The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) has written to US president Joe Biden to ask for funding to be allocated for…
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US forwarders brace for kickback on larger shipment screening rules
17 / 11 / 2023
US freight forwarders are bracing for shipper kickback on recently implemented security requirements for larger shipments. At the end of…
US forwarders told to brace for UPS strike action disruption
17 / 07 / 2023
US freight forwarders have been told to brace for the impact of potential strike action at UPS and major trucking…
US air cargo sector concerned over stricter screening rules
15 / 02 / 2023
The US air cargo sector highlighted some of the concerns it has regarding the implementation of stricter cargo screening rules…
Prevention is better than an air cargo cure
05 / 12 / 2022
Advocating for the airforwarding industry is no simple task in the US government’s legislation arena, as Brandon Fried, executive director…
Airforwarders Association: Building a sustainability plan that will work
05 / 10 / 2022
The eagerness to discuss how the air cargo industry can meet the challenges set by end consumers’ demand for environmental…
VIDEO: AFA expects air cargo capacity challenges to continue
28 / 09 / 2022
Brandon Fried, executive director, Airforwarders Association, tells Air Cargo News that capacity challenges in air cargo are set to be…
Supply chain spotlight: Ukraine crisis adds to heavylift constraints
04 / 04 / 2022
In his latest Air Cargo News column, Brandon Fried, executive director of the US Airforwarders Association, looks at how the…
US Airforwarders back ocean shipping reform bill
23 / 03 / 2022
The US Airforwarders Association (AfA) is backing the proposed Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 2022 that it claims will address…
US AirCargo conference to go-ahead as an in-person event
11 / 01 / 2022
The US Airforwarders Association’s AirCargo Conference will proceed as an in-person event for the first time since the beginning of…