Cargo Breaking News
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) President, Dr. Ivan Petrov and Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI) Chairman, Shankar Shinde met recently in Mumbai to strengthen logistics collaboration. FFFAI Chairman and other Office Bearers along with EC Members & Board of Advisors discussed various trade related aspects including government policy matters, infrastructure, IT & digitization, skill development, etc for the benefit of the CB & Freight Forwarding community in India. Both the leaders emphasised on the long-standing relationship between the two Federations and initiatives for future cooperation pertaining to the members’ benefits.
Dr. Petrov urged for more participation of FFFAI leadership & Members in the multifarious Committees of FIATA and acknowledged the contribution of FFFAI representatives on FIATA committees stating that: FIATA is composed of 109 Association Members Over 6,000 Individual Members. Overall representing a multimodal industry of 40,000 freight forwarding and logistics firms. FIATA advocates for trade facilitation and actively contributes to the functioning of the supply chain through close collaboration with relevant stakeholders.
Dr. Petrov also emphasized the requirements of the individual companies i.e. the industry stakeholders from the International Federation. According to him, there is a need for an awareness programme to highlight the benefits of individual members/companies who are very important components of FIATA.
According to the FIATA President, geopolitical challenges have made it impossible in some global regions to rely on one mode of transport. Seamless integration of different transport modes necessary to provide efficient and sustainable transport solutions.In his opinion, international cooperation, trade agreements and infrastructure development can facilitate connectivity between all transport modes Further stating that that regulatory frameworks, customs procedures and infrastructure gaps hinder smooth flow of goods.
