BIFA News

Forwarders given more time to enter awards

The British International Freight Association has extended the deadline for entry to its annual Freight Service Awards to October 2, 2017.

BIFA Training expands team with first key appointment

In order to keep up with member demand – and with other opportunities on the horizon – BIFA has expanded its training team with the appointment of Graeme Wilkinson.

BIFA Awards 2017 Competition – entry deadline fast approaching!

The entry deadline for the British International Freight Association’s – www.bifa.org/awards – annual Freight Service Awards competition is looming!

Representation with HMRC

A BIFA Good Practice Guide.

Rotterdam delays with inland waterway shipments

The port of Rotterdam has been confronted with delays in the handling of shipments through inland waterways for some time. FENEX (the trades Association representing Dutch forwarders) has discussed these issues regularly with the Port of Rotterdam authority and RWG (the terminal which has been affected the most by the delays).

Freight forwarders want more detail on Customs proposals

Commenting on the first of what is likely to be a number of papers issued by the UK Government over the next few days outlining its ambitions for Brexit, the UK trade association that represents freight forwarding and logistics companies says that it is no surprise that the paper is all about possible trade and customs arrangements post-Brexit.

BIFA names new National Chairman

Mark Bromley has succeeded Fred Osborn as the elected National Chairman of BIFA – the British International Freight Association – for a two-year period.

ALERT - Bogus BIFA email

It has been brought to our attention that there is a bogus email being received by members.

Do you have the right recipe for a BIFA Freight Service Award?

The British International Freight Association - www.bifa.org – has added a culinary touch to its annual Freight Service Awards event as this year's competition opens for entries.

British International Freight Association names policy and compliance officer for customs issues

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has confirmed the appointment of Pawel Jarza as policy and compliance advisor with responsibility for issues concerning Customs.