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Rhenus’s Dayna Thackrah wins young Irish forwarder title

[ February 29, 2024   //   ]

Dayna Thackrah of Rhenus Air & Ocean Ireland has won The Irish International Freight Association (IIFA)’s inaugural Young Irish Freight Forwarder of the Year competition.

The IIFA launched the competition in November 2023 to promote and recognise the work of young professionals in the industry. IIFA members were invited to nominate an outstanding candidate from their respective organisations.

The competition is also the selection process for Ireland’s representative for the annual International Federation of Freight Forwarders Association’s (FIATA) global Young Logistics Professional (YLP) award.

Dayna Thackrah, a pharma freight controller, will now begin a 6,000-word thesis for the YLP award. Her work will focus on the complex shipment of temperature-controlled pharmaceutical products under strict carriage and dangerous goods handling.

IIFA president, Sandra Morrissey and one of the judging panel, said: “Dayna Thackrah has been selected as the winner as her submission showed her interest and ambition in several different aspects of the industry and demonstrates her willingness to learn and become fluent in all areas of the industry.”

Dayna Thackrah herself added: “The IIFA Young Freight Forwarder is a great chance to make new connections and share my knowledge with other young freight forwarders. Simultaneously, this will allow me to research and gain more in-depth knowledge of the procedures I practice. I truly believe the key to building a fruitful career is to continue learning from those who are experienced and to share what I have learnt with other young professionals.”

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