Emirates SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, and Emirates Post Group, have signed an agreement to develop an e-commerce end-to-end global logistics platform.
The companies said the initiative will focus on serving markets in the Middle East, Africa and West Asia and will be a first of its kind partnership between an airline cargo carrier and a national postal operator.
The partnership will pivot on the strength of Dubai as a global hub for logistics and will encourage e-commerce businesses to set up operations in the city, a statement said.
Nearly two thirds of the total global population can be reached within an eight hour flight from Dubai and this forms an attractive proposition for e-commerce players aiming to deliver goods to customers within the shortest possible time.
Nabil Sultan, Emirates divisional senior vice president, cargo, said: “We are very excited to be embarking on this pioneering partnership with Emirates Post Group to create a comprehensive global platform for e-commerce, a vertical which has been steadily increasing in importance over the years including most recently during the pandemic when more and more consumers shopped online from around the world.
“This partnership is part of our broader e-commerce strategy to provide support as a distribution partner to small and medium sized e-commerce players and other businesses, based both within and outside the UAE, who may not have the required infrastructure required to scale their business and reach a global audience.”
He added: “With our global network spanning six continents and our state of the art hub in Dubai capable of handling large volumes of e-commerce cargo, our wide body capacity and our frequency of flights, Emirates SkyCargo is well placed to move e-commerce goods rapidly across the world.”
Abdulla Mohammed Alashram, group CEO of Emirates Post Group, said: “We are delighted of the possibilities and opportunities that Emirates Post Group and Emirates SkyCargo can create together as global e-commerce continues to evolve as an industry. Our collaboration with Emirates airline reflects our commitment to continuously expand and enhance Emirates Post’s reach in postal and express services.”
Emirates SkyCargo launched Emirates Delivers – an international e-commerce shipping solution targeted at end consumers in the UAE shopping from the US – in October 2019 and has more than 30,000 subscribed members since its launch.
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