Etihad Cargo has announced a partnership with the Government of Australia to provide critical international airfreight assistance to the country.
Etihad Cargo says they will provide dedicated cargo services between Abu Dhabi and Australia by leveraging it’s bellyhold capacity of its fleet to deliver essential supplies into the Australian market. The initiative was established by the Australian Government to accelerate delivery of agricultural and fisheries exports into key overseas markets, as Etihad Cargo reports that over 560 Australian businesses already registering their interest in utilizing the International Freight Assistance Mechanism.
Abdulla Mohamed Shadid, Managing Director Cargo and Logistics at Etihad Aviation Group, said: “In this time of crisis, the facilitation of international trade and delivery of essential supplies is more important than ever. Australia has been a longtime and vital trading partner for the UAE and we are pleased to be able to continue to provide this lifeline connecting our countries and enabling the movement of goods that is helping to save people’s lives, supporting Australia’s produce exporters and continuing to support the UAE’s food security programme.”
Federal Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says: “Around 90 per cent of our air freight, usually goes out in the bellies of passenger aircraft. With very few international passenger flights leaving Australia at present, our exporters are facing major hurdles. Through the better coordination of freight out of Australia, we can restore key freight routes and establish more frequent flights to our key markets so our agricultural and fisheries exporters can deliver their products to customers on time. We’ve moved quickly to establish this network and are now getting on with the job of supporting our exporters to get their products flowing again. With a network of some of the world’s largest airlines and most reputable freight forwarders in place, we’re injecting more reliability into the system that will also help our smaller exporters to aggregate their freight into volumes so they don’t miss out on export opportunities.”
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