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Winners of the Young Logistics Professional Award announced at FIATA World Congress
During the FIATA World Congress in Busan, Republic of Korea, last month, the global winner of the Young Logistics Professional Award was announced by FIATA and TT Club. Earlier in the year, four regional winners had been announced and these individuals were invited to Busan to present their dissertations to the selection committee. Representing the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Association (CIFFA), and having previously been announced the winner of
the Americas region, Karina Perez Perez was awarded the title of Young Logistics Professional of 2022. The other three finalists were: • Asia Pacific Winner – Avishkar Srivastava, Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India (FFFAI); • Africa and Middle East Winner – Ruvimbo Gukwe, Shipping and Forwarders’ Agents Association of Zimbabwe (SFAAZ); • Europe Winner – Maximilian Drüschler,
Bundesverband Spedition und Logistik (DSLV), Germany.
Previously known as the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award, this competition has been running for over 20 years. The UK nomination from BIFA is the current holder of the BIFA Young Freight Forwarder of the Year award. To be in with your chance to represent the UK, enter the BIFA Awards now at www.bifa.org/awards
First six national associations implement eFBL with distribution agreement
Spotlight on safety
BIFA is proud to be one of the first six national associations who have now started their journey in the distribution of paperless FIATA bills of lading.
Following the successful re-introduction of the TT Club Innovation in Safety Award in 2021, with its record number of entries, the 2022 award will form the centrepiece of TT Club and ICHCA’s ongoing efforts to encourage players in the freight transport and cargo handling sectors to continue improving operational safety and efficiency through innovation. ICHCA International, the global cargo handling association, launched the 2022 TT Club Innovation in Safety Award in September, inviting entrants to submit details of their innovations by 11 November 2022. The award, which is open to an individual, team or company involved in cargo logistics, has seen the prestige associated with winning or being highly commended, grow year on year. Past winners have ranged from individual entrepreneurs and specialist suppliers to employee teams in major industry businesses. Entrants are required to show that a product, idea, solution, process, scheme or other innovation has resulted in a demonstrable improvement in safety. Details of how to submit entries, and of the judging criteria, can be found at: https://ichca.com/tt-club-innovation-in- safety-awards
The other five are:
• ACTC – Brazil, • ALOG – Chile, • FFFAI – India, • TLF – France, • UTIKAD – Turkey.
In a recent press release, FIATA noted that the six national associations have led the way by being the pioneers on this digital journey. FIATA will update these records when the second group of associations has successfully signed the distribution agreement. BIFA Members are automatically FIATA members and therefore can benefit by using the eFBL to: • Save time and money – Sending electronic documents within seconds and paying up to three times* less than with paper processing. • Optimise processes – Issue paperless FBLs directly from TMS and avoid double data entry. • Bring trust and security – Give stakeholders the possibility to verify at any time the validity of the eFBL, its identity and the document
content integrity. • Achieve sustainability goals – Embrace a green solution, help saving paper and unnecessary courier services. For more information, Members are asked to head to this specially designated website: FIATA eFBL. *According to DCSA study https://dcsa.org/wp- content/uploads/2020/05/20200519-DCSA-takin g-on-eBL.pdf
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