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Irish International Freight Association
and the 2016 FIATA World Congress Dublin |
 Shanon Gould is the
2016 FIATA Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year
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Michael Yarwood, TT Club, Shanon Gould, Navia Logistics & Winner of the 2016 YIFFYA and Zhao Huxiang, President of FIATA.
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Shanon Gould, representing Australia and the Region of Asia-Pacific, was announced as the 2016 Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year (YIFFY) Award Winner during the Opening Ceremony of the 2016 FIATA World Congress Dublin on Wednesday 5th October 2016.
Insurance provider to the international freight transport industry, TT Club is proud to have sponsored the award for the last eighteen years and continues to do so. TT Club Claims Manager, Mike Yarwood was on hand to announce the winner and present the award. He emphasised the important achievements made by FIATA and its members to train the future freight forwarding and logistics professionals. Commenting on the outstanding quality of the work presented to the judges this year Michael Yarwood said, "From a bewildering, yet highly professional array of entries the YIFFY Steering Committee selected a shortlist of four regional finalists. These four young professionals were then invited here to the FIATA World Congress to present their dissertations to the judges. Congratulations to all four finalists for their hard work and excellent presentations and especially, of course to our winner Shanon."
In addition to Shanon the regional finalists were:
Lorraine Zhou, Zimbabwe - Africa/Middle East region
Evgeny Kapustin, Canada - Americas region
Kostiantyn Hapii, Ukraine - European region
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| Lorraine Zhou, Michael Yarwood, Evgeny Kapustin,
Kostiantyn Hapii and Shanon Gould |
The entries this year were, as ever of a high standard and drew from a wide range of dissertation topics. The work of the entrants demonstrated the complexity of processes carried out within the global supply chain and the logistics skills required to service it.
Among the diverse subjects covered by the dissertations prepared by this year's entrants are the shipping of cotton bales; the challenges of transporting tyres and turbines and the solution to moving a 40' tall fire breathing dinosaur robot across continents.
All 4 Regional Winners took part in the 2016 FIATA Young Professionals Forum on Tuesday 4th October 2016, at which they all made a presentation about their individual YIFFYA submissions. These presetaions were recorded and are available to view on the IIFA youtube channel via the below link:
Speaking on behalf of TT Club, Yarwood said, "We are pleased to be continuing our sponsorship of this unique award, with the finals to be held at the FIATA Congress next October in Kuala Lumpur. Once again, we hope that the competition will prove to be successful in terms of attracting outstanding candidates from across the globe to improve even on the record entry of twenty-seven this year. Despite the high volume, the quality of the dissertations and presentations were of a consistently exceptional standard and it was clear that a lot of research, planning and hard work had gone into their preparation."
The Advisory Body Vocational Training Chairperson, Mr Thomas Sim, said, "I am delighted with the level shown and that this investment has been through the years the best way to ensure that FIATA of the future professionals is well mounted in our today's programmes. The YIFFYA has an in-built gender balance nature which comes naturally as networking does in Dublin".
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Irish Shipping volumes up 2% during Q3 2016
The latest quarterly iShip Index, published by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) shows that shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 2% in the third quarter of 2016 when compared to the corresponding period of 2015.
According to the latest iShip Index* published by the Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO), shipping and port activity in the Republic of Ireland rose by 2% in the third quarter of 2016 when compared to the corresponding period of 2015. At 940, the iShip index has registered its highest figure in any Q3 period since records began in 2007. The latest analysis indicates that four of the five principal freight segments grew in the third quarter of 2016.
Unitised traffic - which consists of Roll-on/Roll-off (Ro/Ro) and Lift-on/Lift-off (Lo/Lo) traffic - continued to rise steadily. Unitised traffic for this quarter grew by 6% when compared to Q3 2015. The majority of Ro/Ro traffic moves between Ireland and Great Britain, meaning this freight segment is a simple but reliable indicator of the level of trade between both economies. The Ro/Ro freight sector saw volume growth of 5% in the third quarter. However, this is the fourth consecutive Q3 increase in this freight category since 2012.
As for Lo/Lo traffic, this has now seen three consecutive Q3 increases, the largest of which (6%) has come this quarter. Both Lo/Lo imports and exports performed strongly, rising by 5% and 7% respectively. Overall, Lo/Lo laden traffic in ROI increased 6% to 174,791 TEU.
When reviewing unitised traffic it is worth noting that both Lo/Lo and Ro/Ro freight move in an all-island setting. Therefore, when Northern Irish ports are included, all-island Ro/Ro volume grew by 4% in Q3 2016, while all-island Lo/Lo traffic grew by 2%. All island traffic in the Lo/Lo sector has grown 4% since January 2016, with imports rising 4% and exports 3% during that period.
The overall bulk traffic segment saw tonnage volumes decrease by 0.02%, excluding transshipments, when compared to the previous year. This was driven primarily by a 10% drop-off in liquid bulk as well as a 14% drop in coal. Break bulk, which largely consists of imports of construction and project related commodities, increased by 7%. There was a 3% rise in Dry Bulk traffic for Q3 2016 driven mainly by fertilizer. This reflects the reality that a high degree of fluctuation in traffic volume is typical in the Dry Bulk market when viewed on a quarterly basis.
Note: All freight and passenger comparisons are done on a yearly basis (Q2 2016 v Q2 2015)
*iShip Index: The iShip index is a volume index for all freight traffic moved to and from the Republic of Ireland. This does not include passengers and transhipment activity. More information on the iShip index can be accessed here.
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2016 IIFA FIATA Diploma Graduation Ceremony
With the 2016 FIATA World Congress taking place in Dublin, IIFA was able to incorporate the presentation of certificates to the Graduating Class of 2015 - 2016 IIFA FIATA Diploma Participants into the Congress.
At the close of the Young Professionals Forum on Tuesday 4th October 2016, Thomas Sim, Chairperson of FIATA's Advisory Body Vocational Training presented IIFA's 24 Graduating Participants with their certificates. This class group was notable in that 1x Participant was based in the United States of America. Utilising the same online system that IIFA's Participants based in Dublin, Cork, Sligo or Waterfod use, this Participant was able to study in line and on time with his class colleagues. While unable to attend the Graduation Ceremony, Timmothy Barrett had the following message for his Graduating colleagues:
Greetings Classmates from the Land of Aloha!
I want to express my thanks and gratitude to Seamus Kavangh and Grainne Thornbury for supporting my candidacy from halfway around the world. You all may not know this, but I initiated contact with Seamus 11 months ago requesting help to obtain an International Freight Forwarding Diploma that is not available here in the United States. He was very user-friendly and found a way to say "yes." It presented some unique issues, and took a lot of extra time and effort to make this happen.
I hope that you can learn as much about customer service from the IIFA because they "get it."
Further images from the Irish Garduation event are available via: Further images from the Young Professioansl Forum are available via: As Chairperson of the FIATA ABVT, Thomas Sim works with FIATA's National Association Members to continuously improve their FIATA Diploma offerings. Mr. Sim works with the larger FIATA ABVT to re-validate National Association training programmes. These re-validation sessions are held at FIATA HQ sessions and World Congress. In Dublin, six FIATA Associations had their training programmes re-validated:
FIATA Diploma Course Re-Validation: NAFL - National Association of Freight & Logistics (United Arab Emirates)
EIFFA - Egyptian International Freight Forwarding Association APAC - EUna Asociacion En Movimiento Para El Beneficio Del Agente De Carga En Panama
ALPI - Asoslasi Logistik Dan Forwarder Indonesia / Indonesian Logisticsand Forwarders Association (ILFA)
FIATA Higher Diploma in Supply Chain Management:
BAIF - Belorussian Association of International Forwarders
LINEKA - Lithuanian National Association of Freight Forwarders and Logistics
The present FIATA Diploma course commenced in September 2016 with a class group of 34 Participants.
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Seabridge COSCO Shipping Feeder Service 1st Anniversary Dinner
Pictured at the Launch of the Seabridge China COSCO Feeder Service Anniversary is (from L to R) Mr John Carolan (Seabridge Liner Agencies), Mr Eamonn O'Reilly (Dublin Port), MrLiu Zhongping (China Shipping), H.E. Dr Yue Xiaoyong (Chinese Ambassador to Ireland),Mr Yang Zan (Chinese Embassy UK) and Mr Fang Liang (COSCON UK)
IIFA Full Trading Members Seabridge celebrated the first anniversary of their weekly feeder service of the Dina Trader vessel between the routes of Rotterdam and Dublin by hosting a dinner at the Gibson Hotel, Dublin on 22nd September 2016.
In attendance were H.E. Dr. Yue Xiaoyong Chinese Ambassador to Ireland, Mr Liu Zhongping President China Shipping, Mr Yang Zan Maritime Counsellor of Chinese Embassy to the UK, Ms. Wu Huaiyu General Manager Europe Trade Division COSCO Shipping, Ms Chen Yun Manager Europe Trade Division COSCO Shipping, Mr Fang Liang Deputy Managing Director COSCO Shipping, Mr John Carolan Commercial Development Manager Seabridge Liner Agencies, Mr Eamonn O'Reilly CEO of Dublin Port, along with our loyal customers and partners.
Seabridge, the agents for COSCO Shipping on the island of Ireland, have worked closely with their colleagues in COSCO Shipping around the world, ensuring that their customers receive the highest quality service. This was evident on the evening of the celebratory dinner with over 100 colleagues from around the world, customers and partners in attendance.
Following the recent merger of China Shipping Ltd and COSCO, COSCO Shipping is now the largest shipping line in the world. COSCO Shipping has the largest tanker and bulk fleet, including special cargo fleet, in the world with over 800 vessels. COSCO Shipping is the fourth largest Container Line with 302 vessels and employs over 118,000 people worldwide, with a fleet capacity of 1.9 million TEU. COSCO is the 2nd largest Container Port Operator in the world.
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Kuehne + Nagel recognise Hapag Lloyd at its Supplier Awards event
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Pamela Quinn, Managing Director of Kuehne & Nagel Ireland,
and Tom Foster, Sales Director of Hapag-Lloyd Ireland
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IIFA Full Trading Members Kuehne + Nagel Ireland marked the third year of their annual Supplier Awards with a prestigious event in the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport on Friday 11th November 2016. Hapag Lloyd was crowned overall Supplier of the Year 2016, amid strong competition.
With these awards, Kuehne + Nagel Ireland aims to honour excellence in service provision to the logistics and freight forwarding industry. The company received 118 submissions in eight different catergories across the airfreight, seafreight, overland, contract logistics and general services sectors. Category winners included Hapag-Lloyd, IAG Cargo, Emirates Sky Cargo, Carna Transport, DG McArdle International, Planit, Logiskills and Axal Logistics.
The title of overall Supplier of the Year 2016 was won by Hapag-Lloyd. Commenting on this selection, Pamela Quinn, Managing Director of Kuehne + Nagel Ireland said,"Hapag-Lloyd sets the standard for customer service, proactivity and flexibility in the Irish freight marketplace. They truly understand the changing dynamics of the Irish seafreight industry and the needs of each of their customers. This award is a testament to the consistent efforts of their management and their team in Ireland."
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The Hapag Lloyd Ireland Team at the 2016 Kuehne & Nagel Supplier Awards
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Tom Foster, Sales Director of Hapag-Lloyd, also a IIFA Full Trading Member, remarked "we are honoured to receive the Supplier of the Year award from Kuehne + Nagel. Both companies have worked very closely to deliver service excellence, reliability and innovation for the Supply Chain. We reflect Kuehne + Nagel's undoubted ethos for customer service excellence, as we place the customer at the very core of everything we do. Hapag-Lloyd looks forward to further developing our relationship with Kuehne + Nagel in the years to come."
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The Logiskills Group receiving the General Services Supplier of the Year Award
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IIFA Affilate Members the Logiskills Group were also presented with an Award at the Kuehne & Nagel Supplier of the Year Awards, receiving the General Services Supplier of the Year Award.
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Ocean & General Maritime Agencies Ltd. on behalf of Grimaldi Group Naples add new routes
IIFA Full Trading Members Ocean & General Maritime Agencies Ltd. are an independent Irish liner agency shipping company since 1979. In 1988 the company became agents in Ireland for Grimaldi Group Naples. As Europe's largest RoRo/Container shipping lines; Grimaldi link Europe to African and South America and extensively connect North/South Europe to a huge variety of Levant, North African and Mediterranean ports. Grimaldi call regularly at both Dublin & Cork in Ireland.
Offering both LOLO and RORO services as well as large project and heavy cargo, our aim is to provide you with the best rates and back up service tailored to meet your specific demands.
For all your shipping requirements please do not hesitate to contact sales@ogma.ie for further details.
New RORO Destinations now added
Mombasa, Kenya / Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania / Durban, South Africa / Jeddah, Saudi Arabia / Massawa, Eritrea / Port Sudan, Sudan / Aqaba, Jordan / Gibuti, Djibuti, /Umm Quasr, Iraq / Jebel Ali, Dubai / Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / Bandar Abbas, Iran
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Rail Freight increases between Mayo and Waterford
Extra freight trains are planned between Mayo and Waterford Port each week, bringing the annual total to in excess of 700. The news was broken in late October by rail campaign group West-on-Track, which said the additional trains are for rising volumes of container traffic being shipped by multinationals based in Mayo. A further 730 freight trains currently operate between Mayo and Dublin Port.
The new services will bring to more than 1,400 the number of freight trains running in and out of Mayo each year. "That's an open-and-shut case for the immediate reopening of the Western Rail Corridor from Claremorris to Athenry, instead of shunting the 700 Mayo-Waterford trains through the more circuitous route in the Greater Dublin Area," said Colmán Ó Raghallaigh from West-on-Track. "Portarlington-Kildare is now so congested, it's the M50 of the railways," he added.
In 2015, more than 1,100 freight trains, 85 per cent of them inter-modal (container for rail, road and ship), came in and out of Mayo, with raw materials and finished goods for global markets. Over 40 per cent, carrying 250,000 tonnes, went to and from Waterford Port. Rail is the preferred mode for Mayo industries, and for major logistics firms like IIFA Members DFDS and IWT.
Mayo is now considered a major rail freight hub in Ireland, with reportedly three out of every four freight trains starting or finishing in Ballina and Westport. Ó Raghallaigh went on to say, "Rail freight was resurrected in Mayo thanks to a community initiative 10 years ago aimed at justifying investment in the Western Rail Corridor south of Claremorris. These are today the only profit generating trains on Irish Railways and over the past 10 years have contributed over €20 million in carbon savings. We have proven the demand and we now demand the completion of the missing rail-link from Galway to Mayo, so that Waterford-bound traffic can take the shortest route and connections to our ports from Galway and Clare for rail freight traffic are upgraded to cater for increasing demand."
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Exciting News from a IIFA Member
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Chinese Association delivers impactful
ICAO FIATA Dangerous Goods Train the Trainer Programme
The ICAO FIATA DG by Air Train the Trainer (TOT) programme lifted off in Beijing, China. Organized by FIATA's Chinese International Freight Forwarders Associations (CIFA), the week long course stretched from October 17th to 21st has attracted 37 participants with the goal of preparing the next generation of trainers in China.
"China's initiative to embark on a train the trainer course is an excellent kick starter for the ICAO FIATA DG Training Programme that will help enhance their trainer's knowledge and delivery capability and ensures the course will continue to flourish for years to come." voiced FIATA's Logistics Academy Chairman Mr. Issa Baluch
Participants completing the course gained the needed competencies to deliver dangerous goods training. This marks the second ICAO FIATA DG Train the Trainer Course delivered in less than 2 months. The previous one was held in San Jose, Costa Rica in September.
Following the ToT, CIFA will be able to expand on its current DG offerings with a greater number of trainers accessible to deliver industry specific dangerous goods by air training to forwarders, shippers and packers. The course plays an important role in capturing more training opportunities across China's large geographical landscape.
"The significance of this course to the Chinese Market will have immense positive impacts in raising security awareness and compliance. Being a major world exporter it is essential that Freight Forwarders in China are able to verify shippers have complied with ICAO's Technical Instructions when handling dangerous goods shipments". echoed FIATA's Advisory Body Vocational Training Chairman Mr. Thomas Sim which who himself participated and assisted to facilitate the event in Beijing, China.
FIATA looks forward to more TOTs in the future as we continue our efforts to improve standards in our industry through such training initiatives.
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How the pallet exchange works in Europe
The basics and difficulties of pallet exchange in Europe
Euro-pallets are increasingly popular. However, more in its processed form as furnishings like tables, benches or "industrial style" shelves. Whereas in the transport world, where the wooden pallet has its original use, it is often the bone of contention. But why does the pallet have such a bad reputation?
According to a recent study by EKUPAC GmbH on re-usable transport packaging, the use of re-usable pallets in European goods transport has increased in the last 15 years from 280 million to 550 million units and has become indispensable. Germany is the European leader with around 100 million wooden skids circulating yearly.
The difficulty with the pallet is its "re-usability" which comprises an exchange of goods delivered on pallets in return for empty pallets. But Euro-pallet is not equal to Euro-pallet. Behind the supposedly simple pallet exchange principle there are challenges for all involved: for the transport company as intermediate consignee, for the driver who transports the consignment and for the recipient of the unloaded goods.
Empty pallets exchanged for packed pallets exchanged for...
The pallet exchange principle is simple to explain. Manufactured goods have to be transported and for safe transportation on a lorry, they are usually packed, lashed and transported on a so-called European pallet pool - according to the quality standard norm UIC 435/2. An empty lorry, for example, with empty pallets goes to a loading location and exchanges empty wooden skids for goods already packed on pallets. The driver then delivers the goods at the corresponding unloading location. Here, the lorry driver normally receives the same number of empty pallets in return.
Consequently, a well-functioning pallet circulation is established with a continual exchange of wooden skids. However, due to an increase in requirements, time pressure and interfaces within the logistics chain, the exchange process has become significantly more complex.
Difficulties in the exchange process
The exchange process, which includes a subjective quality evaluation, manual quantity control and accounting of the wooden skids, is recorded in a form called "pallet collection note". The stumbling blocks here are various. The requirement for the lorry driver to transport 33 exchangeable Euro-pallets is possibly the most frequent problem, since the lorry has to offer simultaneously full capacity if no palletized goods are to be transported. Especially in international traffic, changing conditions are to be expected. If the driver does not carry any empty pallets to exchange, because he received none at the last unloading point for example, he is then in debt with the following loads and is committed to deliver them at a later point.
Vise versa there are also difficulties such as, when the recipient at the ramp of the unloading point receives the goods but gives the driver an incomplete number of pallets or none or broken and shabby ons. The deficiency has to be documented and subsequently clarified. Even when the number and quality of the returned pallets is correct, the time at the ramp is often scarce and the receiver of the pallets simply transports them in the lorry. In such a case, the driver has to transport the empty pallets again back to the storage compartment. 33 pallets with an individual weight of 23 kg makes 760 kg. A bureaucratic and protracted "back and forth" associated with time and money loss is thus pre-programmed. TimoCom's Company Spokesman Marcel Fringes confirms this experience on behalf of the transport platform's users: "Some of our customers already state when entering their offers in the transport platform "no exchange" in order to inform potential partners in advance that no exchange is required. Such transports mean less work and are preferred."
Pallet 4.0: Pallet exchange with App
The cumbersome manual exchange of pallets in times of automation and digitisation is in desperate need for modernisation. The Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics (IML) together with the German National committee of the European Pallet Association e. V. (Gütegemeinschaft Paletten e.V.; GPAL) have taken on this challenge. The jointly developed "Pallet Check Express" app is designed to simplify and optimise the pallet exchange considerably. "The user takes a photo of a pallet stack, the app counts and automatically sends the created exchange document via email. Together with the exact number of pallets, the document includes the place and time of the corresponding exchange, making the exchange simple, quick, reliable and digitally documented", explains Martin Fiedler, diploma in informatics and team leader of the AutoID technology at Fraunhofer IML. Such exact documentation is intended to save time and money.
The app is initially available in German and works on Android and Apple smartphones. Nonetheless, until a mobile solution is established and consolidated in the sector, the pallet exchange will continue to involve a great deal of effort and in many cases lead to disruption and problems. Therefore, business partners should provide sufficient information and clarify in advance whether and how the exchange should take place.
The above article was sent in by Maria Toft Madsen
of IIFA Affiliate Member TimoCom Soft- und Hardware GmbH.
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Driving out breast cancer with PINK trailer
Every year, DFDS' employees throughout their network independently support a great number of charity initiatives and this is something they value highly. The latest initiative PINK trailer is supporting the fight against breast cancer. The new DFDS PINK trailer rolled out a few weeks ago in Rotterdam, so when DFDS customers order road transport, it might be the PINK trailer picking up the goods. The longer the distance the PINK trailer travels, the more money will go to charitable medical institutions in the fight against breast cancer. For every ten kilometres, DFDS donates one euro.
"Breast cancer is a serious disease which also has widespread side effects on whole family and we think this is an area where we can help make the biggest difference with a united effort," says Rikke Gransøe Lange, Marketing Director in Group Marketing.
"We are convinced that the PINK trailer, as a part of our CSR strategy, will generate positive attention to the fight against breast cancer and throughout 2017, we are planning to launch more fundraising activities. Let us help each other make the PINK trailer drive out breast cancer. The more goods it carries, the more money we will donate. And if you spot it, please do share it on social media with the hashtag #PINKdfds," she says. Trailers can make around 26 000 kilometres per year, so if this trailer works without downtime, DFDS will be able to donate a solid amount of money to support the charity. DFDS hopes that their initiative will develop further and encourage other transport companies to pay more attention to the serious problems, look for ways to support medical efforts in the fight against serious diseases.
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Etihad Cargo has announced three new freighter services from Europe
Last month Etihad Cargo started operating Boeing 777 freighters from East Midlands and Stansted airports in the UK and from Copenhagen in Denmark.
David Kerr, Senior Vice President of Etihad Cargo, said: "We have responded to our customers' demand for freighter capacity out of Europe, and our freighter fleet gives us the flexibility of deploying capacity when and where it is required.
"These three new services will connect producers with consumers halfway around the world. Manufacturers in the UK and Denmark can now get their merchandise to their customers in the Middle East even faster, in as little as 24 hours in some cases."
Peter Krogsgaard, Chief Operations Officer of Copenhagen Airport, said: "We are very pleased that Etihad Cargo has set up operations at Copenhagen Airport. Air cargo is of major importance to the Danish business sector. In value terms, more than one third of Danish exports leave the country by air. Copenhagen is a strong Northern Europe hub for air cargo, and a fast growing international player such as Etihad Cargo will further strengthen our position in the market." The new routes bring the number of freighter destinations in Europe to nine. Etihad Cargo already operates maindeck capacity from Amsterdam, Frankfurt (Frankfurt Main and Frankfurt-Hahn), Milan, Brussels and Zaragoza, as well as belly capacity on its passenger flights from the continent. The European Union is one of the UAE's biggest trading partners, with non-oil trade between the two totalling US$65 billion in 2015. In the same year the UAE was the eighth largest destination of European exports and the EU's 13th largest trading partner overall.*
* Source: Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Figures exclude intra-EU trade.
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Limits of Liability (Cargo Claims)
By Sea - Hague Visby Rules
SDR 2 per kilo or
SDR 666.67 per package
By Road - CMR
SDR 8.33 per kilo
By Air - Warsaw/Montreal
SDR 19 per kilo
IIFA Standard Trading Conditions
SDR 2 per kilo
The SDR rate on 16/11/2016 according to the
International Monetary Fund
was 1 SDR = 1.270000 Euro
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Agus focail scoir:
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