MUMBAI: To honour the past, to celebrate the present and to welcome the future Federation of Freight Forwarders Association in India (FFFAI) launched its Golden Jubilee Celebration Function on December 2, 2012 in most extraordinary way at The Trident Hotel in Mumbai.

 

Mr. L Radhakrishnan, IAS Chairman, JNP was the Chief Guest of the evening. Mr. Diwakar Gupta, Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of State Bank of India and Mr. C. S. Prasad, Chief Commissioner of Customs, Mumbai Zone-II were the Guest of Honour of the function.

 

Coinciding with the Golden Jubilee function, the Association hosted its Executive Committee meeting followed by the launch of Youth Wing & CFS Wing on December 1, 2012.

 

The meeting was attended by the Executive Committee Members from all over India. During the meet, numerous issues of importance to CHAs in particular and trade in general were discussed. The various issues discussed pertained to infrastructure, capacity building including training, opening of training centres of Indian Institute of Freight Forwarding, 24 x 7 Customs operations etc. 

 

The highlight of the evening function held on Sunday, December 2, 2012 were prominent dignitaries from the Government bodies such as Customs & Central Excise, Port Trust, Office of Director General of Shipping, Members of Logistics trade and fraternity present to grace the occasion.

 

Mr Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Chairman of FFFAI, in his welcome address said “I feel highly privileged and happy to celebrate the glorious Golden Jubilee Anniversary of FFFAI. Indeed it is a momentous day for us to and we were able to achieve greater heights with a degree of completeness by active participation of everyone”.

 

He pointed out, “Our mission and goals shown the way towards the growth of success.” We are yet to get the recognition we deserve. We are like a Superman and yet to recognize our super powers. Together FFFAI & Member Association have made the Custom House Agents, an institution of service excellence, an uncompromising engine of progress and a catalyst of growth of international trade. India turned out to be the first Custom House Agent to Regulator. We are setting standards for the world to look through.

 

Mr. Bhadkamkar said, FFFAI is growing from strength to strength to achieve greater heights and the best is yet to come.