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BIFA has repeated its call it has made previously for an end to shipping surcharges imposed by shipping lines.
It follows recent announcements by container shipping companies almost in unison that they would be levying “emergency” bunker surcharges in response to rising fuel costs.
“Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges of whatever nature and we have been challenging their legitimacy on behalf of our members – and their customers – for ...
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BIFA has welcomed the launch on 26 April of the UK Parliamentary Transport Committee inquiry into the effects of Brexit on UK freight operations and the association’s director general, Robert Keen, is urging its members to get involved.
The inquiry will not be considering border and customs arrangements, trade deals or ...
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The International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship is now available for delivery following the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA)’s final approval. BIFA welcomed the news, saying that it would help boost recruitment to the industry.
Over the past 18 months, BIFA has been supporting a trailblazer group of employers from the sector to ...
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Agency Sector Management (ASM), the British International Freight Association (BIFA), and HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) have joined forces to run a series of seminars ahead of August's phased launch of the Customs Declaration System (CDS), the planned replacement for HMRC’s existing Chief computer.
The roadshow has been organised in response ...
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A consortium of industry experts led by supply chain solutions firm SWG and including BIFA, the Chartered Institute of Logistics & Transport (CILT) and insurers theTT Club have collaborated to offer a free online Incoterms compliance and supply chain risk initiative to help shippers identify issues in the international supply ...
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With the imminent arrival of an international freight forwarding apprenticeship, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is encouraging its members to participate in the 11th National Apprenticeship Week (NAW) on 5-9 March.
BIFA has been supporting a trailblazer group of employers from the freight and logistics sector, which was given the ...
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BIFA is urging its members to review their cyber security policies, following last year's cyber attack on Maersk and other operators. It said the episode had revealed the scale of impact that security breaches can have on global logistics and supply chains, with the physical cost of rectifying the problems ...
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Heathrow Airport said that cargo capacity on key routes to Shanghai, Delhi, Mumbai, Los Angeles, Tokyo Haneda and Dubai – which account for 18% of the airport’s total cargo volume - are virtually full and unable to accommodate further growth.
It said that the data underscored the importance of expanding the ...
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BIFA director Robert Keen said he shared the frustration of National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) chairman Sir John Armitt at the lack of progress on a third runway at Heathrow and agreed that the government needs to deliver on its promise of making a decision runway by the summer.
His comments came ...
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Levi Roots of ‘Reggae Reggae Caribbean’ sauce fame helped spice up this year’s BIFA awards, where director general Robert Keen also paid tribute to the many small and start-up firms that had entered this year’s competition.
The winners of the eight General, Modal, and Specialist categories in the Award, revealed tat the ...
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