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A quarter of the companies that have reached the finalists’ shortlists in the British International Freight Association (BIFA) 2012 Freight Services Awards have either entered or made those shortlists for the first time in the 23 years that the awards have been run.
The finalists in the nine award categories are as follows:
General categories:
Environment Award, sponsored by Red Recruit:
Damco UK, Seafast Logistics, Uniserve Group, World Transport Agency
Project Forwarding Award, sponsored by ...
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The guest speaker and host for the British International Freight Association’s – www.bifa.org – Freight Services Awards 2012 luncheon ceremony will be former Olympian, Derek Redmond. The former sprinter won gold medals at World, European and Commonwealth levels in the mid-1980s will take the podium at the Awards luncheon to ...
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The British International Freight Association said on 10 September that it had arranged a meeting with HM Revenue & Customs to further discuss proposals covering the movement of goods to Enhanced Remote Transit Sheds (ERTS).
BIFA director general, Peter Quantrill said: “There are in effect 12 proposals, many of which are ...
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British International Freight Association director general, Peter Quantrill has complained that, following the latest cabinet reshuffle, the country has had its third Transport Secretary in just over two years. Patrick McLoughlin has replaced Justin Greening.
Quantrill said: “Whilst we wish Patrick McLoughlin and his new team every success, the fact we ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is warning its members to tighten up their controls on possible counterfeit goods, as they could be liable for their destruction under new legislation currently being considered by the European Commission.
BIFA Director General, Peter Quantrill said that while the association has already opposed Commission ...
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The VAT rules have changed for some port community systems charges, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Some services that were previously zero-rated are now liable to standard-rate VAT, it says.
BIFA advises that freight forwarders can continue to charge the net amount as an invoice disbursement, when handling an international ...
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The British International Freight Association is warning of fake IATA e-mails that purport to come from IATA. The emails demanding payment for outstanding invoices generally end in @gmail or @yahoo, although some replicate @iata.org in the e-mail suffix.
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The US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has announced a 3 December deadline for passenger air carriers to carry out 100% screening of cargo on US-bound international flights. However, the UK's existing screening regime already meets the new US requirement.
“It will be business as usual for us from the deadline date,” ...
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