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Japan International Freight Forwarders Association Inc. (JIFFA) on June 11 unveiled a business plan and an income and expenditure budget for fiscal 2015 (April 2015-March 2014) during the fourth annual general assembly that it had convened since becoming a general incorporated association in 2012. The business plan is made up of 17 items, which include various education and training programs. As for new executive appointments, Yutaka ito, executive vice-president of Nippon Express Co., Ltd. (Nittsu), assumed the chairmanship in succession to Jiro Nakamura.
“I have once again become strongly aware that in Japan, shipping plays a leading role, as JIFFA boasts a membership of 480, which is much greater in number than any other cargo transport-related organization,” Ito told the press after the general assembly. “At a time when globalization is advancing, developing human resources to keep pace with it is an important key.” “I would like to raise the level of it,” he added.
The new chairman also expressed a target that he will pursue. “[JIFFA] focuses on education and business training programs,” he said. “I myself will study the maritime freight forwarding business again and work hard from scratch.”
Masaharu Nozawa, JIFFA executive director and secretary general, introduced a milestone the association achieved in fiscal 2014. The combined volume of international multimodal cargo that members handled last fiscal year exceeded 100 million tons for the first time since it was established, he said.
