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BIFA has welcomed increased government incentive payments for companies that hire new apprentices. Employers will now receive £3,000 for new apprentices of any age who join their organisation from 1 April 2021 to 30 September 2021.
Carl Hobbis, BIFA’s Executive Director, who has management responsibility for BIFA’s training and development services, says: “The latest increase in funding support is a further reason for our members to consider the apprenticeship pathway as ...
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As National Apprenticeship week comes nears its end, the British International Freight Association has repeated its call for freight forwarding and logistics companies to consider recruiting apprentices.
Executive director Carl Hobbis said: “We know it’s a tough call, with the pandemic and the post transition period continuing to disrupt many freight ...
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Winners of the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2020 overcame multiple difficulties and uncertainties this year, said the industry association.
In the Air Cargo Services category, which was sponsored by ASM UK, Simarco Worldwide Logistics triumphed over fellow finalists DHL Global Forwarding, Kerry Logistics and Ligentia Global.
Winner of the Ocean Services Award, ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA)’s Freight Service Awards will take place online this year – spread over four days from Monday 25 January to Thursday 28 January.
A quartet of presentation videos will be released at 1pm each day as follows:
Monday 25 January
Air Cargo Services Award - sponsored by ASM ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) Board has promoted training development manager Carl Hobbis to its board as an executive director.After joining the association in 2016 he orchestrated a remarkable redevelopment of its training and industry education functions.Prior to joining BIFA, Hobbis worked in freight forwarding for more than 30 ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has published a new version of its standard trading conditions (STCs), replacing the 2017 version.
The latest edition has been produced as a consequence of the UK’s exit from the EU and reflects changes to direct/indirect representation with HMRC. The term “Customs Representative” is now ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) says its members are exasperated by the news of an ‘Emergency Space Surcharge’ by one of the world’s leading container shipping companies.
It will apply from South East India ports to the North Continent, the Mediterranean, North Africa, Red Sea and Latin America.
BIFA director general ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) welcomes the UK government’s recommation that traders appoint specialists - such as one its members - to deal with import and export customs declarations.
The recommendation comes in a letter sent out by the UK government to VAT-registered traders highlighting actions they need to take ...
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It’s a tough call, with Covid-19 disrupting many freight forwarders’ daily operations, but now is the time to step up apprentice recruitment, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA).
Just a few weeks ahead of the end of the Brexit transition period, it has been suggested that an extra 50,000 private-sector customs ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed recent announcements by some container shipping lines that they will discontinue low sulphur fuel surcharges. BIFA says it has long challenged their legitimacy. It accused the carriers of profiteering when they announced in 2018, almost in unison, that they would be introducing ...
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