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FIATA issues guide to help forwarders combat corruption
Freight forwarder organisation FIATA has published a guide to help freight forwarders combat corruption.The group pointed out that The Corruption Perceptions Index 2018 of Transparency International reported more than two-thirds of 180 countries and territories scored below 50 on a scale of between 0, highly corrupt, and 100, very clean, ...
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NewsNew technology is focus of FIATA congress in Cape Town
The influence of new technology will come under the spotlight at the FIATA World Congress 2019 being held in Cape Town, South Africa, this week.Babar Badat, president of FIATA (International Federation of Freight Forwarding Associations) says delegates will come together to “discuss the changes in the logistics and freight forwarding ...
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NewsFIATA issues best practice guide to fight cybercrime
Picture: FIATAThe International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has released its “Best Practice Guide on Prevention of Cybercrime” for its members and the industry at large.Said a FIATA spokesperson: “Cybercrime continues to manifest its impact on international logistics and supply chain management systems.”It has issued the practice guide “in ...
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Air cargo landscape changing but there will always be middlemen
The air cargo landscape is undergoing change with more players seeking to control assets and enter the market, but there will always be a role for the middleman, according to one speaker at the Caspian Air Cargo Summit.Speaking at the two-day conference in Baku, PAS Aviation Logistics managing director Peter ...
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Freight forwarders unconcerned by airline-shipper relationships
Freight forwarders say they are not concerned by airline attempts to bypass them and form direct relationships with shippers.Speaking at the Freighters World conference in Chicago, a panel of freight forwarders responded to a report in the October issue of Air Cargo News that claimed IT solutions and the new ...
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Can cargo airlines bypass freight forwarders?
Speaking on condition of anonymity, the head of cargo at one carrier revealed to Air Cargo News that his company is taking steps to prepare for direct engagement with shippers.He pointed to a convergence of factors – chiefly a need for shippers to curtail costs and the evolution of tools ...
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Kersten to be new FIATA head
The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) has appointed Hans Kersten as deputy director and director general designate after the retirement of Marco Sorgetti in September.Kersten, who was previously International Union of Railways (UIC) freight director is a qualified lawyer and speaks five European languages.He worked for German Railways ...
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FIATA World Congress 2016 confirms new speakers for Dublin event
International freight forwarders’ association FIATA has announced an updated speaker programme for its World Congress 2016, to be held in Dublin, Ireland, from October 3-8.Over 30 speakers will share their ideas and opinions on topics of global relevance affecting freight transport, logistics and international trade.Keynote speakers on the opening day ...
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IATA and FIATA hail partnership of equals in new-look agency programme
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) and the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) have unveiled long-awaited reforms to the IATA Cargo Agency Program, promising to treat forwarders as equals alongside airlines.Following a review initiated in 2012, the new IATA-FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP), signed today by IATA director ...
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NewsWCO secretary general to open FIATA Congress in Dublin
Kunio Mikuriya, secretary general of the World Customs Organisation (WCO), will be a guest of honour for the opening ceremony of the FIATA World Congress Dublin 2016.The Irish city will play host to up to 1,000 delegates at the annual freight forwarder's congress, which takes place from October 3–8 at ...
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An Irish welcome awaits at FIATA's World Congress 2016 in Dublin, October 3-8
Dublin will play host to more than 1,000 freight forwarders later this year when the global industry association, FIATA, holds its annual World Congress at the Convention Centre Dublin, October 3-8, 2016.In addition to the social programme, the congress coincides with FIATA’S 90th Birthday. Founded in 1926, FIATA now represents ...
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IATA and FIATA not far apart on new forwarder and airline programme, despite CASS differences
AN agreement between IATA and forwarder group FIATA over the new cargo agent modernisation programme (CAMP) is not far off, despite the two organisations reaching a bypass over the accounts settlement system.The two organisations have been trying to modernise the concepts contained in the existing IATA cargo agency programme under ...
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FIATA welcomes all-in freight rates
FIATA has joined the air cargo industry chorus calling for the elimination of fuel and security surcharges in airline freight rates.The International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations said: “The simplification of rate structures will be a significant benefit to forwarders and shippers alike."Forwarders have for a very long time desired ...
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