Mon Sep 18, 2006 4:30pm ET

By Jimmy Tian
SHANGHAI (JCtrans.net)-International Federation of Forwarding Agent’s Associations (FIATA) starts on 18th morning September in Shanghai, it is the first held in China since it set up 80 years ago.
The news from the China International Freight Forwarders Association that the representatives attending the annual meeting reached 1200, it became the largest number of participants in the history of the annual session.
FIATA is one of the world''s most top forwarding and logistics industry and the most authoritative session, it is to study the latest consignment of logistics forwarding and logistics industry policy and discuss the future development trend of the world and discuss effect the logistics industry development of new technologies and new methods.
It is reported that the main agenda of the annual meeting include FIATA Bureau, associations of the world''s leading countries in the region and professional associations to a meeting of the Working Committee meeting. The corresponding period will be held port, shipbuilding and cargo transport systems, electronic commerce, express delivery of documents and goods, such as freight forwarding and logistics of the exhibition.