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Apr 08, 2020 (newstodate): On March 26, 2020, Scan Global Logistics chartered an Airbus A330-300 aircraft from SAS to perform an all-cargo flight from Stockholm to Chicago, in the USA.
   This was, however, a one-off effort, and not the start of a series of operations.
   -The ban on flights from Europe to the USA caused a panic in the airfreight market calling for short-term solutions, says Steen Sogaard, Scan Global Logistics Managing Director
Air & Ocean DK.
   -In a longer-term perspective, operations like this are  not viable solutions as the calculation simply does not make sense, business-wise. There is a shortage of capacity, leading to steep rises in rates, calling for alternatives to solve the needs in the market.
   -Currently, the market is dominated by a strong imbalance in outgoing and incoming cargo volumes, notably in the US trade as the US market does not generate much export while the need for import is significant.
   -Rather than a series of own all-cargo flights, Scan Global Logistics is now working for part-charters with other partners to generate volumes supporting joint all-cargo flights. Part-charter cargo flights will support economically sustainable operations to secure the return of a steady flow, and allow logistics providers to offer reliable services to customers in the market.
   -The aim is to work towards the restoration of reliable supply chains, and it is a credit to our industry's ability to adapt and restructure to challenging conditions that this process is now well underway. Wheels must keep spinning, and no efforts may be spared, says Mr Sogaard.