federation of malaysian freight forwarders association - FAPAA

Contents……………• Organization Profile of the Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders• Education and Training Updates• 2012– 2013 Updates & Developments• Airfreight Malaysia Statistics2

Federation of Malaysian Freight ForwardersAssociationElected office bearers 2011 - 2013PresidentDeputy PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentVice PresidentMr. Alvin ChuaSFFLA PresidentMr. Krishnan ChelliahPFFA PresidentMr. Toon Teng FattJOFFA PresidentMr. Joseph ChungSFFA PresidentMr. Johnson DaiKKFAA PresidentHon. Secretary GeneralHon. Treasurer GeneralMs. Prunella PhoongLFFA PresidentMr. Teoh Boon ThongKKFAA Hon. Treasurer GeneralState Association Members• Johor Freight Forwarders Association (JOFFA)• Penang Freight Forwarders Association (PFFA)• Sarawak Forwarding Agencies Association (SFAA)• Selangor Freight Forwarders & Logistics Association (SFFLA)• Kota Kinabalu Forwarding Agents Association (KKFAA)• Labuan Freight Forwarding Association (LFFA)FMFF has 1090 members on its register as at today.3

1. Education & Training Updates – 2012-2013During this period Federation of Malaysian Freight Forwarders (FMFF) have conducted thefollowing courses:1. 10 sessions of Foundation Course in Freight Forwarding and Multimodal Transport. Total of186 participants attended the sessions.2 To facilitate the renewal of Custom Agent License the forwarding companies are required toattend the ‘Customs Agent’s course’ (KEK). During the term, FMFF conducted 6 CustomsAgent’s courses and 4 Shipping Agent’s course. A total of 451 participants attended andbenefited from the program.2. FMFF has been accredited to conduct the FIATA Diploma course in October 2011. To date 97students have attended various modules of the FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding.3. FMFF is still in discussion with DCA, Malaysia to get the necessary clearance to conduct theICAO-FIATA DGR Program.2 Forthcoming Training & Development Updates Program for 2013FMFF have broadened its range of training courses offered in the year 2012.-2013. Some of the coursesare:1. Incoterms 2010- 64 participants from 2 classes and another class is scheduled in July 2013.2. Dangerous Goods Regulations-Basic – 8 participants3. Customs Facilitations – 8 participants4. Introduction to Logistics Security – 7 participants5. Import/Export Requirements – 13 participants.FMFF/PFFA has set up its Approved Training Centre under IATA, which was officially opened on 9 th ofMarch 2012. The ATC has conducted the IATA Introductory course in February 2013, with 10participants.4

FMFF has continued its collaboration with TARC (Tuanku Abdul Rahman College), Centre forExtension Learning to conduct the Foundation course for mature students and those interested to join thelogistics industry. 4 courses have already been conducted during this period.FMFF is also in collaboration with UTAR (University Tuanku Abdul Rahman) to collaborate on theDegree in Logistics program, which will incorporate the FIATA Diploma programme into the Degreeprogram..MUST (Malaysia University of Science and Technology) and FMFF has signed an MOA to collaborateon the Foundation and FIATA Diploma program, to be embedded into MUST’s Diploma andFoundation Programs. The MUST Diploma program in Freight Forwarding has received theaccreditation of the Malaysian Qualifications Agency. The Diploma program in MUST commenced inApril 2013, with FMFF providing the lecturers.FMFF has also entered into MOU with AEC (Ace Education Consortium, Singapore) and its Malaysianassociate Malvern International College to collaborate on the Diploma in Freight Forwarding program.Government has set up the MLSC (Malaysian Logistics and Supply Chain Council) in 2013 as aplatform to deliberate and propose policy decisions affecting the logistics industry. The MLSC is jointlychaired by the Secretaries General of Ministry of International Trade and Industry and Ministry ofTransport. 4 Focus Groups have been set up to deliberate and submit proposals for deliberation at theMLSC. The 4 Focus Groups are:• Focus Group on Trade Facilitation• Focus Group on Infrastructure and Transport• Focus Group Industry, Best Practices and Development Initiatives• Focus Group on Institutional & Regulatory FrameworkFMFF is a member of the first three Focus Groups, which have had their first meeting in April and May.FMFF has submitted the issue of secure freight and the requirements of US and EC countries on aircargo security, including the ACC3 implementation to the Focus Group for deliberation.3. AIRFREIGHT STAISTICS.VOL. 2011 VOL. 2012 GTH (%)AIR CARGO 888,729 853,029 -4.01%VOL. 2012 (Jan-Apr) VOL. 2013 (Jan-Apr) GTH (%)274,299 274,853 0.20%FMFF expects the volume of air-cargo to improve slightly in 2013 vis-à-vis volume handled in 2012.5

4. SEA-FREIGHT STATISTICS.Malaysian Sea Ports handled a total of 20,779.315 teus in 2012, an increase of 2.8 % over the previousyear’s throughput of 20,213,519 teus.6