CIFFA members join Singapore ‘hive’ network

Global eTrade Services (GeTS) has partnered with the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) to get members on the hive (highly interconnected and vibrant e-trade) network. Hive is a cross-border trade facilitation platform connecting multiple stakeholders from customs agencies, freight forwarders, shippers, carriers and brokers on a single window to strengthen trade and compliance. With […]

Blockchain and Big Data to lead seminar debates at TIACA’S 2018 Air Cargo Forum

The blurring line between logistics and technology services, and the transformational power of Blockchain and Big Data will take centre stage at TIACA’s 2018 Air Cargo Forum (ACF) in Toronto, Canada from October 16 – 18. Logistics leaders and top business experts, including Dragon’s Den Canada host and OMX founder Nicole Verkindt, will take to […]

TIACA ES: Digital technology taking effect in the forwarding world

Digital technology is changing the freight forwarding marketplace and indeed much of the air cargo industry and those failing to invest and keep pace could well struggle, writes Justin Burns. This was the basis of a discussion at The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Executive Summit in Miami on 20 October in the ‘Rise of […]

IATA FIATA program launches in Canada

The new IATA FIATA Air Cargo Program (IFACP) has been launched in Canada and will be rolled out globally after the Canadian pilot. The new program replaces the existing Cargo Agency Program, and will be jointly managed by forwarders and airlines as equal partners in the decision-making process. A new IATA-FIATA Governance Board (IFGB) has […]