Message of the Honorary President of the International Arbitration Court for Transport

Your Excellencies,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Dear Friends,

Let me begin by expressing my sincere respect to all those involved in the creation, management and promotion of this new valuable service to the transport industry: The International Arbitration Court for Transport.

This creation represents the coronation of more than one year of unceasing efforts and preparations of the Romanian Association of International Road Transport which is highly determined to ensure the full success of this significant contribution to the global transport industry. Therefore, I welcome the launch of the International Arbitration Court for Transport at Bucharest, as a modern and specialized high level impartial instrument of alternative jurisdiction at international standards of excellence.

From the start of my professional career, and in particular since 1978, when I joined the IRU, I have had the privilege of being in the driver`s seat to serve our industry while observing road transport evolution ensuring economic and social growth throughout the world.

Looking back over this period, it is striking to see that in the real economy the vision of leaders and managers - including within associations and road transport companies - has always been that of entrepreneurs who had the willingness, through their profession, to always better serve the interests of the industry.

Today, the International Arbitration Court for Transport assumes the same responsibility: to serve professionally and impartially the Justice and the Truth in the transport industry.

In the future, as today, road transport will remain the dominant mode of transport because it will stay the only mode capable of providing, both locally and globally, door-to-door deliveries of passengers and goods. Road transport industry alone or as the partner of the other modes of transport, will therefore continue to benefit from all this immeasurable advantages to better serve the transport demands of their clients.

I appreciate very much the importance of this contribution to the transport industry and I support with all my experience the opening of the International Arbitration Court for Transport.

Let`s work together to achieve this goal!

Thank you for your attention.

Honorary President of the Arbitration Court for Transport