newstodate.aero
DEC 08, 2003 (newstodate): Norwegian forwarding company, specialising in salmon exports, Danzas Quality Cargo expects its year-end results to prove basically unchanged against 2002, despite heavy turmoil in the market.
-Our fresh salmon export volumes were down by some 20 percent during January-May, but volumes have picked up again since June, so we will end at almost unchanged levels, says Knut Dreier, Danzas Quality Cargo managing director.
-Rates have, however, fluctuated almost frantically during the year, in some cases down by as much as 50 percent, he says.
-No airline seems to refrain from taking part in the on-going rates frenzy, including those like Lufthansa Cargo that only a year ago attached prime importance to forwarders committing themselves to long-term blocked-space agreement as a prerequisite to gaining access to capacity at all. Noone talks about CPA agreements any more, he says.
-Our obligation is to seek the best option for our customers, the shippers, and as our remuneration is fixed, we are able to pass all benefits from low rates on to our customers.
-It seems that airlines find all the cargo they can take for their westbound flights from Asia, so they are willing to dump rates as low as it takes to find any cargo on the return trip eastwards.
-Basically, it is good that the free markets forces have returned to the air cargo industry again, but it must pose a crucial problem for airlines to find their way out of the current turmoil in order to secure basis for their long-term survival, says Knut Dreier.
-Our fresh salmon export volumes were down by some 20 percent during January-May, but volumes have picked up again since June, so we will end at almost unchanged levels, says Knut Dreier, Danzas Quality Cargo managing director.
-Rates have, however, fluctuated almost frantically during the year, in some cases down by as much as 50 percent, he says.
-No airline seems to refrain from taking part in the on-going rates frenzy, including those like Lufthansa Cargo that only a year ago attached prime importance to forwarders committing themselves to long-term blocked-space agreement as a prerequisite to gaining access to capacity at all. Noone talks about CPA agreements any more, he says.
-Our obligation is to seek the best option for our customers, the shippers, and as our remuneration is fixed, we are able to pass all benefits from low rates on to our customers.
-It seems that airlines find all the cargo they can take for their westbound flights from Asia, so they are willing to dump rates as low as it takes to find any cargo on the return trip eastwards.
-Basically, it is good that the free markets forces have returned to the air cargo industry again, but it must pose a crucial problem for airlines to find their way out of the current turmoil in order to secure basis for their long-term survival, says Knut Dreier.