<1…67891011> Importance of Cross-Channel trade highlighted as milestone truck uses the Eurotunnel 25.03.17 At around 04:00am on Friday morning, Eurotunnel welcomed the 25 millionth truck to use its Le Shuttle Freight service since the service began on 25 July 1994. The 25 millionth truck... Filipino pirates take two hostage while a German vessel has drugs seized 24.03.17 On separate sides of the globe, the two events once again highlight how the shipping industry can be tarnished by criminal activity as pirates kidnap crewmembers and cocaine is fou... Air cargo sector modernising with growth of e-freight and introduction of new handling manual 20.03.17 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes the growth of e-freight and a new cargo handling manual will help the air cargo industry to accelerate its rate of modernis... Question marks over Amazon, Uber and UPS initiatives to introduce automation to logistics sector 13.03.17 Uber has already launched Uber Freight while Amazon and UPS have experimented with the use of drones, but BIFA support real freight forwarders over automation. In December 2016, onl... Phillip Hammond announces transport funding as part of first Brexit Budget 09.03.17 Freight and logistics sector boosted by government promises to spend almost £700m on transport infrastructure as part of a new National Productivity Investment Fund. Chancellor Phil... Freight forwarders and logistics experts boosted by trade agreement 24.02.17 Global trade costs are set to be reduced after an historic trade facilitation agreement (TFA) was signed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) The multilateral agreement promises to... Tudor International have moved 20.02.17 For 25 years Tudor International Freight have helped thousands of import and export clients to transport their goods, whether it is by air, sea or road. But last month, attention tu... First China-UK freight train launched 24.01.17 A Chinese company has launched a rail freight service between the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province and London, aimed at cutting the time and cost of moving freight between China a... Theresa May speech fails to clarify how Brexit will effect UK freight industry 18.01.17 UK freight and logistics companies remain in limbo as to what effect Brexit may have on their operations after the Prime Minister’s much anticipated speech failed to address their ... Air freight industry continues to grow as Hanjin Shipping goes bankrupt 12.12.16 Data for global air freight markets shows a year-on-year rise in October for both demand and capacity, growing at its fastest pace in 18 months. The figures released by The Internat... Calais border proposal criticised by The Freight Transport Association 09.12.16 Shipping to mainland Europe by road could be set for ‘cross-Channel chaos’ A 14-year agreement between France and the UK could be scrapped following Brexit, leading to difficulties ... Major shipping route under improvement as A14 works begin 28.11.16 Freight companies across the UK have been given a huge boost after a £1.5bn government scheme finally began in November. For years, the 21-mile stretch of road between Cambridge and... Air freight link added to UK’s largest cargo airport 04.11.16 British exporters buoyed as AirBridgeCargo (ABC) launch twice-weekly flights from Heathrow to its international network at Moscow hub. After expanding its operations in both the US ... Changes to Canada's Air Cargo Security 18.10.16 Air freight security rules in Canada changed on the 17th of October, including extra screening for shipments carried on passenger aircraft. Shipments received with Unknown Consignor... Liverpool Port Receives Investment 17.10.16 The new Peel Ports container terminal, Liverpool2, will enable the largest vessels to call directly in the heart of the UK. Liverpool2 deep water container terminal has just receive... Flights between UK and China to double 12.10.16 UK and China has agreed to allow thousands more flights to operate each year after a deal was struck in London to more than double the permitted passenger flights number and an unl... Future of AN124 Aircraft in Doubt 09.09.16 The future of the AN124 aircraft is in serious doubt after Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov said it would not work with Russian companies after January 1 2017 and could halt internat... Supply Chain Seeking New Technology 19.08.16 Supply chains are relying more and more on digital technology, which has led to the air cargo industry looking beyond the electronic air waybill. Markus Flacke, managing director at... <1…67891011>
Importance of Cross-Channel trade highlighted as milestone truck uses the Eurotunnel 25.03.17 At around 04:00am on Friday morning, Eurotunnel welcomed the 25 millionth truck to use its Le Shuttle Freight service since the service began on 25 July 1994. The 25 millionth truck...
Filipino pirates take two hostage while a German vessel has drugs seized 24.03.17 On separate sides of the globe, the two events once again highlight how the shipping industry can be tarnished by criminal activity as pirates kidnap crewmembers and cocaine is fou...
Air cargo sector modernising with growth of e-freight and introduction of new handling manual 20.03.17 The International Air Transport Association (IATA) hopes the growth of e-freight and a new cargo handling manual will help the air cargo industry to accelerate its rate of modernis...
Question marks over Amazon, Uber and UPS initiatives to introduce automation to logistics sector 13.03.17 Uber has already launched Uber Freight while Amazon and UPS have experimented with the use of drones, but BIFA support real freight forwarders over automation. In December 2016, onl...
Phillip Hammond announces transport funding as part of first Brexit Budget 09.03.17 Freight and logistics sector boosted by government promises to spend almost £700m on transport infrastructure as part of a new National Productivity Investment Fund. Chancellor Phil...
Freight forwarders and logistics experts boosted by trade agreement 24.02.17 Global trade costs are set to be reduced after an historic trade facilitation agreement (TFA) was signed by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) The multilateral agreement promises to...
Tudor International have moved 20.02.17 For 25 years Tudor International Freight have helped thousands of import and export clients to transport their goods, whether it is by air, sea or road. But last month, attention tu...
First China-UK freight train launched 24.01.17 A Chinese company has launched a rail freight service between the city of Yiwu in Zhejiang province and London, aimed at cutting the time and cost of moving freight between China a...
Theresa May speech fails to clarify how Brexit will effect UK freight industry 18.01.17 UK freight and logistics companies remain in limbo as to what effect Brexit may have on their operations after the Prime Minister’s much anticipated speech failed to address their ...
Air freight industry continues to grow as Hanjin Shipping goes bankrupt 12.12.16 Data for global air freight markets shows a year-on-year rise in October for both demand and capacity, growing at its fastest pace in 18 months. The figures released by The Internat...
Calais border proposal criticised by The Freight Transport Association 09.12.16 Shipping to mainland Europe by road could be set for ‘cross-Channel chaos’ A 14-year agreement between France and the UK could be scrapped following Brexit, leading to difficulties ...
Major shipping route under improvement as A14 works begin 28.11.16 Freight companies across the UK have been given a huge boost after a £1.5bn government scheme finally began in November. For years, the 21-mile stretch of road between Cambridge and...
Air freight link added to UK’s largest cargo airport 04.11.16 British exporters buoyed as AirBridgeCargo (ABC) launch twice-weekly flights from Heathrow to its international network at Moscow hub. After expanding its operations in both the US ...
Changes to Canada's Air Cargo Security 18.10.16 Air freight security rules in Canada changed on the 17th of October, including extra screening for shipments carried on passenger aircraft. Shipments received with Unknown Consignor...
Liverpool Port Receives Investment 17.10.16 The new Peel Ports container terminal, Liverpool2, will enable the largest vessels to call directly in the heart of the UK. Liverpool2 deep water container terminal has just receive...
Flights between UK and China to double 12.10.16 UK and China has agreed to allow thousands more flights to operate each year after a deal was struck in London to more than double the permitted passenger flights number and an unl...
Future of AN124 Aircraft in Doubt 09.09.16 The future of the AN124 aircraft is in serious doubt after Ukrainian manufacturer Antonov said it would not work with Russian companies after January 1 2017 and could halt internat...
Supply Chain Seeking New Technology 19.08.16 Supply chains are relying more and more on digital technology, which has led to the air cargo industry looking beyond the electronic air waybill. Markus Flacke, managing director at...
