FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding Graduates 2011, front l/r: Matt Flint (Indep. Express Cargo), Leanne Farnan (Indep. Express cargo), John O’Hanrahan (DHL/IIFA Vice President), Amy Wang, Adrian Byrne (Nippon Express). Back: Andrew Marron (East West Express), Seamus McGowan (The Pallet Network), Brendan Morgan (Tuckmill Transport), Lisa Hughes (Campion Freight), Sonia FitzPatrick (Phoenix International), Gabriel Gergely, Glen Warnock (Emerald Freight), Colm Walsh (CEO IIFA)
since 2005, and a previous President, clients are heard and acted upon, thus Colm Walsh is only too well aware of ensuring that the flow of physical trade the significance of the IIFA’s 50th between Ireland and the rest of the anniversary. “The initial meeting took world is as efficient and cost-effective place in Jury’s Hotel on March 14th, as possible, the IIFA also offers the 1962,” he notes. “We held a small opportunity to professionals employed celebration to mark that occasion on in various aspects of Supply Chain the same day this year. There were ten Management, to achieve a FIATA companies represented at that first Diploma in Freight Forwarding – an meeting. We now have 107 full trading internationally recognized qualification members as well as 13 affiliated that can be achieved within ten months. members, which is a good reflection of The course went online for the first how Ireland has performed in the line of time, last year. The next course starts in September and finishes the following June. The FIATA Diploma course is ideal for those currently employed either directly in freight forwarding or any other area of supply chain management. It encompasses all aspects of freight forwarding encountered on a daily basis in the various operational areas such as Air Freight, Sea Freight, International Transport by Road, Customs Clearance, Logistics and Warehousing, Dangerous Goods, Marine Insurance, Computer and Information Technology and of course Freight Forwarding itself. An option for undertaking IIFA Council member Finbarr Cleary, IIFA individual modules is also CEO Colm Walsh and IIFA Council member available to participants. Pearl Cumiskey as the association’s 50th Anniversary Celebrations CEO of the Association
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international trade over the last 50 years. 60% of our members would be Irish-owned and –managed companies; the remainder are multinationals.” “We see the forwarder as the architect of transport, who possesses the knowledge to set things up for his client. Our Association was set to up to represent the interests of freight forwarders and to assist them with different areas of governance as new legislation and matters arise. We also
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