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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) is has called for trade talks between the US and Canada in to restart before Canadian retaliatory tariffs on US imports take effect on September 8.
The Canadian tariffs are the latest episode in an ongoing war of words between the two North American neighbours which has included US tariffs on imports from Canada and even a proposal by US President trump that Lake Ontario – shared ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has urged the US Department of Transportation (DOT) to set up a Federal Cargo Theft and Fraud Task Force, following it publoshed data showing eight in ten AfA members reporting a significant rise in organized theft and cyber-enabled fraud.
The findings of its survey form the basis ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the US has called for caution at a meeting of its members at its annual conference in Dallas on 4 March following Trump’s announcements of tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China.
AfA executive director, Brandon Fried, said: “We understand the political and economic reasoning behind the ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has elected Seko Logistics’ David O. King to its board of directors. He joins re-elected members Aaron Ambrite (AIT Worldwide Logistics), Amanda Barlow (Global Critical Logistics), Dennis Mitchell (Lynden International), Jarrett Williams (Estes Forwarding Worldwide), Kendra Tanner (Allstates WorldCargo), and Matt Castle (C.H. Robinson), who were ...
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President Biden has signed into law legislation sponsored by the Airforwarders Association (AfA) working with the National Customs Brokers and Forwarders Association.
The Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization legislation aims to modernize the US aviation system and tackle airport truck congestion. It authorizes more than$105 billion in appropriations for the FAA for ...
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Any moves towards 100% physical inspection of pharma packages in the US to tackle the fentanyl crisis would grind air cargo operations to a halt, warns executive director of the Airforwarders Association, Brandon Fried.
Instead, government should use advanced data analysis and detection technologies to target suspicious shipments without impeding the ...
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The Baltimore Key Bridge collision was preventable, caused by a systematic failure to implement safeguards and a long-term lack of investment in infrastructure, said executive director of the US Airforwarders Association (AfA), Brandon Fried.
He said lessons had not been learned from earlier incidents, such as the collision with the Tampa ...
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The Airforwarders Association (AfA) has revealed the winners of its 2024 Industry Awards. They include: include:·Preferred Industry Vendor: Veroot;·Domestic Airline of the Year: Southwest Cargo;·International Airline of the Year: Lufthansa Cargo; and Surface Vendor of the Year: Forward.
Winners are selected by AfA members based on outstanding achievement in service quality, ...
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Icelandair Cargo has joined the Airforwarders Association (AfA) in the US. The carrier is adding dedicated freighters from Liege, in Belgium to multiple cities in North America as from September, via its base in Keflavik. AfA is extending its membership to include Europe-based companies with a US office.
AfA executive director, ...
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Forwarders must prepare for an airfreight volume crunch driven by lack of ocean capacity, said executive director of the Airforwarders Association (AfA), Brandon Fried.
He told members of the Los Angeles Air Cargo Association (LAACA) on 20 June that a forecast surge in demand for US air cargo capacity will be ...
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