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The Vietnamese government hs introduced a new law (effective from 1 April) 2014, limiting the total combined weight of 20' and 40' containers to 20 tons including the tare weight of the container, reports BIFA in its latest newsletter. Enforcement will be rigorous, according to BIFA's advice with mobile weighbridges deployed on highways across the country; so far 800 trucks have been fined for being overweight.
The new weight limit has ...
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BIFA reports in its latest newsletter that Europol, the international police organisation, is warning of ‘Trojan horse’ thefts from delivery lorries in which thieves hide themselves inside large wooden boxes. The boxes, marked ‘Fragile’ are picked-up by parcel delivery services and, once the box is inside a lorry, en route ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is offering guidance to its members on the forthcoming HGV levy, which will be levied on all lorries weighing 12 tonnes or more to use the UK road network from April 1, 2014. UK registered vehicles will pay the levy alongside their vehicle excise ...
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The Chinese Ministry of Finance has clarified that shipping and airline agents who make payments to international transportation providers directly or indirectly are entitled to VAT exemption, rep[orts BIFA. When Notice [2013] No.106 was published on December 12th, 2013, it seemed to imply that only agents directly making payments to ...
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A new report warns that managers in the airfreight industry need training in 'higher-skills' including leadership, team-building and market and financial analysis techniques, according to the latest BIFA newsletter. It is the result of a two year research project by The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) with active participation from ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) revealed the winners of its Freight Service Awards 2013 at a ceremony in London on 16 January, presided over by BBC Countryfile presenter and noted long-distance walker, television presenter Julia Bradbury.
The winners of the eight General and Modal categories of the Awards, which has ...
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The British International Freight Association is warning of a scam involving Chinese freight forwarders. UK forwarders receive emails that appear to be from independent forwarding companies in China looking for UK partners and offering cheap ocean rates.
But cargoes arrive at the UK port without the UK forwarder having received the ...
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The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has says that Carson McMullan will succeed Steve Parker as its national chairman, with Fred Osborn becoming Vice Chairman.
McMullan has been managing director of All-Route Shipping (NI) since 1996, which recently became part of the Woodside Group. He has been BIFA’s vice chairman for ...
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The Freight Transport Association, while applauding the Chancellor’s decision to cancel September's planned fuel duty rise, said it was disappointed that he had ignored industry pleas for a cut in duty. In its pre-Budget submission to the Chancellor, FTA called for duty to be reduced by 3 pence per litre.
Peter ...
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HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is increasingly targeting transport and warehouse operators who – possibly unknowingly – have handled excise goods on which the duty has not been paid, report BIFA and the UK Warehousing Association (UKWA).
While HMRC has since 2010 had the authority to assess anyone for duty on ...
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