Left to right: Ram Menen, Emirates senior divisional vice president:cargo, receives the award from Des Vertannes, IATA’sglobal head of cargo

The Global Cargo Airline of the Year was awarded to SkyCargo, the freight division of Emirates, by the STAT Trade Times, organisers of Air Cargo Africa 2013, which was held in Johannesburg during February.

The STAT Trade Times is an international multimodal transport publication and has presented awards in various categories since 2006 to encourage excellence in the air cargo industry.

Winners are chosen by the readers of the publication, who nominate their choice in various categories through online participation, which runs for period a month, and the winners are determined on the basis of the nominations received.

Ram Menen, divisional senior vice president Emirates: Cargo, says: “Many thanks go to all the readers who voted for Emirates SkyCargo. Winning this award is a direct endorsement by our customers of our continuous drive and focus on delivering the highest levels of service.”

The award was presented at a ceremony attended by leaders in the air cargo industry and was held in Johannesburg, South Africa.