British International Freight Association (BIFA)

UK freight forwarders embrace UK decision on container shipping rules

The United Kingdom’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) will not recommend to the Secretary of State for Business and Trade that the current Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) be replaced by a UK equivalent when it expires on 25 April 2024.

CMA’s decision has been welcomed by the country’s freight forwarders.

After conducting a comprehensive analysis of the deep-sea container shipping market and investigating several scenarios, CMA concluded in November 2023 that the prevailing...

https://container-news.com/uk-freight-forwarders-embrace-uk-decision-on-container-shipping-rules/

UK freight association welcomes latest recommendation on container shipping rules

UK freight forwarders have welcomed the news that the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is recommending, provisionally, that the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER) should lapse when it expires on 25 April 2024.

Recently, the UK’s main trade association for freight forwarding and logistics companies stated that its members are extremely concerned that container shipping lines’ practices, as well as easements and exemptions granted to them, have been distorting free market...

https://container-news.com/uk-freight-association-welcomes-latest-recommendation-on-container-shipping-rules/

UK Freight Association Wants Government To Follow CBER

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UK Freight Association Urges Government To Follow European Commission Lead On CBER, mentions a BIFA news source.

European Commission’s decision

Responding to the news that the European Commission has decided not to extend the Consortia Block Exemption Regulation (CBER), Steve Parker Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) has issued the below comment.

“The sensible conclusion to the ongoing container market public consultation...

https://mfame.guru/uk-freight-association-wants-government-to-follow-cber/

BIFA calls for UK government investigation into “unfairly distorted” container shipping market

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has written to the government of the United Kingdom, asking it to investigate the state of competition within the current deep-sea container shipping market, claiming that it is unfairly distorted.

More specifically, the UK’s main trade association for freight forwarding and logistics companies is concerned that certain practices undertaken by the major container shipping lines, as well as easements and exemptions provided to them under...

https://container-news.com/bifa-calls-for-uk-government-investigation-into-unfairly-distorted-container-shipping-market/

Don’t cancel Christmas just yet, say freight forwarders

Don’t cancel Christmas just yet, say freight forwarders

Robert Keen

Freight forwarding companies remain committed to delivering a suitably festive Yuletide, as we witness a seasonal whirlwind of worry and rumour that this year’s Christmas festivities in around ten weeks may just not happen as a result of the current supply chain challenges.

Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA) says it is time to maintain a sense of perspective, or the headlines may...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/10/14/dont-cancel-christmas-just-yet-say-freight-forwarders/

Freight forwarders welcome HMRC confirmation of implementation timetable for new Customs declarations processing system

Freight forwarders welcome HMRC confirmation of implementation timetable for new Customs declarations processing system

Robert Keen

The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed today’s announcement by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) clarifying the final implementation date when a new computer system will replace an existing system used for processing Customs declarations.

BIFA Director General, Robert Keen states: “Our members will be pleased with the clarity that is being...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/08/03/freight-forwarders-welcome-hmrc-confirmation-of-implementation-timetable-for-new-customs-declarations-processing-system/

BIFA sees no end in container line surcharges

The British International Freight Association (BIFA), the trade association that represents UK freight forwarding and logistics companies, has been monitoring conditions in the global container market for some time, liaising with international organisations in order to compare market conditions around the world.

BIFA has now prepared a report to help its members highlight and explain to their clients how the present difficult position has arisen; the impact the current issues are having on the...

https://container-news.com/bifa-sees-no-end-in-container-line-surcharges/

Extension of Border Operating Model deadlines is no surprise, says BIFA

Extension of Border Operating Model deadlines is no surprise, says BIFA

Robert Keen

“It’s no surprise that the Government has extended the deadline for the introduction of checks and customs declarations on imports to the UK from the EU,” says Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA).

“The experience of our members since January 1st 2021 has clearly shown that large sectors of the trading community have not been prepared for the changes in processes...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/11/extension-of-border-operating-model-deadlines-is-no-surprise-says-bifa/

Freight association comments on UK budget

Freight association comments on UK budget

Robert Keen

The trade association that truly represents the UK international freight services industry says that it welcomes some of the macro economic announcements in today’s UK Budget that will offer ongoing support to businesses in the freight and logistics sector that have been hit hard by the double-edged sword of EU Exit and the COVID-19 pandemic.

Commenting on announcements with specific relevance to the freight and logistics sector, Robert Keen,...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/03/03/freight-association-comments-on-uk-budget/

Felixstowe remains under fire as complaints keep rolling in

The UK Port of Felixstowe has come under renewed attack for its stance on delays at the facility with the British International Freight Association (BIFA) calling for government intervention in an effort to find a resolution to the chronic congestion that hauliers say is blighting the port.

In a statement late on Friday, 9 October, BIFA called on the government to intervene in the dispute as an arbitrator in an effort to bring the two sides together to find a solution which the freight...

https://container-news.com/felixstowe-remains-under-fire-as-complaints-keep-rolling-in/

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