<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sotonfreight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/iata-accredagent-rgb.jpg"><img class="size-medium wp-image-990 aligncenter" title="Iata Accreded Agent" src="http://www.sotonfreight.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/iata-accredagent-rgb-300x112.jpg" alt="Iata Accreded Agent" width="300" height="112" /></a></p>

<p>We are proud to annouce that Southampton Freight Services Ltd have been accredited as a full IATA Agent. </p>

<p><a title="IATA" href="http://www.iata.org/about/Pages/mission.aspx" target="_blank">IATA</a>, the International Air Transport Association, is the world governing body for the airline industry and represents 93% of scheduled international air traffic, and some 230 airlines worldwide.</p>

<p>IATA accreditation provides agents with industry recognition of their financial and professional competence and airlines with a worldwide distribution network of approved agents to sell their product.</p>

<p>The relationship between member airlines and their registered cargo agents is administered under a set of IATA resolutions. These government-approved rules establish the rights and obligations of the parties, as well as the procedures and requirements for agents who wish to obtain and to maintain industry accreditation, thus becoming part of the airlines global cargo distribution network</p>

<p>We are very proud to have been accredited by the world governing body for air travel, and felt it was a natural progression for our business after becoming members of the British International Freight Association (<a title="BIFA" href="http://www.bifa.org" target="_blank">BIFA</a>), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (<a title="FIATA" href="http://www.fiata.com" target="_blank">FIATA</a>) and the United Kingdom Warehousing Association (<a title="UKWA" href="http://www.ukwa.org.uk" target="_blank">UKWA</a>). We are also certified by <a title="EXOR" href="http://www.exorms.co.uk" target="_blank">EXOR Procurement &amp; Compliance Services </a>in recognition of our global supply chain services and products.</p>

<p>If you would like any information relating to the above, further to the links provided, please contact our office.</p>