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A surge in illegal immigrants trying to stow away on trucks passing at Calais Eurotunnel terminal and ferry port could put cross channel trailer services at risk, says BIFA.
Director general Robert Keen says that the trade association’s members - who tend to be truck hirers, rather than operators says: “The recent scenes are the worst we have ever witnessed. Our members’ cross channel trailer services are being directly targeted ...
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Boris Johnson's comments on future aviation policy are “unhelpful” says the Baltic Air Charter Association. The London Mayor and recently elected MP for Twickenham said that he would will lie down and stop the bulldozers building a third runway at Heathrow during his acceptance speech.
BACA is calling on ...
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Whoever ends up moving into Number 10 in May must I must not overlook the vital role of international trade facilitation to the UK economy, says British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen. Joined-up thinking is still needed on the many issues facing UK import and export traffic, ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – has engaged Paul Newman in a consultancy role for the trade association’s London East and South East region.
He replaces Nigel Peall, who is retiring, and becomes one of five consultants appointed by BIFA to engage with members and other stakeholders at ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne's announcement of “a near doubling” of funding for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) activities in China, in his Budget on 18 March.
BIFA director general Robert Keen said: "BIFA welcomes Mr Osborne's plans to nearly double funding ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Mike Jones as policy and compliance advisor for air, aviation security and dangerous goods issues. Lately, he has been a logistics manager at London Underground but he started his career in freight forwarding in 1977 when he joined Pandair Freight. In his ...
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The Ghana Shippers' Authority is set to implement an Advance Shipment Information System (ASHI) from 1 March, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Shipping lines will have to state the ASHI number on the bill of lading and cargo manifest; cargoes not covered by a valid ASHI will not be ...
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BIFA is urging its members to take part in an HM Revenue & Customs consultation on what do do about ports and airports that have no computerised inventory system from June next year.
In an article in its magazine, BIFAlink, the association says that, from 1 June 2016, the EU's ...
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Winners of the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2014 were revealed at the association's annual luncheon in London yesterday (22 January).
The winners of the eight General and Modal categories of the Award were: Samskip; Panalpina World Transport; Schenker; Unsworth Global Logistics; Allport Cargo Services; DSV Air & Sea; Freightex; and Estuary ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has given a “cautious welcome” to Emirates SkyCargo's plans to roll up air freight, fuel and security surcharges into a single, all-in rate. It will apply to shipments to and from Europe from 1 February and globally from 1 March.
Last year, BIFA director general ...
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