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The cattle carrier Awassi Express is on its way to China with 4500 Holstein cattle.
MPI officials issued an animal welfare export certificate to allow shipping from Napier to China.
The Awassi Express is owned by Saudi businessman Hmood Alali Al-Khalaf, who has been involved in several international animal welfare debacles.
At least 5000 sheep died aboard another of his livestock ships in 2003 and in late 2014 hundreds of sheep died at his farm in the Saudi desert after the New Zealand government flew them there.
MPI officials say they issued the certificate after “an extensive assessment to ensure animal welfare requirements were met”.
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