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Singapore's ground handler SATS wins EU okay to ship Kiwi meat
THE European Union has granted permission to Singapore-based ground handler SATS to set up meat transhipment services between New Zealand and the EU.
The move is expected to boost SATS's lamb shipments by 10 per cent over the coming two years.
New Zealand meat shipments destined for the EU can now transit through SATS Coolport, an on-site perishable handling centre at Singapore's airport.
EU authorisation also covers other meat products, such as, beef, pork, poultry, wild and farmed game meat originating from New Zealand, reported Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
Agricultural products constituted New Zealand's largest export to the EU in 2016. Of this, meat, mostly lamb, formed the largest agricultural export by value at NZ$1.5 billion (US$1.05 billion) followed by fruit and wine.
Said SATS: "This newly approved trade route for meat products presents many opportunities for Singapore, as well as SATS as the company establishes itself as a consolidation hub and redistribution centre for perishable products from South West Pacific to the rest of the world."
The move is expected to boost SATS's lamb shipments by 10 per cent over the coming two years.
New Zealand meat shipments destined for the EU can now transit through SATS Coolport, an on-site perishable handling centre at Singapore's airport.
EU authorisation also covers other meat products, such as, beef, pork, poultry, wild and farmed game meat originating from New Zealand, reported Colchester's Seatrade Maritime News.
Agricultural products constituted New Zealand's largest export to the EU in 2016. Of this, meat, mostly lamb, formed the largest agricultural export by value at NZ$1.5 billion (US$1.05 billion) followed by fruit and wine.
Said SATS: "This newly approved trade route for meat products presents many opportunities for Singapore, as well as SATS as the company establishes itself as a consolidation hub and redistribution centre for perishable products from South West Pacific to the rest of the world."
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