All British International Freight Association (BIFA) articles – Page 2

  • BIFA YFN - Herbie Cobby
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    Cobby to chair BIFA’s Young Forwarder Network

    2022-08-19T09:20:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Herbie Cobby as the chair of its virtual Young Forwarder Network (YFN).

  • Award winners from a previous BIFA Freight Service Awards presentation lunch (1)
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    BIFA Freight Service Awards open for entries

    2022-06-29T09:16:00Z

    You can now submit entries for the British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards.

  • BIFA popovics
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    Popovics joins BIFA

    2022-04-12T06:35:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has strengthened its policy and compliance team with the appointment of Igor Popovics.

  • Lisa-BIFA-Training
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    In-person training returns to BIFA

    2022-03-08T16:12:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is reintroducing face-to-face training for some of its courses.

  • Containers-BIFA
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    BIFA to survey views on container shipping market

    2022-03-07T09:44:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is surveying its entire membership to ascertain views on the current practices undertaken by container shipping lines, as well as opinions on the easements and exemptions provided to those lines under competition law.

  • Containers-BIFA
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    BIFA calls for deepsea shipping market investigation

    2022-01-06T10:01:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the UK government asking it to investigate the state of competition within the current deepsea container shipping market.

  • Robert Keen web
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    BIFA director elected at FIATA

    2021-11-26T07:50:00Z

    Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has been elected secretary general of the presidency of the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA).

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    BIFA confirms 2021 shortlist for Freight Service Awards

    2021-11-02T10:59:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has announced the shortlist for its 2021 Freight Service Awards.

  • BIFA-Think Logistics
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    BIFA targets young talent

    2021-10-28T08:48:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has launched a new partnership with Think Logistics to inspire the next generation of talent to join the sector.

  • BIFA shipping
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    BIFA launches training for UK Customs system

    2021-08-12T11:05:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is launching an online training course to help prepare its members to operate HM Revenue and Customs’ (HMRC) latest declaration platform.

  • Robert Keen
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    BIFA: high rates and tight capacity here to stay

    2021-07-30T08:30:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reported that rates in the container shipping market are likely to remain high and could possibly increase, with little change expected for coming months or possibly years.

  • Morely -BIFA
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    Morley steps up at BIFA

    2021-06-02T11:26:00Z

    Rachel Morley has succeeded John Stubbings as the elected national chair of the British International Freight Association (BIFA).

  • A dredger sailing under the Tees Transporter Bridge, teesport on freeport bidding, nov 2020
    News

    UK freeport report published

    2021-04-23T08:30:00Z

    The UK’s International Trade Committee has published a report that examines the objectives of recently adopted freeports policy, the package of measures available within the chosen sites, and the overall implementation of the policy.

  • A dredger sailing under the Tees Transporter Bridge, teesport on freeport bidding, nov 2020
    News

    A look at the UK’s freeport model

    2021-03-12T11:49:00Z

    The UK’s freeport model may not offer a ‘big bang’ of changes for Customs processes but, in the long-term, could improve ease of doing business and be used as a vehicle to support the energy transition and decarbonisation.

  • Dec2020 UK pg30 Robert Wynn
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    Covid complicates Brexit uncertainty for heavy lift service providers

    It is still early too say with any certainty what the impact of Brexit will be on the UK’s project cargo industry. Speaking with HLPFI before the end of the transition period, some of the UK’s leading logisticians were preparing for delays, others believed there would be more opportunities for forwarders.

  • Carl Hobbis BIFA appt
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    Hobbis steps up at BIFA

    2021-01-12T15:18:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has appointed Carl Hobbis as an executive director.

  • BIFA
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    BIFA updates Standard Trading Conditions

    2021-01-08T09:30:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has updated its Standard Trading Conditions (STC) following the end of the Brexit transition period.

  • BIFA bitesize training, july 2020
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    ​BIFA’s bitesize training

    2020-07-01T11:10:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) will offer free ‘bitesize’ online training to members of its Young Forwarder Network (YFN) – which was launched in March 2019 to foster young talent in the industry.

  • BIFA
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    BIFA’s further Brexit concerns

    2020-06-24T09:30:00Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has reiterated its hopes that a UK-EU trade deal can be achieved before the end of the Brexit transition period, following the news that the EU will impose full Customs controls and checks on goods from the UK from 2021.

  • BIFA repeats its call for Brexit extension
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    BIFA repeats its call for Brexit extension

    2020-05-28T11:00:00Z

    A recent survey of members of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has revealed that the majority of freight forwarders believe an extension to the Brexit transition period is desirable.