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- 2025 UK Border Strategy - Ecosystem of Trust
- "No Better Time To Use A Freight Forwarder" says BIFA
- Pre-lodgement of Declarations - Border Locations Announced
- Origin Declaration for EU-UK Trade - From 1st Jan 2022
- Harmonised System of Tariffs 2022
- Logistics Careers Event - 24th November 2021
- Blockages at French Ports - 26/11/21
- Webinar - International Trade Assistants - Free of charge for your business for 6 months
- BIFA director general elected secretary general of FIATA
- Imports of Prohibited and Restricted Products from the European Union
- Young Forwarder Network Event - Wednesday 17th November 2021
- Focus on the future
- New Rules On Import Controls - From 1st Jan 2022
- UK Government updates the Border Operating Model
- “Congestion is not just for Christmas,” says Global Shippers Forum
- Rate reduction could take 18-30 months
- Ending of Staged Customs Control - December Webinars
- Reminder - Warning of new email scam on BIFA members
- Have Your Say: Gatwick Northern Runway Consultation
- Manchester, Bradford and Portsmouth Clean Air Zone Updates
- European road freight rates hit an all-time high
- Port of Antwerp & Port of Zeebrugge Roadshow UK
- TAPA EMEA offers free virtual conference places as experts discuss supply chain risks and resilience in 2022 and beyond
- European Road Freight Rate Benchmark Q3 2021: European road freight rates at record highs
- Air cargo, up 9.1% in September, capacity remains constrained
- 26 freight forwarding companies are shortlisted for BIFA's 2021 Freight Service Awards
- International Trade Week launched to support new exporters
- Schedule reliability still very poor in September 2021
- UK Government lifts Cabotage restrictions
- Webinar Invite – New Import Requirements – January 2022
- Freight Association comments on UK Budget and says it hopes commitment to consult is not spin
- BIFA president supports National Lorry Week
- BIFA and Think Logistics to deliver young talent for the sector
- UK's path to net zero set out in landmark strategy
- Shippers warned to brace for fuel surcharge rises
- Don’t cancel Christmas just yet, say freight forwarders
- Walsh expects a permanent shift in air cargo’s importance to aviation
- Key to air cargo resilience post pandemic: Industry Cooperation, Safety, Sustainability and Modernization
- British International Freight Association set to play key role at Multimodal 2021
- Rising confidence in the UK logistics sector despite pressing staff and supply shortages
- Green Pass in international road transport
- 12.5% of the global capacity now unavailable
- EU Hauliers: Are you ready for changes at the UK/EU border?
- Freight association welcomes extension of government support for apprentice recruitment
- BIFA picks rugby legend to host its awards … and reminds members to enter (1)
- Dedicated hotline and online service launched for UK exporters
- Air cargo up 7.7% in August versus pre-COVID Levels; capacity lagging demand
- Schedule reliability drops to all-time low 33.6% in August 2021
- Air cargo charters at a premium as capacity squeeze tightens
- Multimodal 2021
- Industry bodies join forces to tackle safety of dangerous goods storage and transport
- DP World to invest £300m in new fourth berth at London Gateway logistics hub to strengthen UK’s supply chain
- Little relief in sight for container equipment shortages
- Abandoned cargo: alert to risk escalation
- Ocean freight spot prices finally plateau
- Freight association welcomes quick response to calls for greater clarity on revisions to EU exit procedures
- Freight association seeks to inspire next generation
- BIFA hosts EU Exit webinar
- FMC to move forward with two of the proposed demurrage-and-detention related initiatives
- Gatwick Airport Northern Runway - Have your say
- Border Controls delayed
- EU, US and Chinese regulators meet to discuss liner issues
- HGV Driver testing changes
- Recognition of secure status for UK cargo on Road Feeder Service
- Port Health Update - 10/09/2021
- CMA CGM caps ocean freight spot prices
- ICS proposes carbon emission levy
- Statement by Lord Frost on Northern Ireland Protocol on 7th September 2021
- Notice to Regulated Agents - Updated
- Traffic Commissioners Review
- Implementing Competency-Based Training and Assessment (CBTA) for Dangerous Goods
- Coronavirus update restriction that apply to drivers of goods vehicles
- Strong Cargo Demand Continues in July
- Greener, longer goods vehicles could be rolled out from next year
- New analysis shows the fierce fight between alliances for market share on the main east-west trades
- Guidance: Imports - Pre-notification Times updated
- Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) awareness communications for hauliers
- CAA Variation Direction
- Beware of a scam e-mail purporting to be from IATA
- HMRC to host event explaining Safety & Security Exit Summary declaration requirements that come into effect for GB-EU movements from 1st October 2021
- Moving Indirect Export goods from the Irish Republic to GB via ports in Northern Ireland
- Hopes rise for resumption of operations at Meishan Terminal in Ningbo
- Dartford Crossing carrying more food and goods than ever before
- Research shows significant growth in UK warehouse investments
- China cargo flights cancelled due to Covid-19 outbreaks
- Reminder - Warning of attempted email scam on BIFA members
- Guidance training on export control compliance
- IATA targets e-commerce growth via digital partnership with UNCTAD
- Ship congestion outside Chinese ports gets worse
- Shippers confused by container rate index disparities
- Webinar on importing products of animal origin
- A new eLearning course on Customs Declaration Service launches in September
- FIATA announces that Freight-Pay introduction webinar is available on demand
- UK government extends Operation Brock period
- EU delays requirement to use new Export Health Certificates
- HGV driving tests - invite to respond to government consultation
- Marine insurer warns of risks of shipping containers on vessels other than purpose-built containerships
- Temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours rules: all road haulage sectors in Great Britain (until 3 October 2021)
- Preighters unlikely to offset rising air cargo demand
- Government Response to Better Delivery: A Challenge for Freight
- Importing Goods from the European Union (EU) from 1 October 2021
- Top 25 cargo airlines: Freighter operators to the fore
- Freight forwarders welcome HMRC confirmation of implementation timetable for new Customs declarations processing system
- American manufacturer files landmark suit with the FMC over soaring liner charges
- Freight association sees no change in container shipping fundamentals for months … possibly years
- Air Cargo Posts Strongest First Half-Year Growth Since 2017
- EU Exit - Stages 2 & 3 and the updated Border Operating Model
- Typhoon could continue to disrupt Shanghai ports
- Road freight goes green with £20 million funding boost
- DEFRA announce series of training webinars
- No evidence yet of widespread price-out of low-value cargo
- Lifting of lockdown restrictions prompts work to activate Operation Brock
- The air cargo industry should be proud of itself, says TIACA
- HMRC Communication Safety & Security Business Requirements Latest Update
- Government letter to haulage industry
- Freight association reiterates need for traders to get ready for EU trade rule changes
- US extends cargo-in-the-cabin exemption
- CCS-UK Electronic Fallback system
- Government publishes world’s first ‘greenprint’ to decarbonise all modes of domestic transport by 2050
- Confusion over UK freeports plans, survey finds
- Goods bound for Channel Tunnel can clear customs in South Yorkshire
- IATA appoint new Head of Cargo
- First phase of multimodal freight strategy published
- European forwarders call for fairer intermodal taxation regime
- May Air Cargo 9.4% Above Pre-COVID Levels
- GVMS Release 2.0 plus Safety & Security information
- Ever Given: Egypt agrees deal to release ship that blocked Suez Canal
- Department for Transport launch consultation regarding changes to operator licence
- Freight-Pay online transaction platform launched for FIATA members
- FIATA and ICHCA continue their collaboration
- Staggering number of late vessel arrivals
- HMRC IT downtime: Saturday 26 June 2021 to Sunday 27 June 2021
- Freight forwarding market recovering, expected growth of 11.6% in 2021
- Deal in principle reached on Ever Given
- GVMS R2.0 Haulier Comms
- Republic of Belarus Sanctions
- Ever Given compensation verdict delayed again
- TT Club warns of temptation of passing boxes unfit for purpose
- Freight Service Awards now open for entry
- e-commerce boom carries market to new heights in 2020
- Freight forwarders should be cautious of the potential impact of Belarus sanctions
- Shippers renew call for block exemption to be removed
- HMRC invitation to test new customs digital service
- Where’s the ceiling for box shipping?
- Air cargo up 12% in April compared to pre-COVID levels
- Freight association issues advice on Delayed Declaration Scheme
- Office Of Destination Reminder
- Inland Border Facility
- IPAFFS updated to include new functionality
- Mid-value products ‘getting priced out’ of ocean freight
- Freight association reminds members that further government support for apprentice recruitment is now live
- Birmingham Clean Air Zone- information on Grace Period
- UK freight association elects new national chair and vice-chair
- Cargo crime risks increasing and evolving
- P&O and DFDS reach Dover-Calais space charter agreement
- Global trade’s recovery from COVID-19 crisis hits record high
- IATA won't ban lithium ion batteries on aircraft, but wants more collaboration
- More delay for shippers as Ever Given legal wrangle is sent to a higher court
- Asia-Europe shippers face ‘extremely serious’ space crunch
- IATA expects strong post-pandemic air cargo market
- Forwarding set for sharp uptick in volumes in 2021
- Clean Air Zones
- Over half of container bookings rolled at some ports
- Shippers face high air cargo rates for some time yet
- New guidance published to prevent use of vehicles as weapons in terror attacks
- World Container Index - 06 May
- Global e-Commerce jumps to $26.7 trillion
- Egyptian court blocks Ever Given’s departure
- International convention versus trading conditions
- Air cargo demand reaches all time high in March, up 4.4% compared to pre-COVID levels
- TIACA releases the industry’s first sustainability report
- Schedule reliability improves in March 2021
- Freight association says more work to be done after UK-EU TCA ratified
- Reminder of requirements for importing EU transiting high-risk food and feed
- More air cargo carriers ban Vivo phone shipments as probe into HK fire begins
- Ever Given owner appeals against ship seizure
- Rocketing cargo theft statistics 'a big wake-up call' for all supply chain players
- BIFA remains lukewarm on freeports concept
- Evergreen blocked from offloading cargo from Ever Given
- Traffic management measures in Kent stood down as trade returns to normal
- Airfreight in 2021: A wild ride says Ti report
- Anger as Maersk suspends contract bookings, sparking scramble for capacity
- Ocean freight rates set to stay elevated until 2023
- Young Forwarder Network reaches half century
- FMC confirms it is investigating container shipping lines
- Clarification on VAT statements
- Message to Hauliers/Traders/Agents moving Common Transit Convention goods through ports that have adopted the Goods Vehicle Movement Service
- Freight association welcomes further government support for apprentice recruitment
- Air cargo demand up 9% in February compared to pre-COVID levels
- General Average declared on Ever Given
- NCTS Guarantee Reference Amount - Update
- Vaccine supply under threat from theft and counterfeits
- One in four small UK exporters halt EU sales
- Global Shippers Forum renews attack on EC Block Exemption Regulation
- Get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test if you’re an HGV or van driver
- Freight sector hopes bespoke covid testing regime for hauliers is made-to-measure, not off-the-peg
- IATA launches new platform to connect air cargo companies
- The Suez Canal blockage and mega ship risks
- 2021 FIATA Week drives the change for freight forwarding associations
- Alphaliner reports huge container ship orders
- Asia-Europe ocean freight markets show signs of slight easing
- Inland Border Facility update - 18 Mar 2021
- Clarification on the VAT rate to be charged on customs intermediary charges
- Europe launches import control system
- Ordering spree shuffles liner rankings
- Counterfeit and shipping
- £20 million SME Brexit Support Fund opens for applications
- Allow seventh freedoms for air freight
- Goods Vehicle Movement Service downtime moved to 27th March 2021
- Top 15 containers ports in Europe in 2020
- Sevington Inland Border Facility transition
- Extension of Border Operating Model deadlines is no surprise, says BIFA
- Important changes in the UK Border announced by Government
- New rail service from the Port of Felixstowe
- Ocean freight spot rates stay close to record highs
- US suspends tariffs on UK goods in trade dispute
- UK announces locations of eight ‘freeports’ in England
- BIFA TSS Seminar Slide pack
- Freight association comments on UK budget
- Goods Vehicle Movement Service - Driver volunteers required for further Service Development
- January air cargo demand recovers to pre-COVID levels
- Share your experiences for a Parliamentary debate
- Annual cargo theft report indicates significant new trends
- January 2021 schedule reliability of 34.9% extends lowest record
- Major boost for freight by rail as Southampton upgrade is completed
- 235,000 haulier tests completed as lorry drivers urged to get tested away from border
- DFDS increases scheduled frequencies to Great Britain from Cuxhaven
- Changes to haulier testing requirements and sectors exempt from travel ban
- Important: Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) Updates/Reminder
- World boxship fleet update: Tonnage providers return to yards
- EU must stand firm as new country measures bring border chaos to goods transport
- Setback for Manston Airport cargo hub plans
- Global container shipping crisis – shippers speak out
- Update on the Port of Holyhead
- The Port of Felixstowe changes to VBS
- New UK grants for SMEs
- Freight association urges members to consider recruiting apprentices
- BAI Index: Charter Service, Elevated Rates, and Volatility: The New Normal?
- Check if a business holds Authorised Economic Operator status
- Heathrow Airport Limited (HAL) staff renew strike action
- Use of CPC 00 09 080 Post-Clearance Action
- 2020 Worst Year for Air Cargo Demand Since Performance Monitoring Began in 1990
- US and UK conclude arrangement to strengthen end-to-end supply chain security
- Dangerous Goods refresher training exemption extended
- NEW Record-low Global Schedule Reliability of 44.6% in December 2020
- Changes to the LEZ
- GVMS Downtime Notification
- BIFA Freight Service award winners triumph over adversity
- Contact details at Inland Border Facilities
- Zero rating of Freight Transport Costs Public Notice 744b
- End to box shortage may be in sight
- Container shipping market: Dialogue or complaint
- Felixstowe Port - Mandatory wearing of face coverings
- BA Cargo strikes at Heathrow
- EU Exit information on COVID Testing and Compensation for the fishing industry
- Irish import procedures for SPS goods
- 37% of all boxes are rolled over
- Professions exempt from travel restrictions
- Shippers warned to prepare for bunker surcharge increase
- EU Exit Access to Guidance and information
- Carriers cancel fewer services over Chinese New Year period
- EU Issue -Inland Border Post Ashford Waterbrook and French NCTS
- HSE spot checks and inspections continuing during coronavirus pandemic
- New COVID-19 Entry Restrictions in Germany
- Belgian systems outage
- HMRC update on NCTS - 14 January 2021
- Defra Expedited Return Scheme: Consultation
- French Covid Restrictions: Consultation on requirement for 'upstream' test
- BIFA's 2020 Freight Service Awards to be revealed virtually
- TSS/GVMS guide
- PEACH and eDOMERO downtime on Thursday 14 January
- Hobbis joins British International Freight Association Board
- DEFRA Brexit transition update - export paperwork reminder
- Destin 8 – Border Operating Model required Information
- Digital course on preventing wildlife trafficking in the supply chain now available in multiple languages
- T1 status confusion at UK airports
- Hauliers told to expect much tougher French border controls
- Important information for Hauliers regarding GVMS
- Air cargo demand improves in November, capacity remains constrained
- SPS Goods - CHIEF Fix
- Government confirms logistics workers are ‘essential’ in latest lockdown
- GB routes into the Republic of Ireland
- Updated Border Operating Model and Guidance on RoO
- Freight forwarders get updated trading conditions
- Border and Protocol Delivery Group Update - 4 Jan 2021
- COVID-19 vaccine – protecting the supply chain
- Shippers and forwarders call on European Competition Authorities to act
- Government helpline numbers
- Reminders regarding EU Exit - key points
- Traders: steps you need to take now to make sure you are ready for the introduction of Export Health Certificates (EHCs)
- Movement Assistance Scheme
- Claiming preferential rates of duty between the UK and EU from 1 January 2021
- BA Strike
- Notice from CAA re UK Aviation Security
- Port of Felixstowe CTC transit movements post 1 January 2021
- Acute shortage of containers in Asia could run beyond February: Sea-Intelligence
- Record-low global schedule reliability of liner shipping
- A new edition of the BIFA Standard Trading Conditions
- Customs Declaration Completion Requirements for Great Britain and Norther Ireland Protocol
- EC publishes new slot relief proposal as of summer 2021
- Hauliers will be able to get a Goods Movement Reference (GMR) from 23 December 2020
- Government releases 2025 Border Strategy Document
- HMRC release Webinars on YouTube regarding GVMS
- BA delays
- Supreme Court Judgement means Expansion can go ahead
- Exceptionally strong air freight demand set to continue until Chinese New Year
- BIFA wants to get to know Member's press officers
- Freight forwarders angry with latest shipping line surcharge
- Shippers to review carrier performance
- Huge challenge ahead to get software systems Brexit-ready
- IPAFFS service maintenance 11-13 December 2020
- BPDG webinars on Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 December
- Guidance on EU Contingency plans in the event of a "No Deal" scenario
- HMRC Safety & Security - GOV.UK guidance
- Invitation: HMRC Safety & Security Webinar - Maritime
- The logistics sectors response to surges in shipping container activity
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