DP World gains IATA certification in the US and Mexico
DP World has been awarded IATA certification across its airfreight forwarding operations in the US and Mexico.
DP World has been awarded IATA certification across its airfreight forwarding operations in the US and Mexico.
The certification covers DP World’s freight forwarding operations at 11 different locations: Atlanta (ATL), Chicago (ORD), Detroit (DTW), Houston (IAH), Los Angeles (LAX), Miami (MIA), New York (JFK), Newark, New Jersey (EWR), and El Paso, Texas (ELP) in the US, as well as Mexico City and Monterrey in Mexico.
IATA certification recognises freight forwarders that meet internationally accepted standards for operational performance, financial accountability, and professional competence, DP World noted in a statement.
Certification will enable DP World to work “more directly with airline partners, helping streamline cargo movements while providing customers with greater consistency and reliability for time-sensitive shipments”, the company said.
Joseph Fordney, senior vice president of freight forwarding for DP World in the Americas, remarked: “Achieving IATA certification across our strategic US and Mexico airfreight locations is an important milestone in strengthening our integrated logistics offering.
“Customers increasingly want a single logistics partner that can move cargo seamlessly across air, ocean, and inland transportation while meeting the highest global standards for quality, compliance, and operational performance.
“This certification reinforces our ability to deliver exactly that.”
DP World seeks to offer fully integrated, end-to-end supply chain solutions throughout the Americas.
Combined with the company’s ocean freight, customs brokerage, warehousing, trucking, and contract logistics services, its certified airfreight network allows customers to move cargo through a single logistics provider with greater visibility, coordination, and consistency from origin to destination.
In a previous move, DP World had established dedicated airfreight directors in the US, Canada, and Mexico to strengthen regional leadership and customer support.
In June, it confirmed that it had gained IATA certification for its freight forwarding operations in Panama.
The company also secured IATA certification for airfreight services in Brazil early last year and has said that it expects its Montreal freight forwarding operation to achieve IATA certification in 2027, further expanding its certified North American network.
