Malaysia to host FIATA World Congress in 2017

The Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur, will host the Interrnational Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress in 2017, it was announced at FIATA World Congress 2016 in Dublin. The FIATA World Congress is an annual world congress that brings together the freight forwarding and transportation industry professionals from all over the world to discuss the development, growth and encourage trade business opportunities among delegates. The importance of creating more business collaboration between local freight forwarders and regional and international counterparts was a central focus area during the congress. The FIATA 2017 is also expected to generate RM11.5m (US$2.8m) in economic impact to Malaysia and increase Malaysia’s potential as a top regional gateway for freight transport and logistics.The four-day congress is expected to draw 1,200 participants out of which 60% will be international participants. Alvin Chua Seng Wah, president of FMFF, said: “Prospects for Malaysia’s freight logistics are aplenty. ASEAN is set to be a single market place where we foresee production and logistics to be the main driver of ASEAN integration and Malaysia has all the opportunities to serve growth in this region. With the FIATA World Congress in 2017, we look forward to draw the world to Malaysia and showcase our logistics capabilities.”