FedEx Express has launched a dedicated freighter flight between Singapore and Sydney.

According to FedEx, the new flight is operated four times a week with an MD-11F and is part of the company’s continued investment to strengthen its operational network and help businesses in Asia Pacific expand internationally.

The new flight will help meet customer demand for increased capacity, particularly for heavyweight shipments. Customers in Singapore and Australia will benefit from the increased capacity to transport retail freight, healthcare products, perishables and lithium ion batteries between the two markets. Customers in Sydney can also enjoy a three-hour cut-off time improvement for outbound shipments to Singapore and Malaysia from Tuesday to Friday.

“FedEx has launched this new flight to and from Sydney to give Australian businesses better access to global possibilities,” said Karen Reddington, president of Asia Pacific at FedEx Express. “We are seeing increasing inflows and outflows of goods and services worldwide to and from Australia, as we are across the rest of the Asia-Pacific region. This new flight shows our continued commitment to adjusting our network and strengthening our operations to help local business go global with the solutions that meet customers’ needs.”

The new flight offers FedEx International Priority Freight and International Economy Freight services for import shipments into Australia originating from Singapore, Southern China, Korea, Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam. It will also allow customers in Vietnam and Indonesia to take advantage of the FedEx International Priority DirectDistribution service for shipments into Australia.

Australia exported a total of A$373.2 billion (US$264.4 billion) worth of goods in the financial year 2016-17, according to the Australian Trade and Investment Commission.