The trade association for UK freight forwarders believes that tomorrow heralds a new era for shipping and trade liberalisation, as shipping line conferences will no longer be permitted in any trades between the EU and the rest of the world from midnight tonight. - October 22, 2008
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition. - June 22, 2008
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is alerting the UK international freight community that it must not sleepwalk into a Big Bang on January 20 2008 when dual-running of the old and new data formats for Customs declarations ceases. - December 23, 2007
The names of the four finalists who will compete for the title of Young Freight Forwarder of the Year in this year’s Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) have been revealed. - December 12, 2007
Over 20 companies have been named as finalists for this year's Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org. Now in their 19th year, the BIFA Freight Service Awards are widely recognised as one of the most prestigious within the logistics and supply chain industry. They encourage and reward high professional standards and special achievements. - November 14, 2007
BIFA (www.bifa.org) - the trade association which represents the interests of Britain’s freight forwarding community - welcomes the news from Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC) that when SAD Harmonisation is implemented on 1st October 2007, dual running of both old and new type Customs declarations will be allowed until 20th January 2008. - August 19, 2007
Following a four-year campaign by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org - Treasury officials have confirmed that the Insurance Mediation Directive (IMD) Exemption for freight forwarders has now come into force.
This means that freight forwarders should be able to... - August 11, 2007
BIFA, the trade association which represents the interests of Britain’s freight forwarding community, welcomes the Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s recent announcement of a review of the UK’s border security arrangements and commitment to a new unified border force at air and seaports. - August 03, 2007
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has named Peter Quantrill as its new Director General to succeed Colin Beaumont. - July 28, 2007
The British International Freight Association - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition. - July 12, 2007
Shippers, and their freight forwarding partners in the EU, have been warned that they should conduct an impact self-assessment to ensure procedures and documents are in place before deciding whether to apply to become an ‘Authorised Economic Operator’ (AEO), when this becomes possible from 1st July. - June 28, 2007
