CNS: rumours of its demise may be premature

IATA's Brendan Sullivan takes centre stage after CNS president Laura Pullins resigned Photo: IATA

Speculation that the CNS Partnership event may have run its course seems premature.

Attended by some 700 people this year, the event is primarily based around forwarder and airline negotiations, both for the rest of the year and 2025.

While one forwarder drily noted that if both parties are only talking at CNS, they have a problem, others explained it was an easy way to see multiple companies, although the scheduling of a meeting every half hour for most people appeared gruelling.

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