The British International Freight Association (BIFA) has welcomed a review of the timetable for implementation of the UK’s new customs…
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Forwarders need to prepare for Brexit following latest government update
13 / 02 / 2020
Forwarders and hauliers should start to prepare for Brexit now they have more clarity on when the transition period will…
Beeks scoops ASM role
10 / 02 / 2020
Agency Sector Management (ASM) has appointed Ray Beeks, operations manager of Concordia International Forwarding, to its board of directors, replacing…
DHL Global Forwarding re-validated as C-TPAT approved
10 / 01 / 2020
DHL Global Forwarding (DGF) has been re-validated in the US government’s Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) programme. The re-validation was…
U-Freight prepared for stricter air cargo screening requirements
06 / 01 / 2020
Hong Kong-based freight forwarder U-Freight has said it is well placed to meet new stricter air cargo screening requirements with…
Davies Turner Ireland bags AEO status
03 / 01 / 2020
Davies Turner Ireland has gained AEO accreditation to help expedite shipments through customs. The freight forwarder was awarded the status…
USMCA clears House of Representatives hurdle
20 / 12 / 2019
The US House of Representatives has given its approval to the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) that represents a renegotiation…
DHL adds New York to its list of active foreign trade zones
27 / 11 / 2019
DHL Global Forwarding, the freight division of Deutsche Post DHL Group, has added a new foreign trade zone (FTZ) location…
Air Cargo Americas: Miami hopes to expand e-commerce pre-clearance programme
31 / 10 / 2019
Miami International Airport (MIA) is hoping to expand the e-commerce pre-clearance programme it has set up with Brazil to other…
Cargo bosses fear reputational risk from trade sanctions as US imposes $1.3bn in penalites for 2019
30 / 10 / 2019
Around 80% of cargo businesses named reputational risk as driving their trade sanctions and export risk compliance programmes as the…