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The International Transport Forum (ITF) held its 2025 Annual Consultation with International Organisations on 27-28 January in Paris, bringing together key stakeholders from across the transport sector to discuss ITF’s strategic priorities and preparations for the 2025 and 2026 Annual Summits. The consultations provided an opportunity for CLECAT to engage with industry peers and policymakers, reinforcing its commitment to resilient and sustainable freight transport and logistics.

The ITF 2025 Summit on Transport Resilience to Global Shocks will take place from 21 to 23 May in Leipzig, Germany, under the ITF Presidency of Chile. The Summit will explore how governments ensure the continuity of transport systems amidst current and future disruptions. The programme will focus on key shocks such as natural disasters, pandemics, cyber-attacks, and geopolitical crises, which can cause operational delays, economic losses, and diminished public confidence.

The discussions highlighted pressing challenges faced by the transport sector, including supply chain security, crisis management, and the need for enhanced cooperation in mitigating disruptions. CLECAT actively contributed to these dialogues, emphasizing the impact of recent crises - ranging from geopolitical conflicts to cyber threats - on supply chains and the business operations of freight forwarders. CLECAT also underscored the necessity of enhanced public-private collaboration to achieve transport resilience. This includes fostering dialogue between policymakers, infrastructure managers, and industry stakeholders. One of the key recommendations put forward was optimizing emergency preparedness measures, such as strengthening the dual use of transport infrastructure to support both civilian and strategic needs, mapping new risks to ensure a proactive response to emerging threats, and implementing cybersecurity measures to safeguard critical infrastructure.

The Summit programme is carefully prepared in collaboration with the International Transport Forum’s 69 member countries, with input from stakeholders. It is structured around three key perspectives on transport resilience: ensuring system continuity, safety, and communication to minimize disruption impacts from the user perspective; strategies to maintain operations amid challenges such as infrastructure damage and workforce shortages from the provider perspective; and policies, partnerships, and funding for sustainable resilience from a governance and financing standpoint.

The preliminary programme is available here.