Int’l Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations appreciates Vietnam’s logistics sector
The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) is sending a delegation to attend the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA) World Congress (FWC) 2023 in Brussels, Belgium from October 4-6.
Brussels (VNA) – The Vietnam Logistics Business Association (VLA) issending a delegation to attend the International Federation of Freight ForwardersAssociations (FIATA) World Congress (FWC) 2023 in Brussels, Belgium fromOctober 4-6.
Themed “The Changing Climate of Logistics”, this year’s FWCis scheduled to discuss the latest challenges, innovations and development in achanging global market, with focus on new trends in global logistics, as wellas the education, compliance, diversity and responsibility of the logisticsindustry in adapting to climate change.
Participating in this event, the Vietnamese delegation hopesto widely promote FWC 2025 that will be hosted by the country to attractcompanies' participation; and approach logistics businesses inBelgium which hold strength in this field, as well as those from around theworld.
Talking to the Vietnam News Agency’s reporters in Brussels, VLAGeneral Secretary Nguyen Duy Minh said he hopes Vietnamese export servicecompanies can enter into joint ventures with Belgian partners to establish aVietnamese logistics centre in Belgium, which, he believes, will be a very goodopportunity to reduce transportation costs, contributing to introducingVietnamese goods to Europe as well as transshipping them to Africa.
Assessing the prospects of the logistics field in Vietnam, FIATADirector General Stéphane Graber said he had just had a survey trip to thiscountry last summer to prepare for the FIATA World Congress to be held there inthe next two years.
According to him, Vietnam is applying the best practices inlogistics development, and has a real need for development, expertise andinternal training.
FIATA will coordinate with VLA to provide logisticstraining, he added./.
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Tan Vu port (Photo: VNA) 
