The Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations in India (FFFAI) has joined the International Coordination Council on Trans-Eurasian Transportation (CCTT) during the XXXII Plenary Meeting which was recently held in Moscow. This year the meeting was dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the Council. More than 250 delegates from departments, companies, and organisations from 20 countries of the Eurasian continent, heads, and representatives of international organisations and associations participated in this GLOBAL event.
Presently the CCTT has 96 member societies from 23 countries. The Council contributes to introducing advanced technologies, which increase the capacities of border crossing points and international freight volumes.
At this event Mikhail Yuryevich Goncharov was nominated as the new CCTT Secretary General starting from June 1, 2024 will be taking over from Gennady Bessonov, CCTT Secretary General.
FFFAI IPC Shankar Shinde made an elaborate presentation regarding importance and present developments on the International North-South Transport Corridor in respect of trade facilitation including Russia, CIS countries, and beyond.
Highlighting the Customs initiatives to facilitate trade on this route Shinde pointed out the following aspects:
-To extend 24×7 clearance facilities with an online system to file for transshipment permission for international operators.
-To have documents forms in English language and trade facilitation cell for professional international interface
-Effective EDI Implementation with public portal information at Bandar Abbas Terminal for container tracking and movement directly to Road/Rail CY till destination monitoring systems
INSTC Member Countries along with other regions of CMR implementation to synchronise on commercial transport documentation of Bill of Lading and CMR delivery exchange.
The event concluded with a vote of thanks and applauding the efforts of CCTT in coordination between respective Government bodies and stakeholders for cross-border trade facilitation measures.
