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Nov 07, 204 (newstodate): 2014 has not been that bad at all in the Danish airfreight market.
-Generally speaking, the market has performed OK, given the global circumstances and world economic situation, says John Sorensen, Danish Freight Forwarders Association, chairman of the airfreight group and DHL Global Forwarding Strategic Customer Manager in Denmark.
-The import volumes have obviously been down in 2014, while the export volumes have kept pace with 2013 and even developed over last year. It should also be noted that 2013 was actually also a year with a high growth in exports, so seen against this background this year's performance is rather satisfying.
-What is less promising is of course the sustained fall in cargo rates to levels unimaginable only few years before. I would personally never had expected to see rates going this far down to even ridiculous levels.
-As airlines see import volumes down, they adjust capacity accordingly and this has a direct effect, of course, on the outbound capacity which may at some point become a problem.
-Also as the cargo capacity of passenger aircraft are now up to some 20 tonnes, the freighter offerings are becoming increasingly scarce, with several carrier abolishing their freighter fleets entirely. This will also have a bearing on the future of the air cargo industry.
-But as for the Danish airfreight market we have seen 2014 developing reasonably up to expectations and realistic hopes, says Mr Sorensen.
-Generally speaking, the market has performed OK, given the global circumstances and world economic situation, says John Sorensen, Danish Freight Forwarders Association, chairman of the airfreight group and DHL Global Forwarding Strategic Customer Manager in Denmark.
-The import volumes have obviously been down in 2014, while the export volumes have kept pace with 2013 and even developed over last year. It should also be noted that 2013 was actually also a year with a high growth in exports, so seen against this background this year's performance is rather satisfying.
-What is less promising is of course the sustained fall in cargo rates to levels unimaginable only few years before. I would personally never had expected to see rates going this far down to even ridiculous levels.
-As airlines see import volumes down, they adjust capacity accordingly and this has a direct effect, of course, on the outbound capacity which may at some point become a problem.
-Also as the cargo capacity of passenger aircraft are now up to some 20 tonnes, the freighter offerings are becoming increasingly scarce, with several carrier abolishing their freighter fleets entirely. This will also have a bearing on the future of the air cargo industry.
-But as for the Danish airfreight market we have seen 2014 developing reasonably up to expectations and realistic hopes, says Mr Sorensen.