Press Release | 34 freight forwarding companies have been shortlisted as finalists for the nine service categories of this year’s British International Freight Association’s Freight Service Awards, with six of them making the finalist shortlists in more than one category.
Those shortlisted in the nine service categories of the awards, which are now in their 36th year, are as follows:
Air Cargo Services Award (sponsored by IAG Cargo): Brunel Air Cargo, Kerry Logistics (UK) Ltd, Metro Shipping Ltd, and Uniserve Holdings Limited
European Logistics Award (sponsored by TT Club): Cargo Overseas Ltd, Mercury Freight Ltd, NNR Global Logistics Ltd, and Transportify Ltd
Ocean Services Award (sponsored by Port Express): Atlantic Freight Ltd, Denholm Good Logistics Limited, Kerry Logistics (UK) Ltd, and NNR Global Logistics UK Ltd
Extra Mile Award (sponsored by Descartes): Carousel Logistics Ltd, Killick Martin & Company Ltd, Pro-Logist Ltd, Seafast Logistics Ltd, and United Worldwide Logistics Ltd
Sustainable Logistics & the Environment Award (sponsored by American Airlines Cargo): DHL Global Forwarding, DSV Road Ltd, Ital Logistics Ltd, Peterson Freight Management, Rhenus Logistics Ltd, and Wallis Shipping Services Ltd
Project Forwarding Award (sponsored by Macbeth Insurance Brokers): Deugro (UK) Ltd, Maersk Logistics and Services UK Ltd, Perform Logistics Ltd, and Westbound Logistics Services Ltd
Specialist Services Award (sponsored by Descartes + Thyme IT): DFS Worldwide Ltd, Irish Freight Solutions, John Pipe International, Metro Shipping Ltd, and Samphire Cargo Ltd
Staff Development Award (sponsored by Albacore Systems): Deugro (UK) Ltd, PFE Express Ltd, Speedy Freight, and Unsworth UK
Supply Chain Management Award (sponsored by Descartes + BoxTop Technologies): Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics Ltd, Noatum Logistics UK Ltd, Seafast Logistics Ltd, and Uniserve Holdings Limited
The finalists in the Apprentice of the Year category – sponsored by Menzies LLP, are Dylan Cheesman from Unsworth UK, Joseph Freestone from Woodland Group, Keira Greenough from Cardinal Global Logistics, Leah Griggs from Laser Transport International, Luis Matthews from Ligentia UK Ltd, and Iwan Williams from United Worldwide Logistics Ltd
In the Young Freight Forwarder of the Year category, sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo, the following have been revealed as finalists: Charmaine Anderson from Blue Water Shipping UK Ltd, Thomas Bedocs from DHL Global Forwarding, Georgia Gibson from cargo-partner, Magdalena Krasinska from Unsworth UK, as well as both Ben Thompson and Charlie Griffiths from NNR Global Logistics UK Ltd.
The finalists in each category will now go forward to the final round of judging with winners due to be announced at the BIFA Freight Service Awards Ceremony on Thursday 16th January 2025.
Tickets are now on sale for the event, which will once again provide a valuable opportunity for attendees to acknowledge both the finalists and winners, as well as networking with people from within the industry.
Further information relating to entries and luncheon reservations can be obtained by visiting the BIFA awards website
Media references:
Ian Matheson, Impress Communications
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