Regional Updates and Key 2025 FIATA Events

2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting: Register Now!

On 3–4 September, the European freight forwarding community will gather in Prague for the 2025 FIATA-Region Europe (REU) Field Meeting. Organised together with the Association of Forwarding and Logistics of the Czech Republic (SSL), the event will bring leading freight forwarders, logistics experts, and policymakers into one forum to exchange perspectives and chart a stronger course for Europe’s supply chains.

Across two days, discussions will address the sector’s most pressing priorities – from strengthening multimodal connectivity to advancing digital tools and sustainable transport. Participants will explore practical ways to boost competitiveness, unlock greener trade routes, and ensure efficiency across borders.

Programme highlights include:

• Building more resilient supply chains across road, rail, and sea.
• Developing sustainable inland waterways and stronger port connections.
• Enhancing border efficiency with digital solutions for faster, safer trade.
• Ensuring road freight competitiveness through innovation and regulation.
• Shaping the future of airfreight in response to e-commerce and sustainability demands.

Access the programme here.

With more than 27 confirmed speakers from across Europe, the FIATA-REU Field Meeting offers a unique platform to gain insights directly from leading stakeholders shaping the logistics landscape.

For the full list of speakers, click here.

Secure your place today and join the conversation in Prague.

It is not too late. Register now for the 2025 FIATA-REU Field Meeting!

2025 FIATA World Congress: Driving Innovation and Sustainability in Global Logistics

The countdown has begun! From 6 to 10 October 2025, logisticians from across the globe will gather in Hanoi, Vietnam for the 2025 FIATA World Congress. Under the theme “Green and Resilient Logistics”, this year’s event will be a hub for knowledge-sharing, networking, and practical solutions to the industry’s biggest challenges.

Congress Programme Highlights:

• Young Logistics Professionals Talk Show: regional award winners present their work, with the audience voting live for their favourite presentation, which will contribute to the selection of the 2025 Global YLP winner.
• Cross-Border E-commerce Logistics: tackling trends, optimisation solutions, and regulatory complexities.
• Innovation and Digital Transformation: exploring Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and smart platforms for sustainable logistics.
• Agile and Resilient Supply Chains & Cold Chain Logistics: strengthening adaptability and ensuring temperature-sensitive integrity.
• Navigating the New Trade Landscape: addressing tariffs, geopolitics, and evolving trade alliances.
• Next-Generation Economic and Transport Corridors: driving connectivity between the regions.
• Inland Waterway and Rail Transport: advancing low-carbon supply chains with greener transport models.

Confirmed speakers include:

• Turgut Erkeskin, FIATA President
• Lambert van Dieren, CEO, Westerman Multimodal Logistics
• Todd Frazier, Strategic Project Lead, FedEx Express
• Brandon Fried, Executive Director, The Airforwarders Association
• Chunming Gao, Product & Resources Integration Department General Manager, Sinotrans Limited
• John Kent, Leader, Global Supply Chain Diplomacy Initiative
• Young Tae Kim, Secretary General, International Transport Forum (ITF)
• Fedor Kormilitsyn, Economic Affairs Officer, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP)
• Martin Lee, Regional Sales Manager Asia, ME, ISC, ANZ, CargoWise
• Peter Lim, Vice President, Singapore Logistics Association
• Nachi Mendelow, Senior Business Development Executive, WiseTech
• Feng-Ming (Chuck) Tsai, Professor and Chair, Department of Shipping and Transportation, adjunct in the Bachelor Program in Ocean Tourism Management in National Taiwan Ocean University (NTOU)
• Marco Thanh, CEO, Sotrans Group
• Bùi Thiên Thu, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Maritime & Waterway, Ministry of Construction
• Nguyễn Quang Vinh, Vice Executive Chair, Vietnam Chamber Commerce and Industry (VCCI), and Chair, The Vietnam Business Council for Sustainable Development (VBCSD).
• Nick Vyas, Founding Executive Director, USC Kendrick GSC Institute
• Yap Kwong Weng, CEO, Vietnam SuperPort, YCH Singapore
• Robert Yap, Executive Chair, YCH Group

…and many more to be announced soon!

Travelling to Hanoi?
Most participants will need an e-Visa, available online for stays of up to 90 days. Some nationalities are exempt. For more information visit the Vietravel's dedicated FIATA World Congress webpage. Please note that this is not an official government website. For the most accurate and up-to-date information on entry requirements, participants should contact the nearest Vietnamese embassy or consulate.

This is your opportunity to be part of the conversations shaping the future of freight forwarding.

Discover full event details on the official event website, including the complete programme, special accommodation rates, and exclusive tour options.

Register now for the 2025 FIATA World Congress!

Regional Updates: Highlights from RAMs the upcoming Regional Field Meetings

On 21 August 2025, the FIATA Region Americas (RAMs) Body Meeting was held online, bringing together participants from 11 FIATA Association Members from the region, including newly elected Association Member Presidents. The session provided an important opportunity to discuss regional developments and future priorities.

During the roundtable, Members shared updates on the dynamic evolution of markets across the Americas, agreeing to deepen these discussions in upcoming RAMs sessions. Delegates also expressed strong interest in recent regulatory and operational developments, including updates on FIATA's work at the International Maritime Organization (IMO), the newly published Best Practice Guide on Maritime Contracting, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Negotiable Cargo Document (NCD) Convention, which establishes a framework for both paper and electronic negotiable transport documents.

A key highlight of the meeting was the nomination of a candidate for the position of FIATA RAMs Chair, to be presented to the FIATA Presidency ahead of the 2025 Electoral General Meeting during the 2025 FIATA World Congress in Hanoi, Vietnam, on 10 October 2025.

Looking ahead, the 2025 FIATA-RAMs Field Meeting has been rescheduled to 3–5 December 2025 in Cartagena, Colombia in conjunction with the Fitac (Federación Colombiana de Agentes Logísticos en Comercio Internacional) International Congress (FIC). The event is expected to bring over 700 participants from across the region to explore key topics such as digital transformation, regulatory alignment, sustainability, and capacity building. FIATA took the opportunity to thank the Associação Nacional das Empresas Transitárias, Agentes de Carga Aérea, Comissárias de Despachos e Operadores Intermodais (ACTC) for the extensive preparatory work carried out for the Field Meeting in Brazil, which will now support the organisation of the rescheduled meeting in Colombia.

Aligned with the work and agenda set in Cartagena, the 2026 FIATA-RAMs Field Meeting will take place in Toronto, Canada, in Q4 2026 and will be held alongside the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA) Conference.

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