The International Road Transport Union founded in Geneva in 1956 is a Union of Associations, Groups and Undertakings active in the Road Transport Industry. It has more than 100 members in over 50 countries and is divided into three main sections: Passenger transport Goods transport. Own account goods transport.
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International Air Cargo Association
The Association includes top executives from major aircraft manufacturers, airlines, airports, shippers and freight forwarders from all parts of the world. It organises an annual International Air Cargo Forum and Exposition (’94 in Seattle September 13-16) and acts as a catalyst and the voice of the air logistics industry. According to IACA 35-40% of the [...]
IIFA
The Irish International Freight Association was reconstituted in the early ’70s with the the primary objective of promoting the interests of forwarding agents in the Republic of Ireland. The Association represents its members with Government departments and other entities such as Port and Airport authorities, Shipping Lines and Airlines. IIFA is a member of FIATA [...]
ICAO
The International Civil Aviation Organisation was founded in 1947 as a permanent body under the scope of the United Nations Organisation by the Chicago Convention on International Civil Aviation which was drawn up three years previously. It is composed of states generally members of the U.N.O. It’s aims and objectives are to develop the principles [...]
IATA
The International Air Transport Association was founded in 1945. It is the successor to the International Air Traffic Association set up at the Hague at the dawn of regular air transport in 1919. It is a voluntary non-political industry association and it’s aims are to promote safe, regular and economical air transport for the benefit [...]
FIATA
FIATA, in French “Fédération Internationale des Associations de Transitaires et Assimilés”, in English “International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations”, in German “Internationale Föderation der Spediteurorganisationen”, was founded in Vienna/Austria on May 31, 1926. FIATA, a non-governmental organization, represents today an industry covering approximately 40,000 forwarding and logistics firms, also known as the “Architects of Transport”, [...]
Cargo Agent – IATA
The International Air Transport Association’s Cargo Agency Programme is to ensure that all agency outlets used by IATA Members (airlines) are competent business organisations capable of providing an accurate and dependable service to the public. Through a single standard agreement executed with IATA, known as the Cargo Agency Agreement, an agent whose approval to represent [...]
