INTERCOURIER LAUNCHES SPECIAL AIR FREIGHT SERVICE FROM CHINA TO AFRICA AND MIDDLE EAST
- Most of the load will be essential personal protective equipment
- By leveraging intercourier‘s global network and Dubai’s transit hub status, these solutions will fill the current freight gap from China.
intercourier Global Forwarding has launched a special 100-ton weekly air freight service for organizations and governments shipping goods from China to Africa and the Middle East. Capitalizing on Dubai’s strategic geographical location as a gateway to countries in the region, the leading international provider of air, sea and road transport services will consolidate Chinese goods in Guangzhou and ship them by air via Dubai to their various destinations in Africa and the Middle East, all in two or three days.
“intercourier Global Forwarding is strengthening its logistics support for its customers in this area, who need to ensure stable supply chains, especially for medical and essential supplies during this critical time. With numerous flight cancellations having put a strain on global air freight capabilities, we are committed to leveraging our capabilities, global network and tailored solutions to ensure essential goods and resources continue to arrive. people and communities in Africa and the Middle East,” said Amadou Diallo, President and CEO of intercourier Global Forwarding Middle East and Africa.
With its geographical location and exceptional infrastructure as a transit platform, Dubai plays an important role as a gateway between China and the rest of Africa, and the Middle East. Africa is the Dubai’s third largest trading partner in terms of volumes and non-oil African trade with Dubai has grown steadily over the past decade, accounting for 10.5% of the emirate’s total non-oil foreign trade in 2018. UbuntuConnect, named after the Nguni Bantu word, ubuntu (“humanity”) used in Africa to refer to the universal bond of sharing, is the China-Africa link for which most of the load will include personal protective equipment such as masks, gloves, hydro-alcoholic gel and goggles. Similarly, some of the cargo will be shipped to other countries in the Middle East to meet demand.
While secure freight from China will be in place for four weeks from April 21, intercourier Global Forwarding is actively seeking to secure routes to the whole of Africa and increase its capacity to the Middle East and Africa in the long
