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Additional Runways at Heathrow, Gatwick Needed, Says UK Freight Forwarding, Logistics Services Trade Group

December 27, 2013
British International Freight Association
The UK must push ahead with expansion of capacity with new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick airports, according to the British International Freight Association, a trade group for UK freight forwarders and logistics services providers.
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Trade Group Urges Enhanced Screening, Monitoring of Airfreight

December 13, 2013
British International Freight Association
A position paper from the Global Air Cargo Advisory Group (GACAG) says that effective air cargo screening technologies are an essential part of a multi-layered, risk- and threat-based approach to air cargo security.
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Tremendous Growth in Use of 40-Foot High-Cube Containers Creates Shipping Problems

November 4, 2013
British International Freight Association
Shipper demand for 40-foot high-cube containers is still increasing, creating stowage problems for ocean carriers and analytical difficulties for trade forecasters using TEU measurements.
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Number of Idle Vessels in World's Container Fleet Lowest Since October 2011

September 6, 2013
British International Freight Association
The global containership fleet larger than 500 TEU, currently idle, has reached its lowest level since October 2011, according to a report from Alphaliner.
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Were Egypt Crisis to Close Suez Canal, Ships 'Sufficient in Number' to Sail Around Trouble

July 26, 2013
British International Freight Association
The latest issue of Drewry's Container Insight Weekly includes an analysis of how a Suez Canal closure would affect the container industry. Were social unrest in Egypt to disrupt shipping through the waterway, Drewry's concludes that there are enough vessels to move goods around Africa.
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European Commission Exec Wants to Shift More Cargo from Roads to Short-Sea Channels

July 11, 2013
British International Freight Association
Siim Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, has outlined some changes to customs formalities in ports, in an effort to help shift EU transit cargo from congested highways to under-utilised short-sea shipping lanes.
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Online Training Tool Debuts to Help Improve Container Packing Standards

June 18, 2013
British International Freight Association
Higher levels of training to maintain and improve the expertise of those employed by shippers, consolidators, warehouses and depots to pack containers is now a primary objective of a number of current industry initiatives.
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Not Much Consolidation of Liner Shipping Industry Is Predicted for the Immediate Future

October 19, 2012
British International Freight Association
A recent Alphaliner report suggests that the liner shipping industry is unlikely to see much consolidation in the foreseeable future despite the carriers' present financial difficulties.
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Logistics Companies Exposed to Prosecution Under New Bribery Act in U.K.

August 13, 2012
British International Freight Association
Logistics companies and their clients run the risk of prosecution under the UK Bribery Act which was passed 12 months ago, according to research carried out by GoodCorporation.
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Freight Forwarders Said to Face 'Lose-Lose' Scenario

July 26, 2012
British International Freight Association
The uncertainty that prevailed in 2011 resulted in a particularly volatile and difficult year for the freight forwarding industry, according to Global Freight Forwarding 2012, the latest report by Transport Intelligence.
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