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BIFA director general Steve Parker addresses attendees at the BIFA / CNS Solent Port Community Meeting
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and advised Members on how to best use the helpdesk. A representative from Southampton Port Health provided an insightful presentation as to how the team safeguard public and animal health within and beyond the port, as well as providing an update on BTOM requirements. Details reminder A reminder was given to Members to ensure correct details are provided, especially for the trailer or container number and the transport reference. To complete the afternoon, a joint presentation with BIFA local representative Paul Cunningham and Jo Landon, a director from South Hampshire College Group (SHCG), provided information on a new freight forwarding bootcamp course which has been set up using funding secured by working together with BIFA. If you wish to find out more about the course, please either scan the QR code or visit https://shcg.ac.uk/courses/level- 3-skills-bootcamps-maritime-tran sport-logistics/
L ast month, BIFA & CNS held a joint Solent port community meeting with over 50 people in attendance. Matthew Bradley, managing director of CNS, opened the meeting and was followed by BIFA director general Steve Parker, who updated members on the latest developments, including the planned cargo handling changes at Heathrow Airport. EU-EES system highlighting the new EU-EES system due to start in November 2024, as well as the planned roadworks for the A34/M3/J9 due to start autumn 2024. Local Border Force Denise Hill then provided a maritime and road update representatives joined the meeting and provided an update on recent port activities in both Portsmouth and Southampton. The key message to all Members is to ensure documentation is
advised all Members to ensure document- ation is submitted correctly in the fi rst instance...
submitted correctly in the first instance with particular attention to weight, commercial values and any licensing requirements. Peter Nicholls and Daniel O’Sullivan from the CNS team provided a business update on the replacement system for Compass
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College Group – Skills Bootcamps
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