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Hobbis joins British International Freight Association Board
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) Board and Council recently approved the promotion of Carl Hobbis (pictured below) as an executive director. Hobbis joined BIFA as training development manager in
Freight forwarders get updated trading conditions
A new edition of the British International Freight Association’s (BIFA) Standard Trading Conditions (STC) has been launched, replacing the previous version revised in 2017. The latest edition has been produced
Airfreight rates expected to remain elevated in 2021
Airfreight rates are expected to remain elevated in 2021 as the demand outlook remains uncertain and belly capacity is slowly re-introduced into the market. Writing in a Baltic Exchange market
E2open selects Shippeo as Strategic Partner to Accelerate Value Creation for Clients
E2open, the network for the emerging digital economy, and Shippeo, the European leader in real-time transportation visibility (RTTV), today announced a partnership to interconnect their networks and accelerate value creation
UKWA calls for confirmation that logistics employees are ‘essential workers’
As the country enters 2021 under the challenges of Lockdown 3, UKWA CEO Peter Ward has called for the government to confirm ‘essential worker’ status for all those operating in
Traders Corner – Bis Henderson Space
Steve Purvis, Operations Director at Bis Henderson Space takes part in ITM’s 60 second read Traders Corner for the latest edition of ITM magazine. What does ‘logistics’ mean to
Trade uncertainty is the top barrier to supply chain innovation
Stefan Tärneberg, director of Solution Consulting at BluJay Solutions, predicts four supply chain job roles that will grow in the face of Brexit blues Four in ten (39%) logistics professionals say trade
‘National embarrassment’ must not be repeated
Business group Logistics UK has written to the government to request an urgent review of traffic management and welfare arrangements for HGV drivers in the wake of chaos experienced when
The future of the shipping industry
The shipping industry has faced challenges in 2020, so what technologies and innovations will help the efficiency and ease of the shipping landscape in 2021 The world economy will recover