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Truckers’ friend Sally Boazman is to host the British International Freight Association’s Freight Service Awards 2015 Ceremony in London next year. Better known to drivers the length and breadth of Britain as ‘Sally Traffic’, her BBC Radio 2 travel reports have helped keep the country moving since she became the station’s first designated travel reporter in 1998. She was also voted one of the most attractive female voices on UK ...
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BIFA is organising a conference on 26 November to bring together its members, HMRC and other stakeholders to discuss the impending changes, together with an assessment of the current situation concerning the EU’s Authorised Economic Operator (AEO) programme.
The conference will also discuss the new container weighing rules.
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The European Commission says that its long-awaited and heavily delayed Union Customs Code will come into force on 1 May next year. It aims to usher in “a simpler, more modern and integrated EU customs system to support cross-border trade and provide for more EU-wide cooperation in customs matters. The ...
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The British International Freight Association's annual Freight Service Awards competition is now open for entries.
All of the category sponsors from last year are supporting the awards once again, and they are joined by two new sponsors supporting two new categories. The Cool Award is open to providers of specialist refrigerated ...
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With the Chancellor due to unveil his emergency budget tomorrow, (Weds 8 July), British International Freight Association (BIFA) chief Robert Keen is calling for real investment in UK logistics.
While road traffic - passenger and freight - has surged over the past three decades, the capacity of the network has scarcely ...
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Fred Osborn is to succeed Carson McMullan as British International Freight Association (BIFA) national chairman, with Mark Bromley becoming vice chairman. Osborn has been the co-owner of X-Pand International Freight since 2000 and has been BIFA's vice chairman for the past two years and was previously chair of BIFA's air ...
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A surge in illegal immigrants trying to stow away on trucks passing at Calais Eurotunnel terminal and ferry port could put cross channel trailer services at risk, says BIFA.
Director general Robert Keen says that the trade association’s members - who tend to be truck hirers, rather than operators says: ...
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Boris Johnson's comments on future aviation policy are “unhelpful” says the Baltic Air Charter Association. The London Mayor and recently elected MP for Twickenham said that he would will lie down and stop the bulldozers building a third runway at Heathrow during his acceptance speech.
BACA is calling on ...
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Whoever ends up moving into Number 10 in May must I must not overlook the vital role of international trade facilitation to the UK economy, says British International Freight Association (BIFA) director general, Robert Keen. Joined-up thinking is still needed on the many issues facing UK import and export traffic, ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) – www.bifa.org – has engaged Paul Newman in a consultancy role for the trade association’s London East and South East region.
He replaces Nigel Peall, who is retiring, and becomes one of five consultants appointed by BIFA to engage with members and other stakeholders at ...
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