In two years Fedespedi, the National Federation of Companies of International Shipping, will host the FIATA World Congress in the year in which the centenary of FIATA occurs, the International Federation of Associations of Houses of expedition. The event, which gathers almost a thousand participants every year from the five continents, will be held from 6 to 9 October 2026 in Milan in the frame of the largest congress center of Europe, the MiCO. This is the third time that Fedespedi has hosted this important event after the Florence edition of 1992 and even before Trieste in 1971.

The announcement of the proclamation of Italy as host country the World Congress 2026 took place today in Brussels on the last day of the FIATA World Congress 2023 hosted by the Belgian federation Forward Belgium and which saw also the renewal of positions in FIATA. Italy confirmed Mauro Da Ros (director of Fedespedi) vice president in extended board, and Antonella Straulino (head of relations international of the Federation) member of the board and chair of the Europe Region.

FIATA is home to 109 national associations, over 5,500 individual members from 150 countries around the world representing over 40,000 shipping and logistics companies. Fedespedi expressed two presidents in its history in FIATA, Aldo Da Ros and Francesco Parisi, currently honorary member of the FIATA board.