Despite a year beset by multiple operational difficulties and uncertainties, there were many outstanding entries in the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2020 – the very best of which have now been announced in a series of online video presentations this week.
Since the UK exited the EU, BIFA have received an increasing flow of questions regarding whether the Freight Transport Costs charged to clients can be zero-rated.
The European Shippers Council (ESC) and CLECAT, European associations grouping shippers and forwarders, recently criticised policies being pursued by shipping lines in a joint open letter addressed to the European Commission.