With the theme "Consolidation for global solutions", the Congress of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - FIATA World Congress 2022 (FWC 2022) officially opened in Busan (Korea) from the date of this year. September 15-16, 2022. With a wide range of agendas and exhibitions, FWC 2022 attracted more than 3,000 delegates, including officials from relevant international organizations, representatives of FIATA member associations, and businesses in the transport industry. Receiving, transportation, global logistics services attend in person and online. The congress agreed to choose Vietnam as the host for the Congress of the Federation of International Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - FIATA World Congress 2025 (FWC 2025), in Hanoi. A great honor for Vietnam's logistics service industry. The President of FIATA solemnly announced the above decision at the closing plenary session on the afternoon of September 16, 2022.

FIATA (The International Federation of Freight Forwarders) - was founded on May 31, 1926, is a non-governmental organization, with membership representing the shipping freight forwarders. freight forwarding, logistics in about 150 countries. FIATA'smembership includes 113 Association Members and more than 5,500 Individual Members, representing an overall industry of 40,000 forwarding and logistics companies worldwide. FIATA's action slogan is "The global voice of freight logistics". Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) is an official member of FIATA, representing Vietnam's logistics service industry since May 1994.

The delegation of Vietnam Logistics Service Enterprises Association (VLA) with 21 people including some leaders of the Association's Executive Committee and representatives of 8 business VLA members led by the Association's President Le Duy Hiep attended the meeting. congress. Participating in the delegation was also a Vietnamese media representative, the Business Forum Magazine of VCCI, the only representative of Southeast Asia participating in timely reporting on the Congress.

   Before the official opening day from September 12 to 14 is the agenda of 18 Working Groups of the Congress. The issues highlighted in the Working Group's discussion were Challenges in the New Maritime World; Digital supply chain - opportunities and challenges; Geopolitics in trade and its impact onthe logistics service industry. These are the problems that are challenging the world logistics service industry. The discussions attracted many leading technology companies in the logistics field with the aim of digitizing paperwork as well as speeding up payment transactions between parties. Regarding the digital program, FIATA continues to promote electronic bills of lading (eFBL), data protection, helping businesses prepare for the requirements of ICS-2 version 3, contributing to the US FLOW initiative -FMC... Delegates are deeply concerned and concerned about shipping lines using the huge profits generated during the Covid-19 crisis to "encroach" on investment in expanding the vertical supply chain for competitive advantage. unhealthy competition.

At FWC 2022, the Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) represents Vietnam in the bidding for the right to host the Federation's Annual General Meeting in 2025 (FWC 2025). This is an opportunity for Vietnamese logistics and export enterprises to meet and exchange cooperation opportunities with thousands of leading logistics enterprises in the world. At the same time, this is an opportunity to affirm the position of Vietnam's logistics industry in particular and promote the image of Vietnam in general in the international arena. Indirectly opens up opportunities to increase import and export, improve competitiveness for businesses and develop Vietnam's tourism. The VLA's presentation, which was carefully prepared with complete and clearcontent, strongly persuaded the members of the FIATA Presidency Board and the FIATA Executive Board (FIATA Extended Board), in total. 31 people voted. The members of the FIATA Committees had more questions about the expected venue of FWC 2025, the fundraising work as well as the issue of visas for the delegates from Africa... VLA leaders had specific and highly appreciated responses from the FIATA Committees. In the end, VLA received a very high number of votes in favor of other candidates. On that basis, on the afternoon of September 15, 2022, the Congress highly agreed to choose Vietnam as the host for the Congress of the Federation of International Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) - FIATA World Congress 2025 (FWC 2025)., in the capital Hanoi.

After the first time in October 2019 in South Africa, this is the second time that VLA has made every effort to host the most important event of the world forwarding and logistics industry - the FIATA World Congress and has success, thereby demonstrating the Association's determination to bring Vietnam's logistics service industry to a world level. This is a great joy, pride and great responsibility of our country's logistics service industry in the process of implementing Vietnam's foreign policy of independence, self-reliance and deeper international integration.

Source: Aloha International Logistics Company.