New Digital Projects Officer, YLP Award Countdown, Membership Initatives, and Upcoming ICS2 Call

17 January 2025

Training and Professional Development

Young Logistics Professionals Award 2025 - Don't miss your chance!

The countdown is on! Nominations for the 2025 Young Logistics Professionals (YLP) Award are still open, but the deadline is fast approaching. FIATA Association Members have until 1 February 2025 to nominate a candidate to represent their region in this prestigious global competition.

This is your chance to celebrate exceptional talent and leadership in the logistics industry. Don't miss the opportunity to shine on the global stage!

Click on the video above for more information and visit our dedicated webpage to download the application forms. For any questions, feel free to contact us at [email protected].

Take the next step today and make your region proud!

FIATA HQ Updates

FIATA Welcomes New Digital Projects Officer to Strengthen Digital Transformation Efforts

FIATA is thrilled to welcome its new HQ Team member, Noel Urassa, who has joined as the Digital Project Officer. With a solid academic background in law, Noel combines critical thinking and problem-solving skills with a strong technical foundation gained from years of IT service desk and system administration experience in an international school environment. This blend of expertise enables Noel to bridge the gap between complex digital systems and strategic organisational needs.

Noel is excited to bring his multidisciplinary approach to FIATA, leveraging his legal and technical expertise to drive the success of digital initiatives and support the organisation in delivering value to its members worldwide.

For any digital queries, please write to the dedicated mailbox: [email protected]

FIATA Membership

FIATA visits the Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF)

On 8 January, the FIATA Legal Services Director had the opportunity to visit the Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) at their offices in Klang, Malaysia. The visit was timely in the context of FIATA's ongoing work towards strengthening regional corridor development and trade facilitation, noting Malaysia's strategic positioning as a major regional logistics hub and ASEAN gateway, and the rapid developments taking place in the region which are driving important policy and legislative reform.

The discussion focused on the importance of greater harmonisation and regulatory convergence to strengthen regional transport corridors, noting the ongoing challenges of fragmentation. The role of the FIATA Multimodal Transport Bill of Lading (FBL) and eFBL as a key solution to address some of these challenges was a key focal point, noting the recent successful pilots that had taken place with real-life transactions from Central Asia to Europe and Central Asia to China! With regional corridor development being a key focus, together with positive legal developments such as the development of a international legal framework on negotiable multimodal transport documents being finalised at the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) and the adoption of the UN Model Law on Electronic Transferrable Records (MLETR) under consideration in Malaysia, it was noted that the time is ripe for the FBL/eFBL to be adopted in the region. The importance of FIATA's support and engagement in leveraging regional free trade agreements was underlined, and FIATA will continue to work closely at both the institutional and membership levels to provide support and practical solutions for the industry. These topics will be discussed further at the forthcoming FIATA HQ Meeting in Geneva.

Other topics discussed included AEO Programmes, the ICAO-FIATA Dangerous Goods by Air Training Programme, container deposits, and the ongoing need for a harmonised airfreight framework.

FIATA thanks FMFF for their warm welcome and longstanding commitment, and looks forward to continuing to work together in the interests of enhancing trade faciltiation.

Safety and Security

Upcoming EU ICS2 Technical-Operational Call - feedback from FIATA delegates

What challenges or obstacles are you or your members facing with the implementation of the European Union Import Control System 2 (ICS2) and its Release 2 for air and/or Release 3 for maritime transport?

FIATA invites its delegates to submit questions ahead of the upcoming ICS2 Technical-Operational Call.

Please send us your questions to [email protected]by 30 January 2025 to ensure these issues and your questions will addressed during the meeting.

Digital Solutions

Join the FIATA Digital Lab Webinar: "Leveraging Digital Tools for Optimising Storage Solutions" and the special offer for FIATA Members!

Don't forget to register for the upcoming FIATA Digital Lab Webinar: "Leveraging Digital Tools for Optimising Storage Solutions", taking place on

20 January 2025,13:30-14:00 CET

This insightful session will bring together industry leaders and innovators to share their expertise on transforming storage management through digitalisation.

The webinar will feature Ortelius, a platform dedicated to simplifying and optimising supply chain operations who will explore how digital tools are reshaping the way freight forwarders and logistics professionals manage storage and enhance efficiency,

Learn more about Ortelius and its services here, click here and check out the introductory video below!

Special Offer for FIATA Members!
FIATA Members have a special offer for a limited time only! Don't miss out on this opportunity to gain valuable insights while taking advantage of this exclusive offer.

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Upcoming FIATA Events

• 2025 HQ Meeting in Geneva Switzerland: 17-20 March
• 2025 FIATA-RAME Field Meeting, Zanzibar, Tanzania: 30 April-1 May
• 2025 FIATA-RAP Field Meeting, Delhi, India: 21-24 May
• 2025 Statutory General Meeting, Virtual: 27 June
• 2025 FIATA World Congress, Hanoi, Vietnam: 6-10 October
• 2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting, Prague, Czechia, Q3, dates tbc
• 2025 FIATA-RAMs Field Meeting, São Paulo, Brazil, Q4, dates tbc