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BIFA has complained that it has been kept in the dark over Government plans for Customs, saying that it only learned about plans to invest £8 million in customs training and automation from a report in The Times newspaper.
Director general Robert Keen said that in light of the significance of such news on member companies, he was surprised not to have learned about it through an official announcement.
He said: “BIFA ...
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Three finalists for BIFA’s 2018 Young Freight Forwarders of the Year award were recently treated to a familiarisation day at Virgin Atlantic Cargo which has sponsored the competition since 2011. Award winner, Louis Perring, a director of Hemisphere Freight Services, was joined by fellow finalists Katie Brown, air freight manager ...
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BIFA is to add a new Apprentice of the Year in Logistics category to its annual Freight Service Awards.
The winner of the new award - sponsored by Outsource Training and Development - will be the apprentice – or new recruit undergoing similar training with a member company – who has ...
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BIFA has described the container shipping industry's recent imposition of a 'sulphur surcharge' as unjustified and blatant profiteering.
It follows an announcement by Danish giant AP Moller Maersk of a new bunker adjustment factor (BAF) surcharge from 1 January 2019, a full year ahead of the global sulphur cap on marine ...
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BIFA has appointed Claire Capaccioli as trainer – freight and customs procedures. She started her career in 1991 at Kintetsu World Express and then spent 20 years at Yusen Logistics. The trade association is anticipating a significant increase in the training requirements of its members.
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Descartes says that it the first successful declarations submitted via HMRC’s new CDS system had been carried out using its e-Customs system, on 3 September.
Descartes says it has been working closely with HMRC to prepare their first trader for making the first declaration using the Chief replacement and was now ...
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The Government published a series of technical notices’ advising what steps would be taken in the event of a so-called ‘No deal’ Brexit next March – apparently a move to reassure business that it had matters in hand, though having the opposite effect on many people.
The papers, which covered a ...
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BIFA director general Robert Keen said on 8 August that members still face significant problems at the port of Felixstowe despite a statement by the owners that its recently introduced new terminal operating system is now ‘stable’.
He said that shipping lines continue to cancel calls or operating a cut-and-run policy, ...
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Olympic golden girl Dame Kelly Holmes is to host next year’s BIFA Freight Service Awards.
Entries to the awards, which are now in their 30th year, are now open and director general, Robert Keen says that any company looking to go for gold in these awards can have no finer example ...
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Susanne Oud has joined the BIFA board of directors, replacing Roy Baker who has stepped down having been on the trade association's Board since 2005. She is a director of member company, OIA Global, based at the company’s head office in London. Born in Perth, Australia, she emigrated from Australia ...
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