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Tighten up enforcement or face battery ban, says freight industry
Freight industry and manufacturing groups have written to governments worldwide to demand stricter enforcement of international regulations on the transport of lithium batteries.The International Air Transport Association (IATA), the Global Shippers Forum (GSF) and the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), together with the US Rechargeable Battery Association (PRBA), the European ...
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Shipper heavyweights join TIACA advisory committee
Industry association TIACA is expanding its Shippers' Advisory Committee by appointing a cross-section of influential global air cargo customers.Representatives from Chanel Fragrances and Beauté, Ericsson, and Sandvik Machining Solutions will join the committee, which is chaired by Lars Droog, manager of supply chain and general affairs with Tosoh Corp, the ...
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TIACA urges joint action on counterfeit goods
TIACA has called on Customs authorities to bring together rights holders, service providers, and regulators to help solve the problem of counterfeit goods.In a position paper published today, the organisation the air cargo industry plays a vital role in the interdiction of counterfeit shipments and in investigations of illicit trade ...
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Alexey Isaykin enters the TIACA Hall of Fame
Alexey Isaykin, president of Moscow-headquartered freighter operator Volga-Dnepr Group, has been brought into the Hall of Fame of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA).He will be formally inducted at TIACA’s Executive Summit in Florida at the end of May. The TIACA Hall of Fame honours air cargo professionals who have ...
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Shippers' airfreight challenges to be debated at TIACA summit
A panel on the challenges facing shippers using airfreight will feature at The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA)’s executive summit in Florida in May.Lars Droog (above), recently appointed to chair TIACA’s new Shippers’ Advisory Committee, will lead the panel debate as part of the three-day conference.Droog will also be the ...
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Emirates Cargo's Nabil Sultan joins TIACA board of directors
Emirates' divisional senior vice president, cargo, Nabil Sultan, has been appointed to air cargo organisation TIACA's board of directors.Sultan has over 20 years’ experience in senior management roles at the airline and was promoted to his current role in 2013.“Air cargo is one of the primary drivers of the global ...
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TIACA creates new shipper advisory group
TIACA has created a new Shippers’ Advisory Committee to be chaired by Lars Droog of Tosoh Corporation.The new group aims to make improvements to the air cargo supply chain with the interests of the shipper in mind.“The voice of the shipper is all too often missing from the global conversation ...
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Air cargo advance data filing: known and unknowns
To paraphrase former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld: “There are known knowns, there are known unknowns…but there are also unknown unknowns…things we don't know we don't know.”Regulators looking at advanced data filing for air cargo shipments have reached a similar conclusion.At last week’s meeting in Geneva of the ICAO and ...
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Advanced data talks continue
TIACA has been involved in talks with regulators over the development of a Pre-Loading Advance Air Cargo Information (PLACI) system to help countries looking to establish advanced data requirements.At the fifth session of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the World Customs Organization (WCO) Joint Working Group on advance ...
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Brussels sooths TIACA’s customs fears
European Union tax officials have reassured the airfreight industry that there will be no abrupt changes to the rules for temporary storage, says TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin. The trade will also be invited to join a new project group on the issue that will work with member states and ...
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TIACA seeks clarity on US export plan
The airfreight industry is in discussions with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about what advance information will be needed for its Air Export Manifest Pilot, says TIACA.The outcome could have a major effect on airfreight from the US, it says.Secretary general Doug Brittin commented: “We will be considering how ...
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Europe ‘not ready’ for new customs rules, says TIACA
The new Union Customs Code (UCC), just six months away from coming into operation, will have a profound effect on the European Union’s imports and exports, warns TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.Traders will have to give financial guarantees when they use temporary storage, unless they obtain a specific waiver, "and ...
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TIACA continues to push for uniform approach to advanced data
TIACA is continuing to push for regulators from various countries to implement aligned advanced data requirements to avoid a patchwork of regimes.The association, which represents members from across the supply chain, has been working with Europe’s DG Mobility and Transport on its advanced-data requirement, which goes into effect in May ...
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Online meeting tool for TIACA's Air Cargo Forum in Paris
TIACA is launching a dedicated on-line one-to-one meeting tool called CargoLinX for its Air Cargo Forum (ACF) and Exhibition, which takes place from 26-28 October 2016 in Paris, France.The speed networking tool will allow visitors to schedule up to thirty 25-minute meetings with 45 leading global air cargo companies, weeks ...
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TIACA recruits two
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has made two appointments - Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business development manager.Warren Jones, who was recently president of IATA’s cargo network services (CNS) arm, will be based at the Miami headquarters where he will develop the association’s sales activities and ...
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TIACA calls for solutions to EU migrant crisis
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has called on world leaders to work together to find solutions to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.More than 514,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, with almost 3,000 people perishing on the journey or reported missing.“We must act together now ...
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Australia and US agree mutual recognition strategy for air cargo screening
The US and Australian governments have agreed a policy to phase-in arrangements to screen all US-bound air cargo at piece-level.The strategy will allow the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue recognition of Australia’s National Cargo Security Program (NCSP) for US-bound air cargo until mid-2017.The move was welcomed by TIACA, ...
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ACAS pilot programme further extended by the US
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is again extending the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot programme through to July 26, 2016, and is also reopening the application period to accept applications for new ACAS pilot participants through to October 26, 2015.The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test ...
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TIACA promotes e-Freight on new website
TIACA has launched a new website with added benefits for members including an industry scorecard to help with the drive towards e-freight.The new site includes a range of features such as improved networking opportunities, while the industry scorecard highlights some of the key benefits and challenges for various e-commerce initiatives.“TIACA ...
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TIACA appoints new board members
TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand its scope of representation.The new board members come from a range of companies: an integrator, a charterer, an all cargo carrier, and an airport company are all represented.TIACA ...