Qatar Airways Cargo has received the Rising Star Carrier of the Year award at the 2014 Payload Asia awards held in Singapore and attended by 200 members of the air cargo sector .
 
Cargo chief Ulrich Ogiermann said that "Qatar Airways Cargo has established value-added services for its customers and has become a leader of innovation in various aspects of the air cargo industry.”
 
Ogiermann said that "The year 2014 has been a remarkable one for Qatar Airways Cargo with the launch of QR Pharma and QR Fresh in January, the migration to the fully automated, state-of-the-art cargo facility at Hamad International Airport (Doha), and the launch of eight freighter destinations so far.”
 
He added that "Two Boeing 777 freighters joined the fleet this year and a fourth Airbus A330 freighter will also be joining the fleet this month, and all of this is reflected in the award.”