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Find full company profiles. https://www.pr.com/press-release/798176 Thu, 31 Oct 2019 03:00:00 -0400 Those short-listed in the various categories are as follows: Air Cargo Services award – sponsored by IAG Cargo - Charles Kendall Freight, Dimerco Express, Evolution Forwarding, Metro Shipping, Noatum Logistics European Logistics Award – sponsored by TT Club - Davies Turner, Nextday Freight, Noatum Logistics, Simpex Express Extra Mile Award – sponsored by Descartes - Brunel Air Cargo, Hemisphere Freight [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/798176 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/517837 Wed, 25 Sep 2013 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association has given qualified support to last week’s decision by a sub-committee of the International Maritime Organization to approve a compromise proposal for verifying the weight of containers before they are loaded onboard ships. The IMO sub-committee approved draft guidelines giving shippers two methods to verify the weight of a container - either by weighing the packed [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/517837 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/504480 Sun, 21 Jul 2013 03:00:00 -0400 With final submissions on proposals for airport capacity in the UK due today, the trade association for UK freight forwarders and logistics service providers is hoping the Airport Commission does not get distracted by all the "noise" there has been on the subject in the last few days. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/504480 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/479971 Thu, 21 Mar 2013 03:00:00 -0400 The trade association for UK freight forwarders says that this week’s budget must be a business-focussed budget if the Chancellor is to be taken seriously about getting the UK economy moving again. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/479971 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/476521 Wed, 06 Mar 2013 03:00:00 -0500 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is pleased that Robert Windsor, Manager Trade Services, BIFA is presenting the Association’s perspective on the proposed new regulations and the implications of the container weighing proposals on shippers and the container supply chain at the Multimodal 2013 conference and exhibition. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/476521 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/472847 Sat, 16 Feb 2013 03:00:00 -0500 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is disappointed by some of the background information concerning the recent full implementation of mutual recognition for the USA’s and European Union’s (EU) trade security programmes. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/472847 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/470719 Wed, 06 Feb 2013 03:00:00 -0500 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) haswelcomed the news that the US Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association have reached a tentative agreement for a new six-year master labour contract. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/470719 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/456363 Thu, 22 Nov 2012 03:00:00 -0500 Speaking on behalf of its members, the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has broadly welcomed the news that the Department for Transport is to consult on raising the speed limits for HGVs. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/456363 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/420507 Sat, 16 Jun 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition, celebrating 24 years of recognising the best in the UK freight forwarding industry. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/420507 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/400304 Sat, 24 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) believes that today’s UK Budget does not address the ongoing concerns of its members about fuel prices. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/400304 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/399658 Thu, 22 Mar 2012 03:00:00 -0400 Over the last six months, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) – has welcomed a number of Government initiatives which brought good news for the trade association’s 1400+ members, most recently welcoming the Government’s decision that backdated business rates bills for port-based companies are to be waived. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/399658 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/390612 Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:00:00 -0500 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added a dedicated area on its website offering Good Practice guidelines for its members. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/390612 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/384122 Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:00:00 -0500 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has added a dedicated area on its website to offer logistics advice in connection with the staging of the Olympic and Paralympic games at a number of locations throughout the UK in the summer of 2012. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/384122 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/377015 Fri, 16 Dec 2011 03:00:00 -0500 Following a review, the British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarders, says that the National Policy Statement for Ports (NPS) delivers a framework for port infrastructure development in England and Wales over the next few decades. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/377015 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/332778 Sun, 19 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition, celebrating 23 years of recognising the best in the UK freight forwarding industry. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/332778 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/331445 Wed, 15 Jun 2011 03:00:00 -0400 As forwarders and airlines reached a landmark agreement on changes to the IATA-owned Cargo Accounts Settlement System (CASS) in Europe, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) was able to make a significant contribution to the negotiations that drove through the changes. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/331445 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/274052 Wed, 03 Nov 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarders and other cargo interests, says that whilst the UK Government is likely to review all aspects of air cargo security following the incident at East Midlands airport and overseas last Friday, there should not be a knee-jerk reaction. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/274052 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/272326 Wed, 27 Oct 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The expression that ‘you have to be in it to win it’ is clearly demonstrated by this year’s Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org - as six first-time entrants make the finalist shortlist. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/272326 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/265640 Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – is experiencing tremendous demand for a series of seminars that outline the security amendments to the European Community (EC) Customs Code coming into effect on January 1, 2011. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/265640 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/261068 Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association – www.bifa.org – announces that the guest speaker and host for this year’s Awards luncheon ceremony to be held in London on Thursday 20th January 2011 is one of the most famous faces in British football. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/261068 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/251613 Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition, celebrating 22 years of recognising the best in the UK freight forwarding industry. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/251613 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/244101 Fri, 25 Jun 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK forwarders, has welcomed the news in yesterday's budget that the UK coalition government will delay the decision over Air Passenger Duty reform. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/244101 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/235905 Sat, 22 May 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – backs informed aviation commentators who have described a possible "plane tax" as an ill conceived proposal that will further damage an industry that is already on its knees. Furthermore, and importantly, it will do nothing to uphold the UK’s competitive edge as a major hub for international carriers serving Europe. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/235905 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/228574 Thu, 22 Apr 2010 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association for UK freight forwarders, says that the unprecedented closure of European airspace is likely to lead to significant backlogs of airfreight when clearance to fly is eventually given. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/228574 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/216733 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 03:00:00 -0500 BIFA – the British International Freight Association – is attending Multimodal 2010 and looking forward to meeting existing and prospective members and to bringing its message to the wider UK freight industry. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/216733 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/207243 Sun, 24 Jan 2010 03:00:00 -0500 The UK’s most prestigious logistics and supply chain industry awards were given to the best of the British freight forwarding sector at a milestone awards ceremony – the 21st – hosted by author and broadcaster Mrs Frances Edmonds. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/207243 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/199456 Wed, 16 Dec 2009 03:00:00 -0500 According to John O’Connell, Director – Trade Services at the British International Freight Association (BIFA) – web:bifa.org - it was “hardly surprising” to hear the recent news that the US Department for Homeland Security (DHS) would effectively not be able to meet its 2012 deadline to implement its goal of 100 percent inbound container scanning. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/199456 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/191057 Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500 A significant number of companies that have never before entered the Freight Service Awards organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) put themselves forward this year. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/191057 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/188459 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The Home Office and UK Border Agency (UKBA) has informed the British International Freight Association (BIFA) that the consignment information that could be required by the police under the powers provided for in Section 33 of the Immigration, Asylum and Nationality (Ian) Act 2006, which enable them to request freight data on both third country and intra-EU shipments, will not be required on a routine basis. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/188459 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/174584 Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:00:00 -0400 If your business is winning, then make sure you tell people. That is the message from the British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association which organises one of the freight forwarding industry’s premier independent awards schemes, as it calls for last-minute entries to the 2009 BIFA Awards. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/174584 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/167726 Sun, 26 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (www.bifa.org) is reminding its members and anyone else involved the air cargo business of an important deadline for air cargo security training. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/167726 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/166602 Wed, 22 Jul 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition, which this year celebrates 21 years of recognising the best in the UK freight forwarding industry and which has attracted three new award sponsors. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/166602 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/150926 Sun, 10 May 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org - is backing calls made by Conservative leader David Cameron for the government to abandon plans to hit the ports industry with sharp rises in business rates, or face seriously damaging that industry at a time when international trade is vital to UK economic recovery. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/150926 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/144262 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The success of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) on the Insurance Mediation Directive is now complete with the UK government agreeing that freight forwarding and its associated activities will be removed from the scope of the directive altogether. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/144262 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/140875 Thu, 26 Mar 2009 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (www.bifa.org) has never doubted the vital importance of training to all levels of any organisation involved in freight activity. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/140875 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/128635 Wed, 28 Jan 2009 03:00:00 -0500 The most prestigious awards in the UK logistics and supply chain industry were handed to the cream of the British freight forwarding sector at a landmark awards ceremony hosted by The Rt. Hon. Michael Portillo. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/128635 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/111899 Wed, 22 Oct 2008 03:00:00 -0400 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. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/111899 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/91496 Sun, 22 Jun 2008 03:00:00 -0400 The British International Freight Association (BIFA) - www.bifa.org - is seeking entries for its annual Freight Service Awards competition. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/91496 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/65353 Sun, 23 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 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. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/65353 British International Freight Association https://www.pr.com/press-release/63854 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 03:00:00 -0500 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. [PR.com] https://www.pr.com/press-release/63854 British International Freight Association