March 2013
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is warning of a possible upsurge in illegal exports of scrap material as the Police increasingly crack down on the domestic trade in dubious material.
The new Scrap Metal Dealers Bill has made it illegal to pay for scrap materials in cash, but criminals may increasingly export to countries where this is still permitted. Freight forwarders and other businesses are urged to report suspicious locations ...
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BIFA is warning that recent savage cuts in US Government spending could delay shipments as overtime payments to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers are axed. A sequestration programme was adopted by Congress to address the federal budget deficit on 1 March, triggering a series of automatic government spending ...
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Former freight forwarder Azat Mulgimov has become general director of Air Charter Service's Moscow office. He has spent the last five years as commercial director at Russian cargo charter airline Aviacon Zitotrans, and prior to this he was Managing Director of a freight forwarding company in Russia.
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The Port of Dover has retained its Carbon Trust Standard, marking four years of carbon reductions. The Carbon Trust Standard is awarded every two years and the Trust's external verification shows a 4.4% reduction in carbon emissions each year from 1st April 2010 to 31st March 2012 – part of ...
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European ferry operator Stena Line is branching out into the Far Eastern market with its first Asian route between Sokcho in South Korea and the Russian ports of Zarubino and Vladivostok through its Stena International Freight arm. The route will initially be serviced by one ship, the RoPax ferry M/V ...
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Airfreight wholesaler Air Menzies International (AMI) has become self-handling in Manchester after moving into a dedicated 8000 sq ft facility at Manchester Airport’s World Cargo Centre.
The new base will improve processing times for customer delivery vehicles and cargo received at AMI Manchester for flights departing from London Heathrow can now ...
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The EU signed an agreement with Canada on 4 March for mutual recognition of risk management standards, security controls and trade partnership programmes between Authorised Economic Operators (AEOs) in the EU and Partners in Protection" (PIP) in Canada. The agreement is expected to be ratified by both sides over the ...
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Yusen Logistics has opened four new warehouses in India- in Lucknow, Ludhiana, Patna, and Bhopal. The forwarder said it would offer a broad array of logistics services including packing, sorting, storage, inventory management, distribution processing for mainly consumer electronics products, consumer goods and apparel. Further expansion and improvement of the ...
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A government report into the death of more than 40 sheep at the Port of Ramsgate following an incident in September 2012 has demanded a tightening-up of procedures. Six animals fell into the water and drowned after being unloaded after a floor on which they were being uloaded for inspection ...
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The East African freight and customs community is to launch an Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) project in the second week of April – the first of its kind in Africa. The decision follows the meeting on 7 of February 2013 the Steering Committee for World Customs Organisation-EAC Regional AEO project ...
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