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BIFA names new national chairman

Mark Bromley (left) has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected national chairman of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period. He has been associated with BIFA for many years, working for BIFA member Allways International Freight Forwarding and was previously chairman of BIFA’s Surface Policy Group. Fred Osborn becomes immediate vice-chairman for a two-year term. Alongside him is John Stubbings (right), group director and company secretary of ... [+]

BIFA welcomes Customs fallback

The British International Freight Association has welcomed the news that an electronic back up system that would prevent a catastrophe in the event of a failure by HMRC’s CHIEF computer. BIFA director general, Robert Keen said: “Although the back-up system has been in existence for about a year, it is good ... [+]

Queen’s Speech disappoints freight industry

Following the delayed Queen’s Speech on 21 May, Robert Keen said it was no surprise that it was dominated by bills related to Brexit, nor that many of the items in the Conservative election manifesto did not make an appearance. However, he added: “But it is very disappointing that the Conservatives’ ... [+]

BIFA asks: Do you have the recipe for success?

The British International Freight Association - www.bifa.org hopes to cook up a storm at next year’s Freight Service Awards, where the celebrity host will be sauce-maker and musician Levi Roots of Reggae Reggae sauce fame. Viewers of the Dragon’s Den TV programme will recall that Levi Roots convinced Peter Jones and ... [+]

BIFA seeks customs expert

With Brexit negotiations about to enter full flow, the British International Freight Association is looking to beef-up its training services by appointing an additional trainer in customs and freight procedures. BIFA director general Robert Keen says customs procedures will be at the heart of the Brexit negotiations and BIFA is expecting ... [+]

Brexit – we need to start now, says BIFA boss

Commenting ahead of the delayed Queen’s Speech and start of Brexit negotiations on 19 June, British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen says: “The goalposts may well have moved since the results of the general election, but the playing field remains the same. “There is uncertainty about when we ... [+]

Customs expert joins BIFA

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Pawel Jarza as policy and compliance advisor for Customs issues. He will work with the trade, HMRC and other bodies to ensure customs processes and policies represent the best solutions for both trade and regulators particularly as new routines and solutions emerge during ... [+]

BIFA calls for freight-friendly Budget

BIFA has called on the Chancellor to do more for the freight and logistics sector ahead of tomorrow's Budget. With the challenging economic outlook post Brexit and uncertainty over future trading relations with Europe, director general Robert Keen asked Phillip Hammond to take some immediate steps to improve the operating environment ... [+]

Automation won’t kill the forwarding star says BIFA

The freight forwarder will survive online retailers launching their own brokerage services because of “the vastly challenging and circuitous landscape” that the industry operates in, BIFA predicts. The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reacted to current speculation that Amazon and Uber may be about to launch their own global freight ... [+]

Faster trade deal comes into force

The World Trade Organisation’s Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA) came into force on 22 February after it was ratified by two-thirds of its members. Rwanda, Oman, Chad and Jordan submitted their acceptance, bringing the total number of ratifications over the required two thirds threshold of 110. The agreement aims to speed up ... [+]

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