NEW CHINESE FORWARDERS’ ASSOCIATION JOINS FIATA

SHIPPERS TO REPORT POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS PRODUCTS SOLD ABROAD    China International Freight Forwarders Association, the Beijing-based forwarders association created last September, has become a national association member of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations.
   The mainland China organization replaced the company Sinotrans as the Chinese member of FIATA, the Zurich-based federation said.
   China International Freight Forwarders Association’s first president is Luo Kaifu, the chief executive officer of Sinotrans.
   FIATA, which helped to found the China International Freight Forwarders Association, said that the secretariat of the new association is also handled by Sinotrans. The setting up of a Chinese forwarders group follows the liberalization of the previously state-dominated Chinese forwarding business. The Chinese association has many forwarders in its association other than Sinotrans.