FIATA urges box lines to return container usage free time back to pre-pandemic levels

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations has urged shipping lines to review and reinstate the current free time periods back to no less than pre-pandemic levels.

“Whilst the decision to reduce the free time periods was one-sided, market conditions have in the meantime changed, and justifications for status quo no longer remain valid,” said FIATA in its announcement.

Demurrage and detention charges is an important tool for supply chain stakeholders to ensure the efficient...

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BIFA director general elected secretary general of FIATA Presidency

BIFA director general elected secretary general of FIATA Presidency

Robert Keen

Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has been elected secretary general of the Presidency of FIATA, the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations. Two members of the BIFA Board have been elected, or confirmed as chairs of FIATA’s institutes.

Keen joined the industry in 1970 and worked for a succession of forwarders before joining BIFA in 1999. He was...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/23/bifa-director-general-elected-secretary-general-of-fiata-presidency/

Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2021 announced at final online event

Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2021 announced at final online event

Geneva/London, 17 November 2021– FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations and TT Club, international freight transport insurer, revealed this year’s global winner of the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award (YIFFYA) during today’s final online event.

FIATA and TT Club are proud to announce that Justin Goedhart, the regional winner of Region Africa and Middle...

https://allaboutshipping.co.uk/2021/11/17/young-international-freight-forwarder-of-the-year-award-2021-announced-at-final-online-event/