NEWS\\\


Thousands of delegates are to visit hundreds of exhibitors from leading air cargo companies when the 2018 Air Cargo Forum takes place in Toronto this week The booming rail freight


industry in North America and strong growth in use of inland ports for cargo transport,


are just two of


the topics being debated at TIACA’s 2018 Air Cargo Forum, taking place from 16th to 18th October in Toronto, Canada. The e-commerce


includes important topics looking at the challenges and opportunities facing airfreight and beyond, and we will also welcome the voice of leaders from across the spectrum of freight to see how we can learn from each other,


find


new ways of working together, and grow.” The Forum will also see the


boom


welcome return of CargoLinX, the online ‘speed networking’ scheduling tool, which allows visitors to schedule up to thirty 25-minute meetings with leading air cargo companies ahead of the event, which went live last week. TIACA has been


s tr en gth enin g r ela ti o nshi ps with other freight o r g anisa ti o ns around the world in order to advance more effectively on issues of mutual concern and expand the regional and industry base of the ACF. The


Association


recently partnered with AMACARGA, the Mexican forwarders Association, which is sending a delegation to


the event, and


is also co-locating its 2018 ACF with the Canadian In t erna ti o nal Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA)’s


and its effect on logistics, how Blockchain will deliver smart and secure supply chains, and the future of unmanned freight aircraft will also feature in the seminar and panel program of the three-day event, at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. “We have been expanding


our global reach and investing in new collaborative efforts in order to broaden the scope, as well as incorporate fresh insight into our 2018 ACF seminar program,” said Vladimir Zubkov, TIACA Secretary General. “The program this year


70th anniversary. Other partners of this


year’s event include the Federation of


National


Associations of Cargo Agents and International Logistical Operators of Latin America and the Caribbean (ALACAT), Americas Alliance, AGUNSA, Airports Council International, the African Airlines Association (AFRAA), the Airforwarders Association (AfA), and Neutral Air Partner. The


big themes on the


packed seminar program are the digital revolution, Big Data, robotics and Blockchain. Nicole Verkindt, the


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Canadian host of Dragon’s Den Canada and founder of OMX, will be among the panellists in the kick-off session looking at the digital transformation of air cargo supply chains. In keeping with the new


collaborative spirit, there will be a panel discussion on North American rail freight, with


experts from, among others, CN and the Freight


Management Association of Canada discussing how to maintain service quality and avoid overcapacity at a time of strong growth for the rail freight industry. Another


panel, led by


transport and logistics advisory firm Global Logistics Development Partners, will explore inland waterway transport to see whether it


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North America’s booming rail and inland ports industries to be debated at ACF 2018


is the “next big thing” for the supply chain industry. The CargoLinX tool, is


which sponsored by


Qatar Airways and run in partnership with Neutral Air Partners and Americas Alliance, is up and running here At the previous ACF in 2016


in Paris, 653 meetings were organised via the tool, with


26 companies. One user of the online tool


last year, Suresh Nair, Sales & Services Worldwide Manager Commercial Cargo, Oman Air, said, “CargoLinX was a good platform for Oman Air Cargo to meet up with our direct customers and industry partners. We had a good number of meetings during the two-day program.”


29TH INTERNATIONAL AIR CARGO FORUM & EXHIBITION 2018 TORONTO METRO CONVENTION CENTER


OCTOBER 16th


–18th


THE WORLD’S PREMIER AIR CARGO INDUSTRY EVENT


TIACA brings the world of air cargo to YOU with one goal in mind – to grow YOUR business


• Meet and create new business with over 3,000 industry decision makers/attendees • From the ground to the sky... Network with every segment of logistics


• Take part and learn from dynamic, industry-leading panels and interactive workshops that will ensure your business is performing at its best


• Pre-schedule your business meetings and fi ll up your agenda weeks ahead of the event with CargoLinX! • Stand out amongst the crowd with your own ‘fully furnished’ exhibit booth. Early Bird special is still available for a limited time.


For further information, call +1 786 265 7011 or contact: Kenneth Gibson: kgibson@tiaca.org or Warren Jones: wjones@tiaca.org


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