Ethiopian Airlines ‘Cargo and Logistics Services, has won the ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of the Year’ Award, APA learnt on Monday.
The airliner won the award at the 2020 STAT International Award for Excellence in Air Cargo which was held last week in Mumbai, India.
The award is in recognition of its valuable contribution to the air cargo industry in a highly competitive and one of the fastest growing markets in the world, said the airlines on Monday in a statement.
Speaking about the award, Ethiopian Group CEO Mr. Tewolde Gebremariam, said: “We are honored to have won the ‘International Air Cargo Marketer of the Year’ award which bears testimony to our leading cargo and logistics services in Africa and different parts of the world, catalyzing multi-faceted growth in all the regions we serve.
“We have been investing heavily in facilities and freighters which enabled us to continuously expand our services and deliver safe, secure, dependable and competitive cargo and logistics services worldwide. The award will spur us to further excel in our operations”.
Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services has built the largest cargo terminal in Africa with a capacity of accommodating close to one million tons annually.
It delivers cargo services spanning across 57 international destinations in Africa, the Gulf, Middle East, Asia, North Americas, Latin America and Europe with 10 B777F and two B737F aircraft.
In the 2018/19 fiscal year, Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services uplifted a total of 432,417,404 kg cargo.
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