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10th December 2024
The trade associations listed below support the concept of the EU Customs Reform. The European Commission’s Political Guidelines and strategic priorities, informed by the Draghi report, highlight the imperative for Europe to enhance both its competitiveness and its security. Both are intertwined at the border. Getting EU Customs Reform right has never been so important or so urgent. The EU customs reform should ensure that the external border facilitates trade and functions as a conduit fo
5th December 2024
As 2025 marks the final rollout of the Union Customs Code Work Programme, European trade prepares for the culmination of a decade-long customs digitalisation project. CLECAT, the European Association of Freight Forwarders and Customs Agents reflects on the programme's state of play and the challenges that remain in its final year.
26th November 2024
Introduction to Freight Forwarding course enrolment now open for January 2025
19th November 2024
CLECAT, the European Association for Forwarding, Transport, Logistics, and Customs Services, has published today a comprehensive guide on the application of ISO 14083, the international standard for quantifying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in transport services. This new resource empowers freight forwarding companies to calculate and report emissions from their transport activities, contributing to greater transparency and sustainability across global supply chains.
14th November 2024
EU deforestation obligations will be postponed one year so that companies can comply with the law that ensures products sold in the EU are not sourced from deforested land.
12th November 2024
Rosslare-based Rochefreight Ireland Ltd. has been named All-Ireland Champion Freight & Logistics Company Of The Year 2024 by the All-Ireland Business Foundation.
11th November 2024
As of 28 December 2024, international air liability limits are set to increase.
11th November 2024
Dublin headquartered Toga Group, which comprises freight forwarding, logistics and customs clearance companies in the UK and Ireland, has opened it’s new “Irish Pallet Hub” in Coleshill, Birmingham.
7th November 2024
Minister for Transport Eamon Ryan has today announced an expansion to the existing Zero Emission Heavy Duty Vehicle (ZEHDV) Purchase Grant Scheme. The scheme will now include purchase grants for charging infrastructure.
7th November 2024
As part of the 2025 Logistics & Supply-Chain Skills Week, Department of Transport will host an event aimed at Transition Year and University Students. The objective of the event is to promote careers across Freight Forwarding and the wider Supply-Chain industry and the Department are offering opportunity for Freight Forwarding and Customs Brokerage Employers to take part.
7th November 2024
Smart Freight Centre (SFC), a leading global non-profit organisation dedicated to reducing climate impacts in the freight sector, and FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, the reference point for international policies and regulations for the freight forwarding and logistics industry, representing over 40,000 logistics firms across 150 territories, signed a partnership agreement on 26 September 2024, at the 2024 FIATA World Congress held in Panama. This collaboration
5th November 2024
cargo-partner, a group company of NIPPON EXPRESS HOLDINGS, INC., is proud to launch a new air freight service designed to support businesses shipping from key locations in the Far East to the UK and Ireland.
3rd November 2024
This morning, the “Hamburg Express” – the eponymous flagship of Hapag-Lloyd’s “Hamburg Express” class – was ceremoniously christened at the Container Terminal Burchardkai in the Port of Hamburg.
30th October 2024
We would like to remind you that the final deadline for all IIFA members who wish to enter their organisation’s work to 2025’s Irish Logistic & Transport Awards is Friday, 8th November.
29th October 2024
Businesses have a key role to play in the fight against climate change, as they are collectively responsible for a significant proportion of the world’s emissions.
25th October 2024
Scan Global Logistics (SGL), a global leader in transport and logistics solutions, is proud to announce the establishment of its first office in Ireland, yet again expanding its European footprint. This new office will enhance SGL’s service offerings in a critical trade region and provide comprehensive logistics solutions to support both local and international customers.
23rd October 2024
Originally scheduled for 31st October 2024, the new date of implementation for the UK’s ENS for EU goods has been moved to 31st January 2025.
22nd October 2024
Sustainability regulations and consumer pressure are compelling businesses to measure their scope 3 emissions. But what are scope 3 emissions, and why do freight forwarders need to worry about measuring them for their clients? In this blog post, we’ll walk you through everything you, as a freight forwarder, need to know about your clients’ scope 3 emissions, including what they are, which ones you need to worry about and why you should start measuring them now.
18th October 2024
The Green Corridor initiative, a collaboration between the ports of Dublin and Holyhead with leading ferry operators, Irish Ferries and Stena Line, and supported by the environmental consultancy Ricardo, Maynooth University and EDF, has received €143,621 in grant funding from the International Green Corridor Fund which is co-funded by the Marine Institute and the UK Department of Transport.
15th October 2024
The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) has come into force in the EU, potentially impacting over 50,000 businesses inside and outside the bloc.
10th October 2024
The 2024 IIFA FIATA Diploma Graduation ceremony took place on Saturday 28th September 2024 in the Carlton Hotel Dublin Airport.
8th October 2024
We all know that businesses have a key role to play in reducing our global carbon footprint. And it is becoming increasingly apparent that they shouldn’t wait to be regulated into a net zero future. Instead, they need to embrace their own sustainability pathways. But crucially, sustainability is also a business opportunity, enabling companies of all sizes to build competitive advantage, meet their customers demands, and be more attractive employers. Let’s take a closer look at what benefits
8th October 2024
In a demonstration of the World Customs Organization’s (WCO) commitment to strengthening global trade and Customs cooperation, WCO Secretary General Ian Saunders attended the FIATA World Congress in Panama City and the BASC Global Conference in Miami. The WCO’s participation in these events highlighted the strategic importance of collaboration between Customs authorities and private sector stakeholders in addressing the challenges and opportunities within the global logistics industry. As ke
7th October 2024
The reinstated Limerick to Foynes rail link, which is set to be operational by early 2026, will be the first stop in delivering a 14-fold increase in goods being moved by rail here by the end of the next decade, an Irish Exporters Association seminar has been told.
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