New arrangement announced for delivery of cargo in Lae

AIR Niugini and Express Freight Management (EFM) recently announced a new initiative which allows for pickup and delivery of all Lae cargo in Lae city instead of Nadzab Airport.
Under the agreement, both parties indicated that from Sept 1, Air Niugini Cargo will be assisting businesses and the public of Morobe, mainly Lae city, with a split rates system using the current code of Lae to unload all cargo at Nadzab airport.
The cargo will then be picked up by EFM and delivered to a designated point of collection in Lae city, which is EFM’s hardware house. EFM’s managing director, Robert Howden, is pleased with the new initiative as it will ensure convenience for customers to pick up their cargo in Lae instead of driving to the airport, which is about 45 minutes out of the city.
Howden said: “This new initiative will see a new Lae city destination added so that clients are able to nominate Lae for all deliveries rather than driving all the way to Nadzab to pick up their cargo. We will pick up cargo from Nadzab Airport and deliver to the EFM warehouse in Lae, Malaita Street, which is located in the hub of the commercial and industrial centre.
“EFM will be labelling the warehouse with an Air Niugini Cargo corporate logo for ease of recognition in due course.”
Air Niugini Cargo’s general manager Gus Kraus said it had been a long time since Lae was recognised as a destination by Air Niugini for airfreight and this would change from Sept 1.
“This will greatly assist businesses and the public as well as the government institutions and hopefully grow the Lae business market, while ensuring convenience also for the everyday person to pick up cargo or consign to Lae city instead of Nadzab Airport,” Kraus said.
“Naturally, there will be a slight increase to rates to allow for the transport costs for collection and drop-off between the airport and Lae city and vice-versa but Air Niugini and EFM have agreed to keep this to a minimum, allowing for vehicle and manpower to collect and drop-off yet saving time/maintenance, wear and tear on all those that would otherwise need to collect their goods from the airport.”