehemently criticized Avinor for forcing through its project without considering the interests of the two existing handling providers, Gardermoen Perishables Center and Roadfeeders, and the actual needs in the market for a new handling terminal.
The growing skepticism has now also led the country's Minister of Transport and Communications to dig deeper into Avinor's plans and to verify if the two current handling providers have, or have not, been invited to participate in an open process for bids to operate the planned new facility.
The process for Avinor's new seafood terminal would require finding investors to the project, but so far the efforts by Avinor's consultant Pareto Securities have not produced results.
The existing plans comprise the construction of a new terminal capable of handling up to 300,000 tonnes of seafood shipment, based on cooperation with investors, partners in the seafood industry and providers of seafood air logistics.
In August 2018 Avinor signed an MoU with WFS to operate the new terminal slated to be commissioned in 2021.
According to plans, construction works should start in April 2019 after a series of tenders - but this process has been stalled.