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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says that there was little in today's Budget that was relevant to the freight and logistics industries.
However, director general Robert Keen said he was concerned by Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's warning that storm clouds are gathering over the global economy. “Any softening in the global economy is likely to have a material impact on visible trade, which is the lifeblood of our ...
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Two significant dates later this year will demonstrate the importance to forwarders of Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) status, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA).
The Union Customs Code (UCC) is being introduced across the European Union (EU) on 1 May. There will be a number of changes to how goods ...
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BIFA has formally wound up its mutual insurance arm. The company ceased to operate about 14 years ago and the latest move is to release final funds to shareholders. It was set up to provide deferment bonds for forwarders who became shareholders in the mutual company. At the time it ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards competition 2015 at a ceremony in London on 21 January.
The winners of the ten General, Modal and Specialist categories in the awards were: Greenshields Cowie & Co; Dynamic International Freight Services; 512 (Sheffield); The Woodland ...
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BIFA sees a tough year ahead in 2016 with many of the difficulties caused by the government and the European Union rather than the economy.
Director general Robert Keen says two of the biggest impacts on freight forwarding will be implementation of the Union Customs Code and the new SOLAS rules ...
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BIFA (the British International Freight Association) has running further one-day conferences on important impending changes to freight legislation. They are at Middlesbrough on 8 December, Leeds on 9 December and Chelmsford on 28 January.
BIFA director general Robert Keen said that November's event had sold out.
The seminars will cover introduction ...
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Truckers’ friend Sally Boazman is to host the British International Freight Association’s Freight Service Awards 2015 Ceremony in London next year. Better known to drivers the length and breadth of Britain as ‘Sally Traffic’, her BBC Radio 2 travel reports have helped keep the country moving since she became the ...
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BIFA is organising a conference on 26 November to bring together its members, HMRC and other stakeholders to discuss the impending changes, together with an assessment of the current situation concerning the EU’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.
The conference will also discuss the new container weighing rules.
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The European Commission says that its long-awaited and heavily delayed Union Customs Code will come into force on 1 May next year. It aims to usher in “a simpler, more modern and integrated EU customs system to support cross-border trade and provide for more EU-wide cooperation in customs matters. The ...
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The British International Freight Association's annual Freight Service Awards competition is now open for entries.
All of the category sponsors from last year are supporting the awards once again, and they are joined by two new sponsors supporting two new categories. The Cool Award is open to providers of specialist refrigerated ...
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