Transport solutions provider Aramex received accolades for being the top cargo agent and top courier company for 2005/2006 from Emirates Skycargo at an awards ceremony held recently.

Hussein Hachem, Aramex vice-president in the UAE and Oman, received the awards from Ram Menen, Emirates divisional senior vice president, and Jassim Saif, Emirates' manager cargo sales, UAE.

Mr Hachem said: "It is with great pleasure that we receive two awards from Emirates Skycargo, one of our key partners. Their support and recognition are essential to the success of our business model in the region and the UAE.

"As a total transportation solutions provider, we are proud to be the only supplier named at the top of two main industry categories. Peer appreciation is certainly an effective tool that motivates us to grow and develop on all infrastructural and human levels to provide diversified quality offerings for our customers around the world."