December 2015

December 2015
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BIFAlink
The magazine of the
British International
Freight Association
Issue: 304
INSIDE
6: News
Improved UK-EU
rail links next year
The implementation
of e-AWB
– See pages 10-11
Follow us @BIFA
9: Good Practice
The importance of
incorporating the
BIFA STC
12: Legal Eagle
Iranian sanctions:
what will remain in
place?
17: Events
Finalists announced
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Robert Keen’s Column
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Many great entries vie for awards
Firstly my congratulations to the finalists in the BIFA Freight Service Awards for getting
to the last stage of the competition. I look at as many of the entries as I can and I
always feel a pang of regret that so many great entries, that have taken a lot of time and
effort to put together, do not make the final four places. Of course, in any race you
cannot have all of the competitors crossing the line together but it is good to see
excellent contributions from a wide range of BIFA Members. In turn, this assists us in
promoting the industry when we can talk about the excellent ways that our sector
brings innovation and professionalism to the supply chain.
It is the same with the Young Freight Forwarder Award where it is an individual rather
than a company. We had over 20 entries this year, and again many outstanding
candidates, but eventually the judges chose a winner who will be announced next January.
Tickets are on sale for the awards lunch on 21 January 2016 at our regular venue, The Brewery in Chiswell
Street, London, and I hope to catch up with many of you there.
The BIFA Standard Trading Conditions are the main strength of the Association but we cannot emphasise
enough the importance of ensuring that you can demonstrate they have been incorporated in your contracts. A
BIFA Member ran across a particularly cantankerous judge in the county court recently and before the Member
could lay out the facts, the judge demanded evidence of incorporation. Although there had been a course of
dealing for many years, the judge would not accept this and judged the case under common law, finding
against the BIFA Member.
Fortunately such cases are rare but in the county court you have to get it right first time as the cost of an
appeal is prohibitive. We have again printed good practice information on the incorporation of the BIFA STC in
this edition. I am sure regular readers have seen similar articles in the past but, at the risk of repeating myself, I
cannot emphasise enough the importance of incorporation.
My apologies for talking yet again about the problems at Calais, but unfortunately the media has moved on to
other topics while drivers are still running the gauntlet of would-be stowaways. Earlier this year we
congratulated the government on the building of security fences to protect cross-Channel truckers, yet as I
write the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has tweeted a short video taken one mile inside the new security
fence showing would-be migrants swarming around trucks in the queue. Another video has an interview with a
driver threatened with a gun. Rest assured that we continue to press the case for greater action by the
government, but this is one of the most frustrating issues we have been involved with for a long time.
Finally, as it is December, we hope that you enjoy a few days away from the pressures our industry can throw
at you. In the 1970s I did a Customs clearance on Christmas Day that was supposed to be an AOG, but I saw
the box unopened at the customer warehouse when I visited a couple of weeks later. I think the buyer just
wanted to throw his weight around!
Warm wishes for a Happy Christmas and New Year from all of us at the Secretariat.
Robert Keen
Director General
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the information contained is correct or amended
accordingly.
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We would appreciate payment as soon as
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payment keeps administration charges down and
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Ian Matheson, from Impress Communications, reviews some recent news that might impact on Members’ business
21 boxships launched as
idle vessel numbers rise
Ocean freight
A total of 21 containerships were
delivered in October with capacities
ranging from 936 teu to 19,870 teu,
according to Alphaliner, with the
largest vessel, the 19,870 teu Al
Nefud, being delivered to the United
Arab Shipping Line (USAC). The
shipping consultancy also reported
that for the first time since 2010, the
fleet of idle containerships of more
than 500 teu has climbed to more
than 1 million teu.
In a move intended to allow
European shipping to stay abreast of
developments, European shipowners
have widened the scope of the
former ECSA Piracy Working Group,
which has been renamed ECSA
Maritime Security Working Group.
Topics under its remit range from
piracy and armed robbery at sea to
cyber security and the
Mediterranean humanitarian crisis
The requirement making container
weight verification a condition for
vessel loading becomes legally
binding on July 1, 2016. The UK
Maritime and Coastguard Agency
has now confirmed the application
process to become a Verified
Weigher, which must be submitted
by e-mail to container.weight
@mcga.gov.uk
Portside
A giant vessel bearing five
megamax quayside cranes
(pictured) sailed up the River
Mersey in early November destined
for the new Liverpool2 container
terminal, completing the final stage
of its voyage from China. The new
cranes mark the start of a new era
for the Port of Liverpool as the most
visible element of Peel Port’s
£300 million investment to create
the UK’s most centrally located
deepwater container terminal.
The official opening of a £60 million
investment to extend Felixstowe’s
deepwater quay by 190 m means it
can cope with two megaships of
400 m in length rather than just one.
Overland
Trade links between the UK and
mainland Europe will be
strengthened as Network Rail joins
the RFC North Sea-Med
management board, with plans
announced to extend the Rail
Freight Corridor North SeaMediterranean to London,
Amsterdam, Zeebrugge and
Marseille by November 2016.
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In the air
Heathrow airport has unveiled a
blueprint to double its cargo
capacity and halve cargo
processing times through a
£180 million investment in facilities
and processes. The plans include a
specialist pharmaceutical storage
area. Heathrow says it will work
with businesses, airlines, IATA, HM
Revenue & Customs and the
Department for Transport to fully
implement e-freight at Heathrow
and become one of the first airports
to become 100% digital. There will
also be a new truck parking facility
for over 100 vehicles, offering
secure parking, access control,
toilets/showers and dining facilities.
The International Air Transport
Association (IATA) has released data
for global air freight markets
showing very modest growth in
September. Measured in freight
tonne kilometres, air cargo volumes
rose 1% compared with the same
month a year ago. This is a slight
improvement on the August
performance when volumes were
broadly stable. Overall, however, air
cargo volumes remain 1.2% down
from their 2014 year-end peak.
The volume of containers
transported by the Trans-Siberian
railway (TransSib) to and from China
rose by 89% between January and
October to 66,000 teu, compared
with the same period a year earlier,
according to Russian Railways.
In Business
EU and Chinese trusted traders will
enjoy lower costs, simplified
procedures and greater
predictability in their activities,
thanks to a landmark mutual
recognition agreement that came
into force in November 2015. The
agreement commits the EU and
China to recognising their trusted
trader programmes (certified safe
traders). The benefits for trade, as
outlined by the DG TAXUD and the
Chinese Customs, include fewer
security and safety related controls
and priority treatment at Customs
clearance.
November saw George Osborne
agree to meet Kent MPs to discuss
the funding of a long-term
alternative to Operation Stack and
the issues caused by the traffic
jams that build up when there is
disruption at the Channel Tunnel.
The Transported Asset Protection
Association (TAPA) has called on
manufacturers to drive more
resilient supply chains as incidents
rise 10.6% in the third quarter of
2015 in the Europe, Middle East
and Africa (EMEA) region.
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News Desk
Within the UK, rail is very much the forgotten mode –
it is passenger dominated and capacity is limited and
difficult to access. If you talk about rail to Europe it is
usually in the context of freight traffic being put on
the Eurotunnel services.
This may be about to change as trade links between
the UK and mainland Europe are improved by the
extension of the Rail Freight Corridor (RFC) North SeaMediterranean. By November 2016 the corridor will be
extended to London, as well as to Amsterdam,
Zeebrugge and Marseille. In preparation for this
significant development, Network Rail has joined the
RFC North Sea-Mediterranean management.
This development will allow more trains to run
between the UK and mainland Europe, linking the UK
via the Channel Tunnel with France, Belgium,
Luxembourg, Holland and Switzerland. The North Sea
ports will be linked via rail and water transport with
some of the most important markets in Western Europe
and the Mediterranean.
Not only does the service provide better freight paths
for operators, but there will also be better co-ordination
and information sharing regarding infrastructure,
maintenance and repair work within this corridor.
For approximately three years
BIFA has highlighted that a
globally applicable amendment
to the Safety of Life at Sea
(SOLAS) regulations has been
passed. From 1 July 2016, the
shipper of an export container is
required to provide a verified
gross mass to the ship’s master
or his/her terminal
representative before it can be
loaded on board a vessel.
The ultimate sanction is that
unless this weight has been
provided, the carrier is not legally
allowed to load the container onto
the vessel. It should be
emphasised that the provision of
this accurate weight is already
required in the UK.
The Maritime and Coastguard
Agency (MCA) has advised trade
that an application to become a
‘verified weigher’ should be
submitted by e-mail to
[email protected].
This application should be
submitted along with the
supporting documents and
procedures given in section 2 of
the checklist that is contained
within the guidelines published at
www.gov.uk/government/
publications/verification-of-thegross-mass-of-packed-containers
-by-sea. The guidelines also
provide a copy of the original,
surprisingly brief, SOLAS
amendment and its supporting
annex. Whilst not mentioned
within either of these links, BIFA
feels that any party considering
applying to become a weigher
should also read MGN 534, which
also provides guidance on the
implementation of the SOLAS VI
Regulation 2 amendment .
The resourcing implications to
support applications are under
discussion at the MCA and will be
in place shortly, well before the
entry-into-force date of 1 July
2016, and will ensure that UK
exports are not affected.
Courtesy of the Port of Felixstowe
Improved UK-EU rail links
to be operational next year
MCA confirms
application
process for
becoming a
verified weigher
Much of the EU’s transport policies focus on
removing lorries from the road network and it is
anticipated that this is a step in the right direction. Each
freight train carries the equivalent of 60 lorries. A gallon
of fuel will move a tonne of goods 246 miles by rail, but
only 88 miles by road, thus reducing harmful emissions
of greenhouse gases.
Network Rail has highlighted that the network is now
carrying 30% more freight than it did in 2012. More
information is contained within EU-Regulation
913/2010.
Update on UCC Implementing and Delegated Acts
The European Commission has
advised that no objections have
been raised by the European
Parliament and Council regarding
the Union Customs Code (UCC)
Delegated Act (DA).
Neither of the two institutions
have asked for an additional delay
of two months as legally permitted.
Both the Parliament and Council
had until 21 October to reject the
proposed DA and the lack of
objection means that the DA will
now pass into law.
After discussions within the
Customs code committee on 29
and 30 October, some minor
textual changes were agreed.
At the time of writing, the
Commission was expecting the
adoption of the Implementing Act
by the member states in the
coming weeks.
A final draft has been circulated
among the national administrations
for consideration.
The Commission believed that
the Implementing Acts would be
formally adopted by the Customs
code committee on 6 November.
The IA/DA will then be sent for
translation and ready for
publication before the end of 2015.
FIATA publishes container weighing ‘toolkit’
An initiative to provide all FIATA
Members with a comprehensive
guide to mandatory changes
regarding the verification of
container weights, due to be
introduced in July 2016, was
announced by the Working Group
Sea Transport at the FIATA
Multimodal Transport Institute
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held in September 2015.
The toolkit is a guidance
document covering the
background to the changes and an
overview of the new legislative
requirements. There is a detailed
analysis of various contractual
scenarios when the forwarder
transacts with shipping lines or
with other parties, and it concludes
with a ‘next steps’ section giving
helpful advice to FIATA members
on dealing with stakeholders in
their own countries.
BIFA Members can download
the FIATA SOLAS guidance from
www.bifa.org/information/container
-weighing-solas
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Young
Regional
Freight
Forwarder
award
presentation
BIFA Regional Seminar
– East Anglia
Preparing for the
Union Customs
Code and
Container
Weight
Verification
As reported in the October issue
of BIFAlink, the overall winner of
the Young International Freight
Forwarder 2015 was announced
at the FIATA World Congress in
September as Daniella Smal of
Zambia, representing the Africa/
Middle East region.
Europe was represented by the
UK winner, Jenifer Taylor of
Santova Logistics.
Jenifer is pictured above
receiving her regional trophy and
certificate from Mike Yarwood
(right), TT Club, and Sharon
Hammond (left), BIFA.
Are you ready for challenging consumers?
The Consumer Rights Act 2015
came into play on 1 October this
year. All businesses selling
products or services to
consumers are affected.
A number of existing laws have
been replaced by the Act, which
gives both the consumer and
businesses clearer rights and
responsibilities
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Most of the significant changes
deal with commodities. However, a
service issue we have identified is
that terms and conditions can be
challenged if deemed unfair or if
significant parts are hidden in the
small print.
Members should be aware of the
review and examine their contracts
to ensure that they meet the
Consumer Rights Act 2015.
Regular readers will be aware of
many articles over the years dealing
with the incorporation of the BIFA
STC and the need to go the extra
mile with private individuals. This
topic is explored further in the
article in this magazine titled Good
Practice: Incorporating the BIFA
STC (page 9).
BIFA will be holding a
conference commencing at
10.00 hours at the Pontlands
Park Hotel, West Hanningfield
Road, Great Baddow,
Chelmsford CM2 8HR, to
update its Members and other
organisations on significant
regulatory changes being
introduced during 2016.
The Union Customs Code,
which comes into force on
1 May 2016, has a significant
impact on all Customs regimes
and considerably increases the
importance of authorised
economic operator (AEO)
accreditation.
The second piece of
legislation impacting on trade is
the requirement to provide an
accurate ‘verified’ weight to the
carrier before any container can
be loaded onto a vessel.
It is anticipated that the event
will conclude at approximately
4 pm. To reserve your place at
what will be a popular event,
please contact your regional
representative, Paul Newman,
on [email protected]
The Limits of Liability for Carriers
By sea – Hague Visby
rules (2 SDR):
£1.81per kg
£604.32 per package
In association with
By road – CMR
(8.33 SDR):
£7.55 per kg
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By air – Montreal
Convention (19 SDR):
£17.22 per kg
By air – Warsaw
Convention (17 SDR):
£15.41 per kg
BIFA STC: (2 SDR):
£1.81 per kg
(The SDR rate on
17 November 2015,
according to the IMF
website, was 0.906479)
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Legal Eagle
Forwarders at risk if distributing for
a manufacturer outside of the EU
Back in February we carried a warning in BIFAlink from
solicitors Pysdens regarding forwarders that act on behalf of
third-country manufacturers in the distribution of products. This
could also apply to forwarders with ‘pick and pack’ operations
If you act on behalf of an entity
outside the EU as a fiscal
representative and you distribute
products on its behalf, a risk arises
if an item malfunctions or causes
damage.
Trading Standards authorities
can pursue a UK company acting
on behalf of a party outside the UK
if an item, or items, handled by the
forwarder adversely affects the end
user.
This could happen if the forwarder
was the only party within the EU
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handling the goods. The legislation
has been in place for a number of
years but to our knowledge it has
only recently been used.
Representations to EC
Under direction from the BIFA Legal
and Insurance Policy Group, we
have been working on this all year
making representations to the
Department of Business, Innovation
and Skills (BIS). Our
representations are relayed to the
European Commission.
We have been seeking an
amendment to the legislation to
remove forwarders from this risk by
arguing they are simply performing
a transport function. Initially we
were encouraged by the responses
we received. However, the latest
indications from the European
Commission are that it considers
freight forwarders who engage in
activities going beyond mere
transportation (such as assembling,
picking or packing) do have
obligations under EU product
safety legislation.
We understand that situations
would need to be considered on a
case-by-case basis to determine
exactly how such a forwarder is
categorised, bearing in mind the
activities it is undertaking and the
legislation applying to the products
in question.
This means that enforcement
authorities such as Trading
Standards could treat such
forwarders as having, at least, the
obligations of a distributor.
BIFA Members should be sure
that if dealing with a supplier from
outside the EU, where they are
performing a distribution or pickand-pack activity, that their liability
insurer is aware of the full scope of
the activity being undertaken.
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Good Practice
Incorporating the BIFA STC
Many BIFA Members will have heard this advice before and it
has been a constant theme in BIFAlink over the years – but it is
still vital that staff are aware of the importance of incorporation
of the BIFA STC in their contracts
Incorporation of the BIFA Standard
Trading Conditions (STC) can be
likened to the rules of the game of
freight forwarding. If you play any
game without understanding the
rules, you are likely to lose.
Playing according to the rules
does not guarantee that you will
always win but incorporation of the
BIFA STC can assist in limiting your
exposure should something go
wrong, and create contractual
obligations upon your customer
that can protect you.
The purpose of this article is to
highlight the importance of
incorporation of the BIFA STC into
contracts and to guide BIFA
Members in good practice so that
the STC are not undermined by a
lack of understanding.
Incorporation
Your first task is always to make
sure that the BIFA STC are
incorporated into contracts with
your customer. This means that
before the contract is concluded,
the other party needs to have
accepted and agreed to be bound
by the STC. It is very easy to
conclude a contract either orally
and/or in writing – all you need is an
offer that is accepted for which
value passes, such as an agreed
price. Therefore, be sure to refer to
the application of the STC as early
as possible, and preferably in the
body of any quote offered.
On first contact with a customer
or prospective customer, be sure to
confirm on all letterheads,
quotations, invoices, faxes and
e-mails that: “All business of the
company is transacted under the
current edition of the Standard
Trading Conditions of the British
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International Freight Association.”
If you have a credit application
form, ensure that there is a clear
reference to the BIFA STC so that
you have your customer’s signature
accepting that they are
incorporated at the earliest stage of
trading.
Make sure that the reference to
the STC states that the credit is
offered subject to the customer’s
acceptance of the BIFA STC
applying to all business to be
conducted by you for it. If you
simply refer in a credit application
to the application of STC, this may
be taken to apply only to the credit
agreement and not to all business
conducted between the two of you.
It is also prudent to send, without
delay, a copy of the BIFA STC by
postal recorded delivery, or e-mail,
requesting a receipt of sending, to
the company secretary or
managing director of your customer
drawing attention to the fact that
the conditions can limit your
liability.
Any verbal quotations or
bookings that are made or received
should have a clear reference to the
fact that they are subject to the
application of the BIFA STC and
should always be confirmed in
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writing. This must be done
(preferably by fax or e-mail) before
any work is undertaken, and
confirmation of receipt by your
customer (preferably in writing) is
essential to ensure it is clear that
the BIFA STC are incorporated in
the contract.
You should not rely on the BIFA
STC being printed on the reverse of
invoices as evidence of
incorporation, as an invoice is
usually submitted after the event.
It is important to note that the
Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977 has
a test of reasonableness that
includes a number of guiding points
including whether the parties have
equal bargaining power, which is
decided by reference to a number
of indicators such as whether each
party was free to contract
elsewhere, and is not necessarily
based only on difference in size of
the parties.
However, be sure when dealing
with a private individual acting as a
consumer that you make greater
efforts to explain the BIFA STC in
detail and ensure the customer
understands and agrees to them,
as the Unfair Terms in Consumer
Contracts Regulations 1999
prevent reliance on terms if they are
not individually negotiated
beforehand. The regulations do not
apply to individuals not acting as
consumers.
The BIFA Good Practice Guide ‘A
Guide to Dealing with Personal
Effects’ should be read in
conjunction with this aspect of
incorporation of the BIFA STC. This
was published in the May 2015
edition of BIFAlink or can be
downloaded from www.bifa.org >
Information > Good Practice Guides
Advice and Information
The Association is here to help you
in any way it can. Whilst BIFA
members of staff do not have legal
training, they can often assist with
commercial questions and source
appropriate advice for you.
However, any such assistance
given and flowing from this guide
will be subject to the disclaimer
appearing in this magazine.
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Policy & Compliance
The implementation
of e-AWB
Take-up of electronic air waybills is improving but it is still not
meeting IATA targets. Now IATA is introducing measures to
simplify the process for low-volume forwarders
The IATA figures for September
showed that global electronic air
waybill (e-AWB) penetration has
gained momentum in reaching
34.1%, an increase of 2.4% on the
previous month and the second
10
consecutive month of encouraging
growth. However, even if this trend
continues it is still likely to be short
of IATA’s goal of 45% by the end of
2015.
To address one of the identified
issues, IATA has recently
announced that it will launch a new,
simple form-fill e-AWB portal for
low-volume freight forwarders. This
entry-level tool is designed to offer
basic e-AWB and e-CSD services
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and is expected to be launched by
the end of March 2016.
Mixed reactions
This announcement has been
greeted with mixed reactions and
some IT suppliers have spoken out
against the decision, arguing that
the answer should be more
awareness of current systems
rather than additional products on
the market.
Some small and medium-sized
freight forwarders have
acknowledged that e-AWB is
simply not a priority for them
currently, but the problem is less
about the lack of systems available
than it is about process complexity
and the perceived value of
participation.
Freight forwarders and freight
software providers are also
concerned about the lack of any
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joined up approach to
implementing XML messaging and
feel that IATA should publish more
information about the airlines who
can receive (or are in the process
of developing) XML, and how they
can receive it (which interfaces,
etc). Currently there is no
standardised platform for
communicating with the airlines
and some airlines and transit sheds
are still unable to accept XML
format messages. Others are using
CargoIMP rather than XML, but
different versions of software can
lead to extended data being
stripped away during the
translation process.
Mixed reactions
To address some of the
inconsistencies, IATA is
encouraging the use of an e-AWB
Service Level Agreement (SLA) that
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will allow parties to adopt a set of
conditions for implementing the
Multilateral e-AWB agreement.
Service and quality levels can be
agreed between the airline and the
freight forwarder who wish to use
electronic exchange of data to
document and execute agreements
for the carriage of cargo. The SLA
can be used to specify the exact
message types and versions to be
used and the nature of the
messages required.
The Multilateral e-AWB
agreement provides a single
standard agreement that airlines
and freight forwarders can sign
once with IATA, removing the need
to sign multiple, individual
agreements, and allowing them to
start using e-AWBs with other
parties to the agreement.
IATA has also recently
announced the roll-out “single
process” which permits freight
forwarders to follow the same
process regardless of any
regulatory or operational
requirements.
The airline determines when a
paper AWB needs to be produced
to comply with destination
requirements. This can accelerate
the rate of e-AWB adoption.
Benefits of e-AWB and e-freight
Although there are still differing
opinions as to why e-AWB
penetration is slower than
expected, there is general
agreement that the potential
benefits of e-AWB and e-freight
should not be overlooked.
Organisations already
transmitting e-AWBs find that the
risk of lost documents or data entry
errors are eliminated and they
report that the benefits can include;
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increased productivity, reduced
costs, improved customer service,
increased levels of security,
reduction of cycle times, improved
data quality and environmental
responsibility through reduction of
their carbon footprint.
IATA views the adoption of
e-AWB as a critical stepping stone
to the industry’s ultimate vision for
supply chain optimisation via
e-freight, which will see the
complete removal of physical
documentation from air cargo.
The development of e-freight will
also encourage forwarders and
airlines to change their processes,
allowing a smoother transit of
cargo and reduced dwell times.
This may well be the critical
development that enables air
freight to advance and prevent
further erosion of business by other
transportation modes.
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Iranian financial sanctions
Financial sanctions made it tough for companies wanting to
trade in Iran, export to Iran, or transfer funds to Iran. Now
sanctions are set to be relaxed, but forwarders should be aware
that some restrictions will remain in place
BIFA is grateful to solicitors Andrew
Jackson for permission to
reproduce this article that first
appeared in their legal update.
The E3+3 (UK, France, Germany,
Russia, China and US), the EU and
Iran reached a comprehensive
agreement on 14 July 2015 about
Iran’s nuclear programme.
This agreement is called the Joint
Comprehensive Plan of Action
(JCPOA).
The JCPOA marks the end of
over a decade of negotiations. It
allows for the lifting of all UN
Security Council sanctions. It also
allows multilateral and national
sanctions related to Iran’s nuclear
programme to be relaxed.
This is a huge milestone for
companies that wish to trade in or
with Iran.
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However, the JCPOA has not
affected some areas. Sanctions
remain in force relating to the sale,
supply, transfer or export of the
following items:
• Military goods of all kinds,
• Dual-use items as listed in
Annexes I and II of the regulation,
• Key equipment and technology
for the oil and gas industry as
listed in Annexes VI and VIA of
the regulation,
• Key naval equipment as listed in
Annex VIB of the regulation,
• Software for integrating industrial
processes as listed in Annex VIIA,
• Graphite and raw and semifinished metals as listed in Annex
VIIB,
• Newly minted banknotes and
coins,
• Technical assistance, brokering
services and financial assistance
related to the above,
• The import, purchase or transport
from Iran of military goods of all
kinds, and of dual-use items (as
listed in Annexes I and II of the
regulation),
• The import or purchase of crude
oil or petroleum products which
are located in or which originated
in Iran, and provision of related
financial assistance including
insurance and re-insurance,
• The purchase, transport or import
of natural gas that is located in
Iran or which has been exported
from Iran, and provision of related
financial assistance or brokering
services,
• The granting of any loan or
financial credit to, the acquisition
or extension of a participation in,
or the creation of a joint venture
with, any Iranian entity or person
engaged in:
– the manufacture of military
goods or dual-use items (as
listed in Annex I or II of the
regulation),
– the exploration or production of
crude oil and natural gas, the
refining of fuels or the
liquefaction of natural gas,
– the petrochemical industry,
– uranium mining, uranium
enrichment and reprocessing
of uranium.
Despite these remaining
sanctions, the JCPOA has made a
dent into an area of commerce that
had been highly restricted. It is a
positive step for businesses keen to
trade in countries suffering political
unrest.
It is worth noting that it is not
only Iran that has sanctions in force.
For example, Russia has similar
sanctions in effect.
Always seek advice before
trading in such countries. You can
obtain general information from the
Department of Business, Innovation
and Skills, or by contacting a
solicitor experienced in this field.
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Legal Eagle
The migrant crisis and its effects
on forwarders and customers
Adrian Marsh looks
at how the migrant
crisis is affecting
the supply chain
and the legal
position of those
with goods delayed
or deemed
contaminated
With daily news coverage on the
European migrant crisis and its
humanitarian and economic impact,
the issue of illegal immigration and
clandestine entry is firmly in the
public conscience. There has been
an unprecedented increase in
migrants attempting to cross the
Channel this year with thousands
camped in Calais and Coquelles
waiting for an opportunity to reach
the UK, whether via the ports or the
Channel Tunnel. With most cargo
carried into the UK via these French
ports, it is relevant to look at the
impact this has had on freight
forwarders, retailers, wholesalers
and manufacturers and the supply
chains.
The extent of the problem
To tackle clandestine entry, extra
measures such as security checks
at border crossings and improved
physical security at the Eurotunnel
terminal are being employed. UK
Border Force and the French
authorities have prevented more
than 39,000 attempts to cross the
Channel illegally in 2014/2015, and
the Eurotunnel alone has blocked
27,000 attempts since January.
The potential for physical
damage and contamination to
goods by clandestine entry into a
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Miles of lorries in England queue
for the Eurostar crossing to
France during Operation Stack.
trailer is clear and the extra
measures in place may reduce the
risk. However, with these extra
measures come extra delays in
transportation time which is
impacting upon cargo interests’
supply chains and in some cases
resulting in the loss of goods. The
problem has recently been further
exacerbated by the temporary
closure of the Eurotunnel and the
actions of the striking French
dockworkers.
was unreasonable in all of the
circumstances or that the haulier
failed to comply with an agreed
delivery date and, further, that the
delay caused financial loss.
Given the situation faced by
hauliers at the French border
crossing, it is perhaps unlikely that
liability will attach if the delays were
unavoidable. However, even if cargo
interests can establish a claim
against the haulier on the face of it,
that claim will be limited under
Article 23(5) of the Convention on
Legal position
Deliveries can be affected in one of
three ways: delay to the supply
chain, reduced quality of goods or
contamination. Cargo interests (and
their insurers) who suffer may wish
to consider recourse against their
hauliers. However, any such
recourse is not clear cut and cargo
owners should be aware that they
may not be able to recover their full
losses in any event.
the Contract for the International
Carriage of Goods by Road 1956,
to the haulier’s carriage charges.
Delay in delivery
Cargo interests must establish
either that the duration of the transit
Quality of goods
Delay in delivery of perishable
goods, such as fresh produce,
could lead to a shortened shelf-life
or a significant reduction in the
quality of the goods. This may be
treated as damage and the
limitation for delay under Article
23(5) may not apply. Rather,
damages will be calculated based
on the market value of the goods at
the time of collection, subject to a
limitation of liability under Article
23(3) of CMR, calculated at the rate
of 8.33 SDRs per kilo.
Contamination
Problems also arise where migrants
manage to enter the freight vehicle.
The breaking of a security seal or
TIR cord and clandestine entry into
a vehicle carrying cargo intended
for clinical use or human
consumption, such as medical
devices, pharmaceuticals or
foodstuffs, often leads to the
immediate rejection of the entire
load. Cargo interests, mindful of
brand issues and the strict
regulatory framework, are not
usually prepared to take any risk,
given the potential for
contamination.
However, the rejection of cargo in
the absence of evidence of
contamination or physical damage
often leads to disputes between
cargo interests and their logistics
providers, who are only liable for
the diminution in value of the cargo
caused by damage (in other words
adverse physical change) during the
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transit. Claims arising out of cargo
destroyed as a result of a risk of
contamination are likely to be
rejected by hauliers and their
insurers on the basis that the cargo
was destroyed as a result of a fear
of loss/damage and not as a result
of actual loss or damage.
Where does this leave importers?
To successfully claim against the
haulier, cargo interests must first
establish that the cargo has actually
suffered damage or contamination.
In a claim for delay only, losses will
be limited to the carriage charges.
Cargo owners (and their insurers)
would be well advised to appoint a
surveyor at the earliest opportunity
to inspect the cargo and identify
any evidence of damage or
contamination. A joint inspection
with the haulier’s appointed
surveyor is preferable as it may
avoid arguments at a later date over
the condition of the cargo.
However, whilst an inspection of
the cargo may help cargo interests
to mitigate any loss and identify
evidence of any damage or
contamination, it is unavoidable that
some cargo owners will feel that
their commercial interests and duty
to their customers remains best
served by rejecting the entire load.
An inspection may not completely
discount the risk of contamination
and consumers would not wish to
consume food or pharmaceuticals
that have been carried in a vehicle
for several days with numerous
stowaways.
Clandestine migration attempts
have been a very real issue for
hauliers, insurers and importers for
many years, and will continue in the
future. While there are avenues of
recourse to help cargo interests
limit the impact of the financial
losses, these are unlikely to place
them in a neutral position. Early
consideration must be given to the
best way of mitigating this situation
taking into account both the legal
and practical realities.
We thank Adrian Marsh of Hill
Dickinson for allowing the
reproduction of this article.
December 2015
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Failure to present bill of lading:
the carrier’s right to discharge
The London Commercial Court heard a dispute between an
Iranian shipper and a shipowner over the delivery of an iron
ore cargo, which had resulted in the vessel being arrested
BIFA is grateful to solicitors Hill Dickinson for
permission to reproduce this article which first
appeared in the October edition of their magazine In
Transit
Sang Stone Hamoon Jonoub Co Ltd v Baoyue
Shipping Co Ltd (The ‘Bao Yue’) [2015]
A cargo of iron ore was shipped from Iran to China
under a bill of lading which was issued ‘to order’,
with no named consignee or notify party. An Iranian
company, which had contracted to sell the cargo to
a Chinese company, was the shipper of the cargo
and was named as shipper on the bill of lading.
The vessel arrived at the Chinese discharge port
but nobody presented the bill of lading to take
delivery. The reason was that there was a dispute
between the Iranian shipper and the Chinese buyer
as to what sum (if any) remained to be paid in
respect of the cargo. The shipper kept
possession of the full set of original bills of
lading.
The shipowner arranged for
the cargo to be discharged into
a warehouse fairly near to the
discharge port. The
warehousekeeper was
entitled under its contract to
exercise a lien (with a power
of sale) in respect of unpaid
storage charges.
The shipper never tried
to present the bill of
lading to the
warehousekeeper nor
to pay the storage
charges. Instead, the
shipper arrested the shipowner’s
vessel (in India) on the basis of an
alleged claim for damages for
delivery of the cargo without
production of an original bill of
lading.
By the time the claim came
to be heard in the Commercial
Court in London, the shipper’s
claim was no longer based on an allegation of
delivery without production of the bill of lading, but
instead proceeded on the basis that the shipowner
was liable in conversion because it had, without the
authority of the owner of the cargo (the shipper),
allowed a lien over the cargo to be created in favour
of a third party (the warehousekeeper).
Alternatively, it was argued that various things said
or written amounted to a denial of the shipper’s right
of access to the cargo.
Both aspects of the claim failed. On the facts,
there had been no denial of access – the cargo
remained available on presentation of the bill of
lading and payment of the accrued storage charges.
So far as the creation of the lien was concerned,
the bill of lading expressly permitted the discharge
and storage of the cargo. In any event, even if there
was no express provision in the bill of lading, there
was under the wellestablished general law
of bailment an
implied right to
discharge and store
the cargo if the bill
of lading holder
failed to take
delivery.
The creation
of a lien was
a reasonable
and
foreseeable
incident of the storage contract which the
shipowner was impliedly authorised to
conclude. The shipper must therefore
have been taken to have authorised the
creation of the lien.
The shipowner successfully
counter-claimed for storage
charges, which amounted to in
excess of $2 million, and the
London Commercial Court
ordered that the shipper deliver
the original bill of lading to the
shipowner to enable the cargo to
be sold.
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News from Members
That’s my livery!
Every month we get advised by BIFA Members of scams or
other underhand activities that they want their industry
colleagues to be aware of. Here are a couple that have come to
our attention recently
A BIFA Member was surprised
recently when a staff member
spotted one of its sign-written
delivery vans that had been
returned to the leasing company
some time ago.
The Member had an agreement
with the van leasing company that,
upon reaching the end of the
agreement, he would get new vans
and the signwriting on the
returned vehicles would be
removed.
In this case it was not and the
van was being used by an
owner/driver who had purchased it
still in the old livery.
If you lease vehicles in this way,
remember to ensure your livery is
completely removed at the end of
the agreement.
“Pay us to ensure you are
compliant”
The other item is the old ruse in
which a fraudulent supplier
misrepresents legislation and offers
a remedial solution that the buyer
does not need, but falls for thinking
it is official. Solicitors Pysdens
recently assisted a BIFA Member
Support your
local Member
group
BIFA holds Regional Member meetings around
the UK and listed right are those due to occur
soon. If you would like to attend and find out
more about BIFA and what we do, then contact
the appropriate Regional Consultant to BIFA.
All BIFA Members are entitled and
encouraged to attend their regional meetings
however pre-booking with the named contact is
essential.
Full contact details are shown on page 3 of
this issue.
Region
Date
Time
Venue
London East
Tue 1 Dec
1015
Orsett Hall, Orsett
Regional Members’ meeting
Yorkshire
Tue 1 Dec
1830
Torque Logistics
Regional Members’ meeting
Southampton
Tue 8 Dec
0800
Duke of Wellington
Regional Members’ meeting
Regional Seminar Teesside
Tue 8 Dec
1000
Middlesbrough Hotel,
Preparing for the UCC and Container Weighing
Middlesbrough
Regional Seminar Yorkshire
Wed 9 Dec 1000
Best Western
Preparing for the UCC and Container Weighing
Cedar Court Hotel, Bradford
Heathrow
Wed 16 Dec 1400
Redfern House, Feltham
Regional Members’ meeting
Heathrow
Thu 28 Jan 1400
Redfern House, Feltham
Regional Members’ meeting
Regional Seminar Anglia
Thu 28 Jan 1000
Pontelands Park Hotel,
Preparing for the UCC and Container Weighing
Chelmsford
BIFA Regional Seminars – North East England – Preparing for the
Union Customs Code and Container Weight Verification
The following events have been scheduled in the North East of
England:
• Humber Region - Thursday 19 November, 1000 hrs and 1400 hrs
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with such a case and BIFA is
grateful for their comments.
A letter looks like it comes from
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC)
but actually it does not. In the body
of the letter it says that “as our
company is not affiliated with a
public authority or any official entity
this entry is subject to a charge”.
This is a misrepresentation
Some letters seen by Pysdens
have law firm details on and the
associated website says the firm is
licensed to trade – all the references
are to ‘lawyers’ ‘law firm’ and
‘counsel’ but none of the people
concerned are registered solicitors
or barristers and because they are
not held out as solicitors or
barristers there is nothing wrong
with what is being done – but
everything is designed to make the
recipient think they are dealing with
qualified and licensed legal
practitioners.
In one case, the tell-tale pointers
were that the website showed an
incomplete trading address and the
same phone number for all listed
personnel, which was a mobile. The
easiest way to check whether
someone is qualified is to run a
check on the Bar Council’s website
and the Law Society’s website.
This type of scam is as old as the
hills but it is worth reminding staff
as new people are continually
joining the industry who may be
unaware of such practices.
Pysdens Solicitors are a BIFA
Associate Member
BIFA Contact
Paul Newman
Geoff Stark
Colin Young
Geoff Stark
Geoff Stark
Colin Young
Colin Young
Paul Newman
• Middlesborough – Tuesday 8 December, 1000 hrs
• Bradford – Wednesday 9 December, 1000 hrs
Booking is essential. Contact Regional Consultant Geoff Stark
(grstark@
grstark.karoo.co.uk) to secure your place.
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Events
The BIFA Awards 2015
Winner Judging Panel
BIFA Awards 2015 finalists
BIFA is delighted to announce the
44 finalists, representing 31 BIFA
Member companies, who made the
shortlist of four finalists for each of
the 11 categories of this year’s
BIFA Freight Service Awards
competition.
Well done also to all other
Members that took the time to enter
submissions of the utmost quality,
but were unfortunate not to ‘make
the cut’.
The finalists of the 2015
competition are as follows:
General categories
Project Forwarding Award,
sponsored by Peter Lole & Co:
CEVA Freight (UK); Expeditors
International (UK); Greenshields
Cowie & Co; Worldwide Energy
Logistics.
Specialist Services Award,
sponsored by Forward Computers:
Customs Clearance; Dynamic
International Freight Services;
Priority Freight; World Transport
Agency.
Staff Development Award,
sponsored by Albacore Systems:
512 (Sheffield); Espace Europe;
Uniserve Group; Unsworth Global
Logistics.
December 2015
Supply Chain Management
Award, sponsored by BoxTop
Technologies:
Ligentia UK; MIQ Logistics;
Uniserve Group; Woodland Group.
Sustainable Logistics Award,
sponsored by Red Recruit:
Atlantic Pacific Global Logistics;
Estuary Logistics; Priority Freight;
Unsworth Global Logistics.
Individual category:
Young Freight Forwarder Award,
sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo:
Daria Banks – Banks & Lloyd
(Shipping); Nicolas Barrois – World
Transport Agency; Liam Byrne –
ACC Freight Management; James
Mears – Ital Logistics.
Modal categories:
Air Cargo Services Award,
sponsored by IAG Cargo:
512 (Sheffield); Brunel Air Cargo;
Greenshields Cowie & Co; Trans
Global Freight Management.
European Logistics Award,
sponsored by TT Club:
ACC Freight Management; Eurogate
Logistics; Ital Logistics; PSL Freight.
Ocean Services Award, sponsored
by Cargoguide International:
512 (Sheffield); Brunel Shipping;
Ideal International; Panalpina World
Transport.
Specialist Categories:
Cool Award, sponsored by
American Airlines Cargo:
IJS Global (UK); James Cargo
Services; Kuehne + Nagel;
Panalpina World Transport.
Extra Mile Award,
sponsored by Descartes:
DSV Road; Ital Logistics; Moto
Freight; PSL Freight.
BIFA is very pleased to have received
an excellent response once again
this year, especially for the Specialist
Services and the new Extra Mile
Award categories, which proved the
hardest to judge. The former award
demonstrates the ever-growing
importance of ancillary/add-on
services to our industry, which are
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not necessarily modal-specific,
whereas the latter award proves our
long-held conviction that freight
forwarding is often all about going
the extra mile for both existing and
new customers.
BIFA is also pleased to announce
the winner of the Young Freight
Forwarder category prize draw. The
prize, supplied by the category
sponsor, Virgin Atlantic Cargo, is
two return flights to New York. All
candidates that registered in this
category and submitted all the
required documentation by the
deadline date were entered into the
draw. The winner is Hugo Cabos
Larroya of Damco UK.
BIFA wishes to thank all the
category sponsor representatives,
and independent judges that gave
up a morning of their time in midNovember to contribute to the
selection of the 11 category winners
(see photo, left).
The victors will be revealed at the
BIFA Awards Ceremony Luncheon
to be held on Thursday 21 January
2016 at The Brewery, Chiswell
Street, London, EC1.
BIFA is delighted that the
country’s premier traffic and travel
reporter, Sally Boazman, will be
hosting the ceremony. Renowned
throughout the UK as BBC Radio
2’s ‘Sally Traffic’, after working with
the likes of Steve Wright, Johnnie
Walker, Ken Bruce, Jeremy Vine
and Chris Evans, she has become
known as the woman who changed
the face of traffic news. Millions
now tune into her informative and
witty bulletins, and she has been
voted “one of the most attractive
female voices on UK radio” in a
Radio Times poll.
As BIFA’s flagship event, the
Awards ceremony is selling out fast,
so do not delay in booking as the
venue has a limited seating
capacity. The cost is £97.50 + VAT
per ticket for a three-course lunch,
wines and coffee, with a discount of
10% offered for bookings of 10+
tickets.
Please make your reservation by
completing the booking form in this
issue of BIFAlink, or online at
bifa.org/awards > Book now
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BIFA
Freight Service
Awards 2015
Ceremony
When:
Thursday 21st
January 2016
NOT TO BE MISSED!
Where: The Brewery,
Chiswell
Street,
London EC1
• Chat over pre-lunch drinks
• Congratulate the finalists
• Enjoy fine food and wines
• Be entertained by the
celebrity host
• Be among the first to find
out the winners
• Watch the category
sponsors present the
trophies
• Network with industry
colleagues over a glass or
two
Times:
12.00pm
12.45pm
1.00pm
3.00pm
3.15pm
4.00pm
Drinks Reception
Presentation of Finalists’
Certificates
Seated luncheon
Guest speech by Sally
(Traffic) Boazman
Travel Reporter, BBC
Radio 2
Awards Ceremony
presentation
Networking (bar open
until 5.00pm)
The 2014 BIFA Award winners
BIFA’s flagship
event – the annual
Awards Luncheon
Ceremony attended
by over 500
professionals from
the logistics industry
Event Host: Sally (Traffic) Boazman
Travel Reporter, BBC Radio 2
Tickets:
Further information:
Individual tickets are available at
£97.50 + VAT for a three course
luncheon, including wines and coffee
Please contact the BIFA Events
Office
E: [email protected]
T: 020 8844 3641
A 10% discount is offered for full
table bookings:
ie. £877.50 + VAT for 10 tickets;
£1,053 + VAT for 12 tickets
Tickets can be purchased online
at: bifa.org/awards > Ceremony >
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Training
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Training courses: December 2015-February 2016
AIR CARGO (REGULATED AGENTS) SECURITY
TRAINING
NEW level
OLD Level
CASP
A/B
CO
D
COS
E
CS
F
CM
G
Air Cargo Security – CASP (Cargo Aviation Security
Principles)
Air Cargo Security – CO (Cargo Operative)
2 December
Feltham, West London
14 December
Feltham, West London
13 January
Feltham, West London
27 January
Feltham, West London
17 February
Feltham, West London
23 February
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – COS (Cargo Operative Screening)
Air Cargo Security – CS (Cargo Supervisor)
Air Cargo Security – CM (Cargo Manager)
15-16 December
Feltham, West London
13-14 January
Feltham, West London
17-18 February
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher CASP (am only)
8 December
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher CO (am session) and
Refresher COS (pm session)
1 December
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher COS (am session)
28 January
Feltham, West London
24 February
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher CS (am session) and
Refresher CM (pm session)
10 December
Feltham, West London
Air Cargo Security – Refresher CS & CM (pm session)
28 January
Feltham, West London
24 February
Feltham, West London
Aviation Security Cargo X-Ray Operator
Available as an in-house course, contact BIFA to
schedule a date
Aviation Security NXCT
NB – test session only – no training takes place
14 December
Feltham, West London
26 January
Feltham, West London
29 February
Feltham, West London
Known Consignor Air Cargo Security (pm only)
8 December
Feltham, West London
CUSTOMS PROCEDURES
Customs Procedures for Export Cargo (CM1)
1 December
Feltham, West London
Customs Procedures for Import Cargo (CM2)
2 December
Feltham, West London
BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Export & Import
Procedures (CM3) – NB: attendance required on all five
dates
1, 8, 15, 22 Feb & 7 Mar
Feltham, West London
Radioactive Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA4)
See www.bifa.org/training for future presentations
Infectious Substances by Air (DGA5)
See www.bifa.org/training for future presentations
Carriage of Lithium Batteries by Air, Road & Sea
(modules available individually)
28-29 January
Feltham, West London
FREIGHT FORWARDING AND
INTERNATIONAL TRADE
Customs Import Entry & Procedures (CM6)
See www.bifa.org for future presenations
Exports for Beginners (EXP1)
25 January
Feltham, West London
3 February
Midlands
DANGEROUS GOODS
Imports for Beginners (IMP1)
4 February
11 February
Dangerous Goods by Air (DGA1)
7-9 December
Feltham, West London
4-6 January
Feltham, West London
11-13 January
Manchester
11-13 January
Midlands
1-3 February
Glasgow
1-3 February
Leeds Bradford
8-10 February
Feltham, West London
22-24 February
Manchester
Dangerous Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA2)
10-11 December
Feltham, West London
7-8 January
Feltham, West London
14-15 January
Manchester
14-15 January
Midlands
4-5 February
Glasgow
4-5 February
Leeds Bradford
11-12 February
Feltham, West London
25-26 February
Manchester
Midlands
Feltham, West London
Introduction to Air Cargo (AC1)
See www.bifa.org for future presentations
BTEC Intermediate Award in Multimodal International
Freight Procedures (MFT1) - NB: attendance required
on all five dates
12, 19, 26 January, 2 + 16 FebruaryFeltham, West
London
Sea Freight: The Basics (SF1)
10 February
Feltham, West London
Introduction to Letters of Credit
See www.bifa.org for future presentations
ONLINE COURSES
Dangerous Goods by Road – Revalidation (DGR2)
Days 2 and 3 of the above Dangerous Goods by Road
course (DGR1)
The following Air Cargo Security courses are available
online to Regulated Agents at initial and refresher
levels:
•Cargo Aviation Security Principles (CASP)
•Cargo Aviation Security Principles – Driver (CASP-D)
•Cargo Operative (CO)
See bifa.org/training to register
Dangerous Goods by Sea (DGS1)
21-22 January
Feltham, West London
25-26 February
Midlands
Known Consignors – courses covering the modules
required by Known Consignors are also available
online.
Dangerous Goods by Road (DGR1)
18-20 January
Feltham, West London
22-24 February
Midlands
Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA)
29 February – 4 March
Feltham, West London
29 February – 4 March
Manchester
Radioactive Goods by Air (DGA3)
See www.bifa.org/training for future presentations
To view course content or to make a booking, go to www.bifa.org and click on training
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December 2015