News / Fiata failed us and is not 'fit for purpose' in a digital age, claims veteran forwarder

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Fiata and other forwarding associations have failed the industry and should be restructured, claims veteran freight forwarder Steve Walker.

In a speech in Amsterdam this week, Mr Walker argued that ‘data conferences’ such as TradeLens, which appear to have replaced the liner conferences of old, have been overlooked by the forwarding industry – which should have been protecting its data.

“Our historical suppliers, the container lines, are leaping forward decades, having been unwilling or unable to give forwarders supporting data for decades.

“We are ...