The top 10 airfreight exporters in France
The national association of airfreight agents in France (Snagfa) has published a list of the industry leaders based on the export turnover figures from 2002. Compared to the previous year, there were few changes in the rankings. As TFA, Transcap, Scac and GEI SDV all now operate under the SDV umbrella, the latter was therefore able to dislodge Panalpina from first place, pushing it down to second. Danzas-AEI (now trading as DHL) followed in third place. Schenker ousted Saga Air from fourth place, which fell back to No.5. Places six to ten were taken by:
Kuehne & Nagel, Geodis Overseas, Gefco, Aerofret and Menlo-Emery Air Freight in that order.
The French airfreight industry is undergoing a phase of consolidation. In 2001, the five major airfreight agencies generated only 35% of total turnover in this sector, by 2002, this figure was already up to nearly 44% and the upwards trend is continuing.
The market leader SDV dispatched approximately 200,000 t of airfreight in 2002. Around 38% of its EUR 1.8 billion revenue stemmed from airfreight business. In the pan-European rankings, SDV occupies fifth place.
