International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations – Regional Asia Pacific (FIATA RAP) in cooperation with United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP) and hosted by Indonesia Logistics and Forwarders’ Association (ALFI/ILFA) will conduct annual meeting of 2024 in Nusa Dua Bali, on July 11-12, 2024.
Entitled “Sustainable Logistics: Prioritizing Digital Transformation & Human Capacities”, the meeting is expected to highlight some current issues within the global logistics sector, especially the challenges this sector would face during the year of 2024.
Talking to the press for pre-event, FIATA RAP Chairman Yukki Nugrahawan Hanafi underlined that logistics remained the sector getting fastest recovery from pandemic Covid-19 impact. Even, now the sector is growing significantly.
“However, we have to support this sector to grow faster and faster. Therefore, seamless logistics connectivity is expected, while on the same time this (seamless logistics connectivity) has to become as guideline and reference for logistics service providers, in the Asia Pacific region, in particular,” Yukki told the press this morning (Thursday, June 13, 2024).
Hence Yukki called for strong support from governments in the Asia Pacific region in increasing connectivity between logistics service providers from one country to another.
The governments, he said, can support it through infrastructure improvement and better trade facilities, thus supporting a better connectivity.
“Development of rail and intermodal and multimodal transportation in Asia, such as the New International Land-Sea Trade Corridor which connects ASEAN countries and China is an example of connected infrastructure,” said Yukki.
ALFI Executive Board Meeting
In addition to host this FIATA RAP- UNESCAP annual meeting, ALFI/ILFA will also conduct its national executive board meeting (Rapimnas).
ALFI/ILFA Chairman Akbar Djohan said ALFI readiness to host this FIATA RAP- UNESCAP annual meeting and ALFI/ILFA Rapimnas.
“Hopefully, this meeting will improve the quality of service from logistics service providers throughout the Asia Pacific region and will really be able to increase support for the economic development of the Asia Pacific region,” said Akbar.
He said, at the same time, ALFI also scheduled the 2024 ALFI National Executive Board Meeting (Rapimnas).
According to Akbar, this event provides an overview of the conditions of global logistics and supply chains in 2024 as well as the strategies faced by institutions and governments.
At the same time, it will help company managers in formulating effective business strategies amidst global uncertainty in the future.
“This event (FIATA RAP) is also a momentum for ALFI/ILFA to simultaneously hold a Rapimnas to formulate a new organizational strategy in supporting the logistics ecosystem in the country,” said Akbar