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The 'no' vote in the Scottish independence referendum has removed a source of huge uncertainty for the freight industry, says British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen. He said that his members “can now get on with doing what they do best - facilitating the UK’s international trade and assisting with the country’s economic recovery through the freight forwarding and logistics services that they deliver to the country’s ...
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BIFA is encouraging its members to object to a paper air waybill (awb) surcharge that airlines are planning for export AWBs that are not filed electronically. Director general, Robert Keen, said that while the association supports e-commerce and e-AWB implementation, “it should create value for forwarders and airlines alike, and ...
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The Government's Airports Commission formally ruled out London Mayor Boris Johnson's plan for an airport in the Thames Estuary to replace Heathrow, on 2 September.
While the Mayor said he would fight on, insisting that the Commission's thumbs-down did not spell the end of his vision for a Hong Kong-style airport ...
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BBC Breakfast presenter Naga Munchetty is to host BIFA's 2014 Freight Service Awards ceremony and luncheon in London on 22 January, 2015. She will present certificates and trophies to the winners of the nine award categories. There is still time to enter, but the deadline for entering this year’s competition ...
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The US Department of Transportation has issued new standards for the shipment of lithium cells and batteries, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. The new rules, developed by the Department's Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), aim to ensure that the batteries can ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Robert Keen as its new director general to succeed Peter Quantrill who retires from the trade association in August.
Mr Keen joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was appointed an executive ...
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Confusion reigns over the Chinese Ministry of Transport's NVOCC registration requirements, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter.
Over the last few weeks BIFA has received several enquiries from members after a shipping line said that it would not be able to accept bookings directly from UK based freight forwarders unless they ...
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The US Department of Homeland Security has announced a further two year dely for its troubled scheme to security screen all inbound containers. It appears that major technical and logistical problems remain and there are also concerns about the effect on the country's international trade.
According to a letter from chairman ...
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The Vietnamese government hs introduced a new law (effective from 1 April) 2014, limiting the total combined weight of 20' and 40' containers to 20 tons including the tare weight of the container, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Enforcement will be rigorous, according to BIFA's advice with mobile weighbridges ...
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BIFA reports in its latest newsletter that Europol, the international police organisation, is warning of ‘Trojan horse’ thefts from delivery lorries in which thieves hide themselves inside large wooden boxes. The boxes, marked ‘Fragile’ are picked-up by parcel delivery services and, once the box is inside a lorry, en route ...
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