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BIFAlink 

The magazine of the British International Freight Association Issue: 241 November 2010 

– See pages 10-11 

INSIDE 

News 

6 Attacks 

highlight 

parking security 

Trade 

Services 

8 How to cope 

with the 

unexpected 

12 EC tightens 

rules on trading 

with Iran 

Legal Eagle 

14 Misrelease of 

loads by 

transport 

operators 

Events 

18 Judges draw 

up awards 

finalists

PETER QUANTRILL’S COLUMN 

DIRECTOR 

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Please be advised that BIFA DOES NOT 

OFFER LEGAL ADVICE. BIFA is not a law firm 

and the authors of this publication are not 

legally qualified and do not have any legal 

training. The guidance and assistance set out 

herein are based on BIFA’s own experience 

with the issues concerned and should not be 

in any circumstances regarded or relied upon 

as legal advice. It is strongly recommended 

that anyone considering further action based 

on the information contained in this publication 

should seek the advice of a qualified 

professional. The authors will not accept liability 

for any losses suffered as the result of 

having acted on the guidance and assistance 

provided if such professional advice has not 

been sought. 

Preparing for the new ICS 

It is November and thoughts begin to turn to the challenges we will face in the new year. One 

challenge on which BIFA has been very active on behalf of our members over the last few 

months has been the implementation (on New Year’s Day) of the new Import Control System 

(ICS), the security amendment to the European Community (EC) Customs Code. 

As I write this column, we have just concluded a series of seminars run to help members 

become better acquainted with how the rules are changing, and what they must do when the ICS 

is live. Around 500 attendees have been present at the seminars all over the country seeing our 

Trade Services group in places as far afield as Dover and Belfast. All have come away with a 

greater understanding of the changes and what they will require from Britain’s freight forwarding 

community. 

I am very pleased with the positive response the seminars generated. I am especially pleased 

that a number of forwarders requested in-house seminars which we were able to deliver. 

Whilst it remains to be seen how ICS will operate in practice, freight forwarders must still 

consider the possible impact of this new regime on their business activities. It must not be 

forgotten that ICS is a separate process from handling the import customs declaration submitted 

to CHIEF. 

News and events 

Much information about ICS has been included in BIFAlink and, as ever, I invite you to take 

some time to read the contents of this issue to keep abreast of Association and strategic industry 

news and events that can so easily impact on your business, both positively and negatively. 

In this issue, on page 6, we look at why one of the most frequent complaints among the UK 

road sector is the lack of secure truck parking both here and abroad. 

If you are involved in transporting cargo to and from Iran, our article on page 12 about new 

European Commission restrictions on traffic with that nation is a must-read for your business. 

This issue also includes timely advice (on page 14) from the TT Club on the release of cargo 

without presentation of the transport operator bill of lading. This is a growing issue and can often 

lead to a claim against the member, yet can so easily be avoided. In a similar vein, an article on 

page 8 delivers practical advice on how risk can be taken out of the global supply chain. 

We also take another timely look at IATA’s Cargo Agents Settlement System (CASS). 

Compliance in the UK remains at or around 98%. Remarkably, this impressive statistic has been 

maintained despite the global financial crisis that forwarders and their customers have had to 

endure over recent times. However, our story contains a salutary warning about the system that 

could have repercussions for any BIFA member. 

Looking past the approaching festive season, it gives me great pleasure to invite you to visit 

www.bifa.org to view the list of finalists for the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2010 competition. 

Make sure you add a date in your diary to attend the luncheon on 20 January 2011, where the 

awards will be presented and where rivals in business can come together for a few hours to make 

new contacts and new friends. 

Let us hope that by then the new ICS is running smoothly and causing no problems for BIFA 

members. ■ 

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Ian Matheson, from Impress Communications, reviews some recent news that might impact on members’ business 

SNCF puts Channel operator 

SeaFrance up for sale 

French national rail operator 

SNCF has sought bids for its 

subsidiary SeaFrance, 

confirming media reports. The 

potential buyer will enjoy the 

position of “a leading operator 

for cross-Channel traffic” said 

the railway. 

The Rail Freight Group has 

published a new paper setting 

out its views on how the 

railways can best achieve cost 

reduction, economic growth 

and carbon reduction, without 

the need to adopt ideas such 

as vertical integration. It 

outlines some of the successes 

of the rail freight market and, in 

particular, how it has achieved 

a 30% improvement in 

efficiencies since being 

privatised. 

A launch event for ProtectRail, 

a €21 million European 

Commission-funded 

programme that aims to 

develop an integrated system 

intended to improve European 

railway security through better 

protection of trains and 

railways, was hosted by the 

International Union of Railways 

(UIC) last month. 

A report commissioned by the 

Campaign for Better Transport 

shows that Britain is lagging 

behind other European 

countries in developing a 

charging system for lorries to 

end unfair competition from 

foreign hauliers. 

TRANS European Freight 

Exchange, an internet platform 

where users share information 

about available loads and 

vehicles, has developed a 

highly efficient solution for 

marketing freight loads and 

truck space. The innovation is 

specially tailored to the 

requirements of forwarding 

alliances and larger forwarders 

with numerous branch offices. 

UK business secretary Vince 

Cable has visited DP World’s 

London Gateway project to 

give his backing to the 

£1.5 billion River Thames port 

and logistics park project. A 

potential of 36,000 new jobs 

could be created in the 

Thurrock, Essex, area. 

The port of Felixstowe 

handled a record 10,764 

containers (16,209 teu) by rail 

in the week ending 26 

September, beating the 

previous record by 182 boxes. 

Felixstowe said the increased 

volumes follow a number of 

track and equipment 

improvements made over the 

past two years, including a 

39 metre extension of the 

South Rail Terminal to 

accommodate 22-wagon trains, 

and the inauguration of a 

second new rail-mounted 

gantry crane in August. 

Research by industry 

consultant Box Trade 

Intelligence (BTI) shows that 

shipping lines’ Asia-European 

services generated a 

$5.3 billion profit during the 

first half of 2010, compared 

with losses of $3.3 billion in the 

same period last year. 

This winter will see a growing 

number of idle containerships 

as lines layupvesselsfor the 

season, said Paris-based 

analyst AXS Alphaliner. The 

majority of ships expected to 

be laid-up are over 3,000 teu, a 

size of vessel difficult to switch 

to alternative trades. 

The Federal Aviation 

Administration in Washington 

has issued a safety alert for 

operators summarising 

research on the risks 

associated with the 

transporting of lithium batteries 

as cargo on aircraft. It 

recommends actions that air 

carriers and forwarders can 

take to reduce those risks. 

The restocking phase of the 

inventory cycle helped push 

international cargo traffic up 

19.6% in August, compared 

with 23% growth in July. Official 

figures show this was 3% 

above the pre-recession 

levels of early 2008. During the 

firstquarter,airfreightgrewat 

an annualised rate of 25%, but 

only 12% for the first two 

months of the third quarter. 

Air Cargo News reported last 

month that despite meeting 

the deadline for 100% cargo 

screening, the US 

Transportation Security 

Administration still has gaping 

holes in its security, 

according to inspectors. The 

inspector general at the 

Department of Homeland 

Security investigated the 

current screening process and 

reported that terrorists can still 

easily smuggle explosives into 

the cargo of passenger 

aircraft. 

Cargo traffic at London 

Heathrow grew 12.2% in 

September over the same 

month a year ago, but freight 

demand showed signs of 

slipping with the airport’s 

smallest monthly tonnage since 

April. Heathrow’s cargo 

tonnage fell 2.7% in September 

compared with August, the 

second straight month-tomonth 

decline, airport manager 

BAA reported. ■ 

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Glyn Smith, Operations Director – Mapcargo International 

International freight forwarding & global logistics 

 

 

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Incoterms 2010 

pre-orders 

A new edition of Incoterms will 

be published later this year, 

with effect from 1 January 

2011. BIFA will as usual be 

carrying a stock, and if you 

would like to reserve a copy 

please let us know now. 

Regularly incorporated into 

sales contracts worldwide, 

Incoterms define, in a set of 

three-letter trade terms, the 

risks and responsibilities of all 

parties in an international 

sales contract. Used by large 

and small businesses alike, 

Incoterms are applied to the 

sales of billions of dollars of 

goods each year and provide 

businesses with the confidence 

and certainty to operate 

in unfamiliar markets and 

legal jurisdictions. 

The Incoterms 2010 rules 

incorporate changes to keep 

pace with international trade 

developments. With revised 

definitions and interpretation of 

rules to provide greater clarity 

and precision, Incoterms 2010 

include: 

● Extensive guidance notes 

explaining the fundamentals 

of each Incoterms rule, 

such as when it should be 

used; when risk passes; 

and how costs are allocated 

between buyer and seller; 

● New classifications to help 

choose the most suitable 

rule in relation to the mode 

of transport; 

● Advice for the use of electronic 

procedures; 

● Provisions for the allocation 

of obligations related to 

security-related clearances 

for shipments; 

● Updated provisions in relation 

to insurance, taking into 

account the revision of the 

Institute of Cargo Clauses; 

● Enhanced usability for 

domestic trade. 

The price of the new 

publication is £48.00 (inc 

p&p). To reserve a copy, 

contact Marion Fisher at 

BIFA by e-mail at 

m.fisher@bifa.org 

Attacks highlight 

parking security 

One of the most frequent 

complaints from the road 

sector is the lack of secure 

parking for trucks in both the 

UK and the EU. 

Where they can, BIFA’s 

regional representatives 

become involved in local police 

initiatives to reduce vehicle 

crime. But that is the problem – 

these initiatives are at a local 

level and fail to tackle a national 

problem, despite funding from 

our government and/or the 

European Commission (EC). 

Recently funding has been 

cut and some of these 

programmes cancelled. 

Domestically, the hotspots 

for vehicle-related crime are the 

northwest, the motorway 

network around Birmingham, 

and lastly Essex. 

The EC has been investigating 

solutions, and a labelling 

scheme of up to five stars has 

been suggested to indicate the 

standards at a truck stop. 

The EC has included both 

security and comfort standards 

within its scheme, which has 

complicated the issue. 

Also there is the question of 

liability. Consignors may try to 

insist on truckers using stops of 

only a certain star rating. 

Should no space be available 

at one of these and goods were 

How to check a 

BIFA member 

You can check whether a 

company is a bona fide 

member of BIFA by going 

to www.bifa.org and 

selecting ‘find a forwarder’. 

Alternatively, contact the 

membership department 

via j.robinson@bifa.org ■ 

stolen from the truck, where 

would the liability rest 

The alternative system, 

supported by the Road 

Haulage Association (RHA), is 

establishing minimum security 

standards such as adequate 

lighting and CCTV. A description 

of the available facilities 

would be provided and the 

trucker would then conduct his 

own risk assessment. 

As the industry rightly points 

out, the initial problem is not 

standards but one of capacity – 

spacemustbeprovidedbefore 

addressing the standards 

issues. 

The EC is debating the 

subject this autumn and we 

would like to pass any 

members’ comments to the EC 

via our membership of CLECAT. 

● The Association of European 

Vehicle Logistics (ECG) has 

recently advised of a series of 

incidents in several countries 

Your subscription 

that might be connected. 

According to ECG, since the 

beginning of June there have 

been at least four night-time 

attacks on transporters parked 

up in motorway service areas in 

northeast France, four in 

Belgium in different areas, and 

two in the Netherlands. 

In all cases it was the vehicles 

on the back that were first 

setonfire,notthetrucksthemselves. 

The affected loads have 

been from a wide range of 

brands and the transport 

companies also have been 

from a number of different 

countries. ■ 

If any member has any 

comments to make on this 

matter please e-mail them to 

Robert Windsor at 

r.windsor@bifa.org 

We would like to thank the RHA 

for their assistance in preparing 

this information. 

It is that time of year again! Trade subscriptions for 2011 will be 

dispatched during December. As these invoices relate to the year 

beginning 1 January 2011, they will be VAT-rated at the new rate 

of 20%. 

The subscription rate itself remains unchanged for a further 

year. We would appreciate payment as soon as possible after 

1 January 2011 when a receipted VAT invoice will be issued. 

Remember that prompt payment keeps administration charges 

down, and this is to the benefit of every member. ■ 

Please contact Jane Robinson at the Secretariat if you have 

any questions via j.robinson@bifa.org 020 8844 3639 

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Contact details and helplines for 

HMRC/DEFRA/FERA and UKBA 

The ACAE (a committee jointly funded by 

BIFA and ASM) has compiled a list of 

useful information for those of you who 

need to make contact with some of the 

UK’s authorities in trade facilitation. 

HMRC International 

Trade/CITEX/Cross-Cutting 

Group, Cardiff 

Tel 02920 325546 

Fax 02920 326544 

Activities include: 

● NES helpdesk. 

● Calls relating to problems with getting 

entries onto the CHIEF system and 

general export queries. 

● EORI team which issues EORI numbers 

to the trade. 

● Export Unit of Expertise which deals 

with export queries and with reauthorisation 

of Export Simplified Procedures. 

HMRC National Advice Service, 

Cardiff 

Tel 0845 010 9000 

Activities include; 

● Advice on VAT, excise and international 

trade matters including: 

● Assistance in the interpretation of a 

public notice or customs regime. 

● General advice. 

● Assistance with the completion of 

customs forms. 

● Advice on duty rates for any commodity 

code the caller has (NB only three in 

any one call). 

● Logging of missing responses from 

CHIEF and forwarded to HMRC TSK. 

HMRC National Clearance Hub, Salford 

DEFRAFERA 24 x 7 helplines 

Tel 0844 248 0071 FERA (import team) 

Tel 08459 335577 DEFRA 

UKBA 

Generally, you will need to make contact 

with the UKBA at each individual airport or 

port. 

For Heathrow the details are: 

Tel 0203 014 5600, 

NCTS/Carnets/INF/Licensing Enquiries, 

Tel 0203 014 5520, seizure seat, 

Tel 0203 014 5521, Q&A, 

Tel 0203 014 5515, approvals/shed 

compliance team, 

Tel 0203 014 5613, outdoor coordination 

team. 

Address: UKBA Freight Division, 

United Kingdom Border Agency, 

Customs House, 

Heathrow Airport, 

Middlesex, TW6 2LA. ■ 

The Limits of Liability for Carriers 

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£1.98 per kg 

£658.67 per package 

By road – CMR: 

£8.23 per kg 

By air – Warsaw/Montreal Convention 

£16.80 per kg 

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BIFA STC: £1.98 per kg 

(The SDR rate on 12 October 2010, 

according to the IMF website, was 0.987996) 

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Risk: how to cope 

with the unexpected 

Freight forwarders inevitably face the danger of the unconsidered event. 

Here BIFA looks at some of the unexpected developments that catch 

operators out, and makes some suggestions on how to be as prepared 

as possible 

The recent world economic 

downturn has highlighted 

weaknesses in the global supply 

chain. These range from relatively 

simple and speedily fixed problems 

to those with the ability to force 

companies out of business. The 

three most frequently noted types of 

risk can be summarised as: 

● Economic risk 

● Compliance risk 

● Supply chain risk. 

Economic risk 

The recent global recession 

adversely impacted on many companies; 

the movement of goods was 

largely an unacknowledged reality. 

Goods were ordered and delivered 

to their final destination as if by 

magic. How the goods reached their 

destination, and the complexity of 

the many processes involved in 

achieving this movement, was not 

appreciated by many at board level. 

But now directors and senior 

managers increasingly realise that 

they should be managing this important 

function to a greater extent than 

in the past. 

It is now acknowledged that 

there is a greater degree of risk in 

the supply chain than was previously 

thought. Dependent on the nature 

of the risk, it may be possible for a 

company either to control or mitigate 

the impact by dual sourcing, 

moving manufacturing closer to the 

point of consumption, increasing 

stock levels and, where appropriate, 

An accident in Mobile Bay, 

Alabama, involving a 

containership and a crane 

USCG 

offering financial assistance or 

purchasing key suppliers. 

Compliance risk 

Compliance is a word that is increasingly 

used in relation to all elements 

of the supply chain. New legislation 

and regulations impacting on trade 

have the ability to disrupt it. For 

instance EU Regulation 669, covering 

high risk foods and feedstuffs 

from specific destinations, has 

created considerable disruption due 

to higher inspection levels, the 

increased costs of undertaking the 

relevant laboratory analysis, and 

delays whilst these are undertaken. 

Whilst this example relates to a 

specific issue, we would like to highlight 

an environmental issue with 

the potential to increase sea freight 

costs. The Baltic, the North Sea and 

English Channel have been declared 

Sulphur Emission Control Areas 

(SECAs). 

Ships operating in these waters 

have, since 1 July 2010, had to 

reduce sulphur content in their 

marine fuel from the international 

level of 4.5%, to 1%, with a further 

reduction to 0.1% from 1 January 

2015. 

This reduction to 0.1% will 

require a move away from residual to 

distillate fuel, which could further 

increase marine fuel costs by 40% to 

70%, dependent on location. Due to 

these changes, shortsea shipping 

(including freight and passenger 

vessels) will see a sharp increase in 

its cost base from 2015. These 

significant cost increases may force a 

switch from maritime to road for 

moving goods within Continental 

Europe and, to a lesser extent, the 

UK. 

At BIFA we hear of numerous 

instances where freight forwarders 

become embroiled in disputes due 

to legislative regulatory changes. To 

give a recent example, BIFA was 

contacted by a forwarder who had 

exported certain chemicals to China. 

When the goods were shipped it was 

legal to import them into China, but 

whilst the goods were in transit a 

change in the law made it illegal to 

do so. 

This simple example clearly 

demonstrates that all parties must be 

aware of their legal obligations and 

communicate with their partners to 

prevent such problems occurring. 

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USCG 

Supply-chain risk 

The vulnerability of the supply 

chain to unexpected disruption was 

highlighted in April when volcanic 

ash caused severe disruption to 

flights over Europe. Certain industries, 

such as pharmaceuticals and 

perishables, that are particularly 

reliant on airfreight suffered severe 

disruption, and in some cases financial 

losses. 

On the oceans, in August when 

the 2,100 teu MSC Chitra and bulk 

cargo ship Khalija 3 collided, several 

hundred containers were lost overboard, 

closing the ports of Mumbai 

and Nhava Sheva for nearly two 

weeks and causing significant 

disruption to both import and export 

traffic. 

On the human side, labour 

disputes in the UK and other EU 

countries have disrupted supply 

chains. Industrial action with the 

potential to interrupt the supply 

chain is causing companies to review 

where they manufacture and distribute 

goods. Recent volatility in 

exchange rates has exacerbated the 

situation, making it difficult to 

assess the most cost-effective source 

of raw materials and place for manufacture. 

Other risks 

To conclude, we would like to 

discuss other forms of risk within the 

supply chain. Consumers in developed 

economies are now more likely 

to include some form of evaluation 

of the product’s, or manufacturer’s, 

ethical or environmental impact 

before purchasing them. The last 

risk to evaluate is obsolescence. 

The Taichung lost 

14 containers 

overboard and had 

21 damaged after 

encountering heavy 

weather in the 

Pacific last year 

Nowadays, it is not uncommon for 

there to be one version of a product 

on the shelves for sale, and an 

upgraded version to be either in 

transit or being manufactured. 

Consumer awareness has increased 

and it is known that existing stock is 

discounted prior to the latest version 

being released for sale. 

Whilst importers and exporters 

have become more aware of potential 

problems, it is often the people 

on the ground, including freight 

forwarders, who find practical solutions 

to them. 

There have always been risks in 

the supply chain. They may change 

over time, although some such as 

piracy have recently made an unwelcome 

return. It is important that all 

parties appreciate and co-operate to 

overcome such difficulties. ■ 

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IATA–Isawindof 

change in the air 

BIFA has consistently argued that some of IATA’s behaviour towards 

solvent and profitable freight forwarders is unfair. This has been 

highlighted again by some recent incidents. However, there are now 

reasons to hope for an eventual improvement in IATA’s approach. 

The UK forwarding community’s 

overall settlement conformity to 

the terms and conditions applying 

to the settlement of airline 

revenues, under International Air 

Transport Association (IATA’s) Cargo 

Agents Settlement System (CASS), 

remains at or around 98%. 

Remarkably, as has been 

reported before in BIFAlink, this 

impressive statistic has been maintained 

despite the global financial 

crisis that forwarders and their 

customers have had to endure over 

the past year or two. 

Forwarders have compliantly 

supported their airline membership 

during this unprecedented period of 

financial uncertainty. So readers 

could be forgiven, therefore, for failing 

to understand the reasoning 

behind IATA’s remorseless crusade 

against forwarders who it deems to 

have had the temerity to exceed 

their credit limit under the CASS 

conditions. 

By way of example and to set the 

scene, the Secretariat was alerted 

recently, by three members because 

their hitherto monthly airline freight 

revenue payments, settled through 

CASS in full and without delay, had 

exceeded their average in a given 

month. 

As a consequence CASS formally 

requested that these members 

subject their company financial 

figures for audit by 

CASS in order to establish 

their solvency. As a 

result of the reviews, each 

received a subsequent 

demand to provide substantial 

bank guarantees. Failure to 

provide these warranties could, 

according to the CASS rules, 

result in a withdrawal of airline 

credit facilities. 

It has beeen established that in 

all three cases the members in question 

had actually had the good 

fortune (so you would have thought) 

to have experienced a short-term 

unexpected increase in business. 

This in turn was reflected, we must 

assume, in an equally welcome boost 

to the bottom line revenues of the 

carrier(s) who doubtless accepted 

the bookings in the first place with 

outstretched arms. All sums due, for 

the months in question, were subsequently 

settled in full and on time. 

None of the members had any previous 

record of default or late 

payment. 

Disconnect 

In these cases, we would argue that 

IATA’s rigid interprepation is symptomatic 

of its inability to represent 

the best interests of its membership, 

the airlines and their customers, the 

forwarders. Indeed, it would be 

difficult to provide a better illustration 

of the apparant disconnect that 

exists between this prominent body 

and the carriers whose interests it 

purports to uphold. 

The reality is that airlines and 

freight forwarders contract daily on a 

bilateral basis – being transportation 

provider and customer respectively. 

At no stage during this process, 

which involves both parties reaching 

commercial agreement on the like of 

service levels and freight charges, 

does IATA enter into the equation. 

Not until, that is, it comes to the 

settlement procedures for the freight 

charges in question. 

Here the airlines and forwarders 

set aside any bilateral mechanism in 

favour of using the centralised CASS 

portal to process their revenues and 

payments respectively. This affords 

airlines and forwarders alike with a 

single billing and payment facility, 

and the attendant economies of cost 

and efficiency. 

What is not so equitable is that 

the airlines have effectively vested 

their authority in IATA, without 

recourse to an airline or airlines, to 

determine a forwarder’s suitability to 

remain in the programme. This is as 

unacceptable just as it is, ultimately, 

we believe, going to prove unsustainable. 

Using its own measurement criteria, 

the financial credibility, or otherwise, 

of a given forwarder can be 

assessed by IATA. 

In other words, a body that is not 

party to the original contract 

between airline and forwarder can 

demand that the latter provide it 

with financial returns. Not to accede 

to its bidding, or the failure of the 

figures provided to meet with 

IATA’s own solvency criteria, can 

result in IATA withdrawing credit 

facilities for all airlines from the 

forwarder in question. 

The airlines choose to take no 

part in such decisions, even though 

it is their customers and their 

revenues that are at the heart of the 

issue. We could not imagine that, in 

a similar scenario, members would 

allow the BIFA Secretariat to exercise 

similar authority over their business 

activities. 

One criteria relates to sales 

growth. Turnover in the 

current year is compared 

with that in the previous 

year. If the growth falls 

below IATA’s own measurement 

a ‘failure’ is recorded. So, 

somehow sales growth equates to 

financial solvency. Not, we would 

submit, even in the eyes of an 

informed accountant would that be 

the case. 

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As a pertinent aside, readers 

might well ask if IATA undertakes 

similar audits on the accounts of its 

members Given the number of 

airline failures in past two years and 

the number of carriers who, with 

some consistency, continue to post 

poor returns, it would be interesting 

to know. It is not without a sense of 

irony to highlight that in the liquidity 

stakes, the airlines themselves are 

not without their own difficulties. 

US programme 

Contrast the inequality of CASS 

with the sister programme that operates 

in the US, which incidently has 

had established anti-trust (competition) 

legislation in place for many 

years. The US Cargo Network 

System (CNS), which meets the 

requirements as well as expectations 

of forwarders and carriers alike, was 

established in the US as long ago as 

1985. Why should not a similar 

programme be considered in other 

regions, such as Europe 

When such luminaries as the 

head of Lufthansa Cargo, Dr 

Andreas Otto, are reported in the 

press as wanting to see improvements 

in the level of forwarder/ 

airline dialogue over joint industry 

concerns, including the CASS 

programme, other airlines and IATA 

would, we feel, do well to listen 

carefully. 

Certainly Dr Otto appears to see 

no reason why discussions on the 

implementation of a CNS-type 

programme in Europe and elsewhere 

should not take place. 

BIFA, through the good offices of 

FIATA’s Air Freight Institute, will 

continue to urge IATA to replace, or 

at the very least reform, the CASS 

programme in Europe. We repeat 

that the principle of an equitable 

single billing portal is one which our 

members support. 

The airlines themselves though 

need to be alert to, and support the 

need for, bringing about the necessary 

changes. By supporting the 

wider participation of forwarders in 

the discussion forum, Lufthansa has 

talked the talk and its lead is a most 

welcome one. 

For its part, FIATA is stridently 

trying to achieve this from the 

outside on behalf of its forwarderbased 

membership. But it is the 

airlines that are sitting delegates on 

IATA’s Cargo Agency Conference 

who are ultimately the players who 

can, and should, influence the 

changes needed. 

To end on a positive note, Des 

Vertannes, who will be well known 

to many BIFA members in the air 

BIFA, through the 

offices of FIATA’s 

Air Freight Institute, 

will continue to 

urge IATA to reform 

or replace the CASS 

programme in 

Europe 

cargo sector from his more recent 

roles at Menzies Aviation and later, 

Ethiad Airlines, is the newly 

appointed IATA global head of 

cargo. 

Candour 

He made a definitive address to 

delegates at FIATA’s Air Freight 

Institute plenary session at their 

World Congress in Bangkok in October. 

With no small degree of 

candour, he acknowledged that 

achieving a more equitable and 

trusting partnership between IATA, 

its members, and the forwarding 

community, was essential to tackling 

the issues and challenges that 

confront our industry. 

He did not, he said, wish to 

reflect on the events of the past. 

Instead, he clearly expressed his 

personal determination to best 

accommodate the views and aspirations 

of both his members with 

those of the forwarding community. 

The proof of the pudding, as 

ever, will be in the eating, but in 

the meantime Des Vertannes has 

very publicly stated that he is a 

force for necessary change and 

reconciliation. For these reasons, he 

can expect every support from 

BIFA in his endeavours to achieve 

this worthy goal. ■ 

November 2010 11

tradeservices 

www.bifa.org 

EC tightens rules 

on trading with Iran 

The European Commission has introduced new restrictions on doing 

business with Iran 

Adecision on restrictive measures 

against Iran was approved 

by the European Commission 

Council on 26 July 2010. The decision 

1 has been published in the 

Official Journal (Official Journal L- 

195/2010), together with a Council 

Implementing Regulation 2 .It 

entered into force on the date of 

publication. 

These measures comprise, in 

particular, additional restrictions on: 

● Trade in dual-use goods and 

technology, 

● Trade in equipment which might 

be used for internal repression, 

● Trade in key equipment and 

technology for, and investment 

in, the Iranian oil and gas industry, 

● Iranian investment in the 

uranium mining and nuclear 

industry, 

● Transfer of funds to and from 

Iran, 

● The Iranian bank sector, 

● Iran’s access to the insurance and 

bonds markets of the Union, 

● Providing certain services to Iranian 

ships and cargo aircraft. 

The decision also provides for 

additional categories of persons to 

be made subject to the freezing of 

funds and economic resources, and 

certain other technical amendments 

to existing measures. 

In addition, on 31 August the 

Commission adopted a proposal for a 

council regulation 3 . 

Technology 

This proposed regulation, in particular, 

lists the goods and technology, 

equipment and services that are 

concerned by the above mentioned 

restrictive measures. All funds and 

economic resources belonging to, 

owned, held or controlled by specific 

persons, entities and bodies would 

be frozen. 

The proposed regulation lists 

these persons, entities and bodies. 

It also lays down detailed rules 

concerning the transfer of funds and 

financial services. 

The proposed regulation 

provides that all goods brought into 

or leaving the customs territory of 

the Union from or to Iran would be 

made subject to pre-arrival or predeparture 

information to be submitted 

to the competent customs 

authorities of the member state 

concerned, in accordance with the 

rules laid down in the Community 

Customs Code. 

Furthermore, the person who 

brings the goods into or out of the 

customs territory of the Union from 

or to Iran, or who assumes responsibility 

for the carriage of the goods to 

or from Iran, or his representative, 

would declare whether the goods 

were covered by the Common Military 

List of the EU or by this regulation 

and, if their export is subject to 

authorisation, specify the particulars 

of the export licence granted. 

Until 31 December 2010, the 

entry and exit summary declarations 

and the above-mentioned additional 

elements referred to in paragraph 3 

may be submitted in written form 

using commercial, port or transport 

information, provided that they 

contain the necessary particulars. 

As from 1 January 2011, the 

required additional elements 

referred to in this article shall be 

submitted for: 

● Goods brought into the customs 

territory of the Union, either in 

written form or using an entry 

and exit summary declaration as 

appropriate; 

● Goods brought out of the 

customs territory of the Union, 

either by a customs declaration 

or, where a customs declaration is 

not required, an exit summary 

declaration. 

All natural and legal persons, 

entities and bodies would cooperate 

with the competent authorities, as 

indicated in the websites listed in an 

annex to the proposed regulation. 

The proposed regulation also 

contains clauses in respect of the 

liability of persons acting in good 

faith. 

The proposed regulation repeals 

Regulation (EC) No 423/2007. ■ 

BIFA would like to acknowledge that 

this article is reprinted with the 

permission of CLECAT 

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Mis-release of loads by transport 

operators and ocean carriers 

The TT Club has recently seen an increase in claims against transport 

operator members for release of cargo without presentation of the 

transport operator bill of lading. We are printing the following guidance 

from the TT Club on this matter. 

As readers will well know, international 

shipments move 

under bills of lading issued 

both by transport operators and 

ocean carriers. 

These bills of lading are 

frequently independent of each 

other, and in many cases the ocean 

carrier releases the cargo to the 

consignee under its bill of lading in 

circumstances where the transport 

operator bill of lading has not been 

presented. This can expose the 

transport operator to claims from 

cargo interests for the full cargo 

value if the shipper has not been 

paid by the consignee. 

A further complicating factor is 

that straight non-negotiable bills of 

lading and waybills do not need to 

be submitted to the carrier or terminal 

in order for the consignee to take 

delivery. 

Ocean carriers do not have a 

contract with the transport operator’s 

‘shipper’, so they have no way of 

knowing or establishing easily if the 

shipper has been paid by the 

consignee, or if the transport operator 

bill of lading has been submitted 

prior to the shipment being released. 

To avoid these claims, it is 

imperative that proper procedures 

are in place to prevent one party 

from releasing the cargo when the 

other party has not received the bill 

of lading. 

We offer guidance below to transport 

operators to prevent mis-release 

of shipments by ocean carriers and 

terminal operators. 

Transport operators: 

● Must not use the same bill of 

lading number as the ocean 

carrier; 

● Must receive the negotiable bill 

of lading between the transport 

operator and the shipper, or 

consignee, and payment of ocean 

freight prior to releasing the 

negotiable bill of lading between 

the transport operator and the 

ocean carrier; 

● Should instruct the ocean carrier 

in writing not to release the shipment 

to the consignee until the 

transport operator authorises it to 

release the cargo. Further, this 

should be done on all shipments 

that have arrived at the discharge 

port; 

● Must not present ocean carriers’ 

negotiable bills of lading until 

they have received their negotiable 

bill of lading and ocean 

freight. 

Ocean carriers: 

● Must obtain the transport operator 

negotiable bill of lading, 

payment of ocean freight, and 

ensure the cargo is released by 

customs prior to instructing the 

terminal operator to release the 

cargo to the consignee; 

● Must never assume that just 

because the consignee is ready to 

take delivery of the cargo at the 

discharge port, that all negotiable 

bills of lading have been 

presented, that ocean freight has 

been paid and received, and that 

the shipper has been paid. ■ 

BIFA is grateful to the TT Club for 

permission to reproduce this article 

which was originally published in TT 

News 

14 November 2010

www.bifa.org 

tradeservices 

New members and applications from 27.07.10 to 06.10.10 

Name Formed Based in Directors 

G Wizz Courier Services Ltd August 2010 Newcastle upon Tyne Ashley Kai Po Laidler 

Andrew Laidler 

SCH Logistics Ltd February 2009 Felixstowe Steven C Harrold 

Wilder Logistics Ltd August 2003 Hounslow Thomas McFetridge 

Edmund Joseph Fitzpatrick 

PBS International Freight Ltd March 1996 Crawley Gary Costello 

R Bailey 

Wia Costello 

Farrari Express Ltd July 2010 Colnbrook Neal Garratt 

Stephen Grief 

Marco Deiana 

Christian Delcampo 

Advance Baggage Ltd February 2009 Horley Rohan Ranaweera 

Volga-Dnepr UK Ltd August 1999 Stansted Airport A Isaikin 

S Shklyanik 

V Gabriel 

T Arslanova 

D Gliznoutsa 

G & M Aerospace Services Ltd May 2010 Gravesend Robert Standerton Gamble 

Tony Ma 

Tiger International Express UK Ltd May 2007 Slough Tarun Sehgal 

KC Freight Ltd May 2010 Chelmsford Kamila Wawrzeea- 

Chodkiewicz 

Marcin Kawulski 

Seaway Logistics Ltd August 2010 Hull Michael David Straw 

Reefer 90’s February 1990 Sudbury Gary Milsom 

Elsa Bowen 

Andrew Bremner 

BILL Ltd January 1988 Halesowen W D Jones 

Auto Kenya October 2007 Watford Bhupesh Khatri 

Active Freight Management Ltd April 2005 Egham Hok Ee Wong 

Sea Scope Consultants Ltd November 1987 Matfield Kent Colin Donaghue 

Barbara Ann Donaghue 

NIC International Ltd July 2004 Colnbrook John Irwin 

Iain Andre 

Jenkins Shipping Co Ltd September 1982 Belfast Paul O’Hare 

Catherine O’Hare 

John Donnelly 

Edmund Irvine 

Alan Dowd 

Richard Meehan 

November 2010 15

tradeservices 

www.bifa.org 

Meet Spencer Stevenson 

BIFA has appointed a member relationship and information manager 

manager, developing an in-depth 

knowledge of export air cargo. 

After this he spent two years as a 

sales executive with PSL Air, before 

joining Yamato Transport Europe in 

2002. 

BIFA is pleased to announce the 

appointment of Spencer 

Stevenson to the role of 

member relationship and information 

manager. Spencer’s challenge is 

to improve communications to the 

BIFA members at all levels. His 

responsibilities include to: 

● Review and facilitate pro-active 

improvement programmes for the 

current systems and databases 

operated by BIFA. 

● Modernise the already much 

improved BIFA website. 

● Research and implement a 

programme for social media. 

● Investigate electronic delivery of 

BIFA training programmes 

(e-Learning). 

● Communicate more relevant 

information direct to the individuals 

within members. 

● Provide easier access to the fountain 

of knowledge which is the 

BIFA library. 

● Actively encourage member 

participation in the running of 

BIFA’s council, committees and 

policy groups. 

The forwarding industry runs in 

Spencer’s blood, his father being 

Colin Stevenson, a former regional 

director of IATA. 

Spencer’s own career has evolved 

Support your local 

member group 

BIFA holds regional member meetings 

around the UK and here are some due to 

occur soon. If you would like to attend 

and find out more about BIFA and what 

we do, why not contact your regional 

representative. Full contact details are on 

the BIFA website www.bifa.org in the 

Contacts section. 

All BIFA members are entitled and 

encouraged to attend their regional meetings. 

However pre-booking is essential. ■ 

Contact your BIFA regional representative 

at www.bifa.org >Contacts 

Spencer has 22 years of experience in the 

forwarding industry 

over 22 years, the first 12 of those 

being with MSAS Cargo International 

in Reading where he began as 

an export clerk and worked his way 

through the ranks to branch 

Knowledge 

It was during his eight years with 

Yamato that he developed a broad 

spectrum of knowledge across international 

trade and freight forwarding 

encompassing import and export by 

all modes of transport, customs 

warehousing, customs procedures 

and compliance, project work and 

logistics. 

Spencer is married with two 

daughters and five grandchildren. 

He sees his position at BIFA as a 

tremendous opportunity to use the 

knowledge he has gained to benefit 

the Association and its members, 

giving something back to an industry 

that has supported him during 

his entire working life. ■ 

Don’t keep it to yourself 

Remember to circulate BIFAlink to 

your colleagues. Not your copy of 

BIFAlink – register for your own 

copy by contacting Jane 

Robinson in membership 

(j.robinson@bifa.org). 

BIFAlink is free to BIFA member 

companies or available by 

subscription to non-members. ■ 

Region Date Time Venue BIFA Contact 

Manchester Tuesday 9 November 10.30 Premier Inn, Paul Young 

Members meeting 

Manchester Airport 

Midlands Wednesday 10 November 10.30 Office of EMA Authority Paul Young 


Liverpool Thursday 11 November 10.30 Peel Ports, Paul Young 


The Maritime Centre 

Stansted Wednesday 17 November 11.30 LSC, Stansted Colin Young 

ACAE & Members meeting 

Gatwick Thursday 18 November 12.30 Timberham House Colin Young 


Scotland Thursday 18 November 18.00 To be advised Alph Forrest 


London East Tuesday 23 November 14.00 DP World, London Gateway Nigel Peall 


Anglia Wednesday 24 November 10.00 Holiday Inn, Orwell Ipswich Nigel Peall 


Solent Wednesday 24 November 08.00 The Duke of Wellington Colin Young 


West London Thursday 25 November 14.00 Redfern House, Feltham Colin Young 


West London Thursday 16 December 14.00 Redfern House, Feltham Colin Young 


16 November 2010

awards 

www.bifa.org 

The judges for the Young Freight 

Forwarder category, involving individual 

interviews with all four finalists, 

were: 

● Bob Granger, company secretary, 

Johnson Stevens Agencies 

● Robert Keen, executive director, 

BIFA 

● John O’Connell, director – Trade 

Services, BIFA 

● Sharon Hammond, training 

services officer, BIFA. 

The Forward Computers drinks reception at the 2009 awards ceremony 

Judges draw up list of 

BIFA Awards finalists 

The first judging meeting for the 

BIFA Awards was held last 

month in order to select the 

finalists of this year’s Freight Service 

Awards competition. A list of all 

finalists has been published on the 

BIFA Awards website at 

www.bifa.org/awards > Finalists > 

2010. The finalists will also be 

announced in the December issue of 

BIFAlink. 

This month sees representatives 

from sponsor companies, who will be 

joined by a handful of independent 

judges, convene for the main judging 

awards meeting, at which one 

category finalist will be chosen as 

the ultimate category winner. 

The categories being contested 

this year are: 

1. Air Freight Award 

2. Environment Award 

3. European Logistics Award 

4. Ocean Freight Award 

5. Project Forwarding Award 

6. Special Services Award 

7. Staff Development Award 

8. Supply Chain Management 

Award 

9. Young Freight Forwarder Award. 

In addition to BIFA’s Peter 

Quantrill, Director General, and 

Robert Keen, executive director, 

standing on this year’s main judging 

panel, the partaking sponsor judges 

for categories 1-8 were as follows: 

● Matt Sturrock, senior systems 

engineer – Albacore Systems 

● Simon Clark, business 

development manager EMEA – 

Cargowise 

● Paul Goodrich, director of sales 

and marketing – Maersk Line 

● Christopher Hewlett, managing 

director – Boxtop Technologies 

● Andy Jaye, regional commercial 

manager UK&I – British Airways 

World Cargo 

● David Lumby, European regional 

underwriting director – TT Club 

● Ken Stewart, marketing director – 

Forward Computers. 

The three independent judges 

who joined the panel were: 

● Colin Young, Colin Young 

Consultancy 

● Larry Woelk, director, 

international and business 

development, Bis Henderson 

● Malcolm McKinnon, former chief 

executive, SITPRO. 

Ceremony tickets 

Last year’s Awards ceremony was a 

sell-out, so if you plan to attend this 

year’s luncheon you are advised to 

book your tickets early. The event 

will be held on Thursday 20 January 

2010 at its traditional venue: the 

Brewery, London EC1. 

The ceremony will be hosted by 

special guest Graham Poll, former 

football referee, TV pundit and 

newspaper columnist. Graham is a 

footballing legend with 26 years’ 

experience and a career that 

spanned 1,544 matches. He is 

probably the best known and most 

experienced English referee of all 

time, so we are lucky that he is able 

to join us at the event. 

This year we have introduced an 

online ticket booking facility with 

credit card payment, or the option of 

online form completion for onward 

posting with cheque payment. 

Alternatively, you can complete the 

hard copy booking form on page 17 

of this magazine. 

The ceremony luncheon will start 

at 12pm with a drinks reception and 

will be followed by an on-stage 

presentation of framed certificates to 

all the finalists. After lunch, Graham 

Poll will address the audience before 

the sponsors join him to award the 

trophies to the category winners. 

Individual tickets cost £94 

(including VAT) for a three-course 

lunch with wines and coffee. 

A 10% discount is offered for 

tables of 10 and 12 people (£846 and 

£1,015.20 including VAT 

respectively). ■ 

If you require further information 

on the BIFA Freight Service 

Awards, please visit 

www.bifa.org/awards or contact 

Becky Thurtell in the BIFA 

Events Office at 

E: eventsoffice@bifa.org or on 

T: 020 8844 3641. 

18 November 2010

BIFA Freight Service Awards 2010 Ceremony 

The 2009 BIFA Award winners 

SEE YOU THERE! 

Thursday 20th January 2011 

The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1 

Chat over a pre-lunch drink 

Congratulate the finalists 

Witness the sponsors present the winners’ trophies 

Enjoy a fine three-course lunch with wines, and coffee 

Have fun networking with industry colleagues 

Be entertained by this year’s host: Graham Poll, former football referee 

12.00pm 

12.45pm 

1.00pm 

3.00pm 

Drinks Reception 

Presentation of Finalists’ Certificates 

Seated luncheon 

Guest speech by Graham Poll, Former 

Football Referee, TV Pundit and 

Newspaper Columnist 

3.15-4.00pm Awards Ceremony 

4.00-5.00pm Bar open 

Event Host: 

Graham Poll, 

Former Football 

Referee 

Individual tickets are available at £94.00 (inc. VAT) for a 3 course luncheon, wines and coffee 

10% discount offered for: 

a table of 10 people - £846.00 (inc. VAT) 

a table of 12 people - £1,015.20 (inc. VAT) 

To book tickets, please complete the booking form in this issue of BIFAlink, or book 

online at www.bifa.org/awards > Book Tickets 

For further information please contact the BIFA Events Office 

E: eventsoffice@bifa.org T: 020 8844 3641

training 

www.bifa.org 

Training Courses: December 2010 – February 2011 

AVIATION SECURITY 

Air Cargo Security Level A – General Awareness 

6 December London, Feltham 


13 January London, Feltham 


24 January Manchester 

2 February London, Feltham 

7 February London, Gatwick 

8 February Birmingham 


14 February Bristol 



Air Cargo Security Level B - Drivers 

As Level A – General Awareness 

Air Cargo Security Level D – Handling & Preparation 

of Air Cargo 

As Level A – General Awareness 

Air Cargo Security Level E – Screening of Air Cargo 

Screening by physical examination only, x-ray training 

not included 

7-8 December London, Feltham 

17-18 January London, Feltham 

24-25 January Manchester 

8-9 February Birmingham 

15-16 February London, Feltham 

Air Cargo Security Level F – Security Supervisor 

As Level E – Screening of Air Cargo 

Air Cargo Security Level G – Security Manager 




8-10 February Birmingham 


Air Cargo Security – Refresher Levels D and E 

(for holders of old syllabus Level 1 certificates 

approaching expiry) 




Air Cargo Security – Refresher Levels F and G 

(for holders of old syllabus Level 2 or Level 3 certificates 

approaching expiry) 




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 




CUSTOMS PROCEDURES 

Customs Procedures for Export Cargo (CM1) 


16 February Humber 

Customs Procedures for Import Cargo (CM2) 


17 February Humber 

BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Export & 

Import Procedures (CM3) 

Commencing 11 January 

London, Feltham 

Diploma in Customs Management (CM4) 

Two-day optional add-on to CM3 

See www.bifa.org for forthcoming dates 

BTEC Intermediate Award in Customs Import Entry & 

Procedures (CM5) 

Commencing 14 February 


DANGEROUS GOODS 

Dangerous Goods by Air (DGA1) 




17-19 January Birmingham 

31 Jan – 2 Feb Glasgow 

31 Jan – 2 Feb Leeds / Bradford 


Dangerous Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA2) 




20-21 January Birmingham 

3-4 February Glasgow 

3-4 February Leeds / Bradford 


Dangerous Goods by Road (DGR1) 


Dangerous Goods by Road – Revalidation (DGR2) 

Days 2 and 3 of the above Dangerous Goods by Road 

course (DGR1) 

Dangerous Goods by Sea (DGS1) 


Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA) 

29 Nov – 3 Dec London, Feltham 

28 Feb – 4 Mar Heathrow area 

25 Feb – 4 Mar Manchester 

Multimodal Dangerous Goods Awareness (DGAW3) 



Radioactive Goods by Air (DGA3) 

23-24 November London, Feltham 

Radioactive Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA4) 

24 November London, Feltham 

Infectious Substances by Air (DGA5) 

24 November Heathrow area 

Dangerous Goods CFR49 (DG49) 


FREIGHT FORWARDING AND 

INTERNATIONAL TRADE 

Customer Services for the Freight Industry (CS5) 

Available as an in-house course – contact BIFA Training 

Services 

Exports for Beginners (EXP1) 


22 February Glasgow 

Imports for Beginners (IMP1) 


23 February Glasgow 

Introduction to Air Cargo (AC1) 


BTEC Intermediate Award in Multimodal International 

Freight Procedures (MFT1) 




Manchester 

Diploma in Multimodal International Freight Procedures 

(MFT2) 

Two-day optional add-on to MFT1 


Sea Freight: The Basics (SF1) 


Introduction to Letters of Credit 

30 November London, Feltham 


HEALTH AND SAFETY 

First Aid – Appointed Person (FA1) 


First Aid – Full 3-day course (FA2) 


Health and Safety Overview for Supervisors/ 

Managers (HS1) 


To view course content or to make a booking, go to www.bifa.org and click on training 

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