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– See pages 10-11

6: NewsImproved UK-EUrail links next year

9: Good PracticeThe importance ofincorporating theBIFA STC

12: Legal EagleIranian sanctions:what will remain inplace?

17: EventsFinalists announced

INSIDE

The implementation

of e-AWB

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Robert Keen’s Column BIFAlinkwww.bifa.org

December 2015

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.

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Many great entries vie for awards

Robert KeenDirector General

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News DeskBIFAlink

December 2015

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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 Sea-

Mediterranean to London,

Amsterdam, Zeebrugge and

Marseille by November 2016.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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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 Sea-

Mediterranean. 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.

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.

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

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

Improved UK-EU rail linksto be operational next year

MCA confirmsapplicationprocess forbecoming averified weigherFor 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

container.weight@mcga.gov.uk.

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-the-

gross-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.

FIATA publishes container weighing ‘toolkit’

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.

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As reported in the October issue

of BIFAlink, the overall winner ofthe 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.

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

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).

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Preparing for theUnion CustomsCode andContainerWeightVerification

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 paul@pnauk.com

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

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 pick-

and-pack activity, that their liability

insurer is aware of the full scope of

the activity being undertaken.

Back in February we carried a warning in BIFAlink fromsolicitors Pysdens regarding forwarders that act on behalf ofthird-country manufacturers in the distribution of products. Thiscould also apply to forwarders with ‘pick and pack’ operations

December 2015

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Forwarders at risk if distributing fora manufacturer outside of the EU

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Good Practice BIFAlink

December 2015

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

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

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.

Many BIFA Members will have heard this advice before and ithas been a constant theme in BIFAlink over the years – but it isstill vital that staff are aware of the importance of incorporationof the BIFA STC in their contracts

Incorporating the BIFA STC

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Policy & ComplianceBIFAlink

December 2015

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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

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

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

The implementation

of e-AWBTake-up of electronic air waybills is improving but it is still notmeeting IATA targets. Now IATA is introducing measures tosimplify the process for low-volume forwarders

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December 2015

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

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;

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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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.

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 semi-

finished 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.

Financial sanctions made it tough for companies wanting totrade in Iran, export to Iran, or transfer funds to Iran. Nowsanctions are set to be relaxed, but forwarders should be awarethat some restrictions will remain in place

Iranian financial sanctions

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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

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.

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.

Delay in delivery

Cargo interests must establish

either that the duration of the transit

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

the Contract for the International

Carriage of Goods by Road 1956,

to the haulier’s carriage charges.

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

The migrant crisis and its effectson forwarders and customersAdrian Marsh looksat how the migrantcrisis is affectingthe supply chainand the legalposition of thosewith goods delayedor deemedcontaminated

Miles of lorries in England queuefor the Eurostar crossing toFrance during Operation Stack.

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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.

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 well-

established 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.

Failure to present bill of lading: the carrier’s right to discharge

The London Commercial Court heard a dispute between anIranian shipper and a shipowner over the delivery of an ironore cargo, which had resulted in the vessel being arrested

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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

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

Support yourlocal MembergroupBIFA 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 BIFA Contact

London East Tue 1 Dec 1015 Orsett Hall, Orsett Paul NewmanRegional Members’ meetingYorkshire Tue 1 Dec 1830 Torque Logistics Geoff StarkRegional Members’ meetingSouthampton Tue 8 Dec 0800 Duke of Wellington Colin YoungRegional Members’ meetingRegional Seminar Teesside Tue 8 Dec 1000 Middlesbrough Hotel, Geoff StarkPreparing for the UCC and Container Weighing MiddlesbroughRegional Seminar Yorkshire Wed 9 Dec 1000 Best Western Geoff StarkPreparing for the UCC and Container Weighing Cedar Court Hotel, BradfordHeathrow Wed 16 Dec 1400 Redfern House, Feltham Colin YoungRegional Members’ meetingHeathrow Thu 28 Jan 1400 Redfern House, Feltham Colin YoungRegional Members’ meetingRegional Seminar Anglia Thu 28 Jan 1000 Pontelands Park Hotel, Paul NewmanPreparing for the UCC and Container Weighing Chelmsford

That’s my livery!Every month we get advised by BIFA Members of scams orother underhand activities that they want their industrycolleagues to be aware of. Here are a couple that have come toour attention recently

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

• 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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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.

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

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 mid-

November 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

BIFA Awards 2015 finalists

The BIFA Awards 2015Winner Judging Panel

BIFA Freight Service Awards 2015Ceremony

NOT TO BE MISSED!

BIFA’s Gagshipevent – the annualAwards LuncheonCeremony attendedby over 500professionals fromthe logistics industry

When: Thursday 21st January 2016

Where: The Brewery, Chiswell Street, London EC1

• Chat over pre-lunch drinks

• Congratulate the Fnalists

• Enjoy Fne food and wines

• Be entertained by thecelebrity host

• Be among the Frst to Fndout the winners

• Watch the categorysponsors present thetrophies

• Network with industrycolleagues over a glass ortwo

Times:12.00pm Drinks Reception

12.45pm Presentation of Finalists’ CertiFcates

1.00pm Seated luncheon

3.00pm Guest speech by Sally (TrafFc) Boazman Travel Reporter, BBC Radio 2

3.15pm Awards Ceremony presentation

4.00pm Networking (bar open until 5.00pm)

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www.bifa.orgTraining

AIR CARGO (REGULATED AGENTS) SECURITYTRAININGNEW level OLD LevelCASP A / BCO DCOS ECS FCM G

Air Cargo Security – CASP (Cargo Aviation SecurityPrinciples) Air Cargo Security – CO (Cargo Operative)2 December Feltham, West London14 December Feltham, West London13 January Feltham, West London27 January Feltham, West London17 February Feltham, West London23 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 London13-14 January Feltham, West London17-18 February Feltham, West London

Air Cargo Security – Refresher CASP (am only)8 December Feltham, West London

Air Cargo Security – Refresher CO (am session) andRefresher COS (pm session)1 December Feltham, West London

Air Cargo Security – Refresher COS (am session)28 January Feltham, West London24 February Feltham, West London

Air Cargo Security – Refresher CS (am session) andRefresher CM (pm session)10 December Feltham, West London

Air Cargo Security – Refresher CS & CM (pm session)28 January Feltham, West London24 February Feltham, West London

Aviation Security Cargo X-Ray OperatorAvailable as an in-house course, contact BIFA toschedule a date

Aviation Security NXCT NB – test session only – no training takes place14 December Feltham, West London26 January Feltham, West London29 February Feltham, West London

Known Consignor Air Cargo Security (pm only)8 December Feltham, West London

CUSTOMS PROCEDURESCustoms 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 & ImportProcedures (CM3) – NB: attendance required on all fivedates1, 8, 15, 22 Feb & 7 Mar Feltham, West London

Customs Import Entry & Procedures (CM6)See www.bifa.org for future presenations

DANGEROUS GOODSDangerous Goods by Air (DGA1)7-9 December Feltham, West London4-6 January Feltham, West London11-13 January Manchester11-13 January Midlands1-3 February Glasgow1-3 February Leeds Bradford8-10 February Feltham, West London22-24 February Manchester

Dangerous Goods by Air – Revalidation (DGA2)10-11 December Feltham, West London7-8 January Feltham, West London14-15 January Manchester14-15 January Midlands4-5 February Glasgow4-5 February Leeds Bradford11-12 February Feltham, West London25-26 February Manchester

Dangerous Goods by Road (DGR1)18-20 January Feltham, West London22-24 February Midlands

Dangerous Goods by Road – Revalidation (DGR2)Days 2 and 3 of the above Dangerous Goods by Roadcourse (DGR1)

Dangerous Goods by Sea (DGS1)21-22 January Feltham, West London25-26 February Midlands

Dangerous Goods Safety Adviser (DGSA)29 February – 4 March Feltham, West London29 February – 4 March Manchester

Radioactive Goods by Air (DGA3)See www.bifa.org/training for future presentations

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 ANDINTERNATIONAL TRADEExports for Beginners (EXP1)25 January Feltham, West London3 February Midlands

Imports for Beginners (IMP1)4 February Midlands11 February Feltham, West London

Introduction to Air Cargo (AC1)See www.bifa.org for future presentations

BTEC Intermediate Award in Multimodal InternationalFreight Procedures (MFT1) - NB: attendance requiredon all five dates12, 19, 26 January, 2 + 16 FebruaryFeltham, WestLondon

Sea Freight: The Basics (SF1)10 February Feltham, West London

Introduction to Letters of CreditSee www.bifa.org for future presentations

ONLINE COURSESThe following Air Cargo Security courses are availableonline to Regulated Agents at initial and refresherlevels:•Cargo Aviation Security Principles (CASP)•Cargo Aviation Security Principles – Driver (CASP-D)•Cargo Operative (CO)See bifa.org/training to register

Known Consignors – courses covering the modulesrequired by Known Consignors are also availableonline.

Training courses: December 2015-February 2016

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