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Ital hosts dangerous goods workshop for YFN
Descartes Systems Group identi fi es supply chain challenges BIFA Associate member Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has released fi ndings from its 2024 Supply Chain Intelligence Report: Escalating Challenges for Global Supply Chain Leaders survey. This examined the most signi fi cant global trade challenges facing logistics and supply chain leaders today. The study showed that 48% of respondents identified rising tariffs and trade barriers as their top concern, closely followed by supply chain disruptions at 45% and geopolitical instability at 41%. Moreover, tariffs and trade barriers ranked as the priority issue, regardless of company size, as respondents at companies with less than 250 employees, 251-500, 501- 1,000, 1,001-50,000 and 50,000+ employees all cited it as the most significant issue they are currently facing. The full report, analysing responses by country and
BIFA Member Ital Logistics hosted an exclusive and very interactive ADR awareness course for a small group from the Young Forwarder Network (YFN) in November 2024. Ital Logistics is synonymous with the carriage of dangerous goods, and BIFA was excited when it offered its services to support up-and-coming forwarders of the future. Adam Smethurst, one of the company’s DGSAs, and Simon Morley, managing director/DGSA of sister company Ital Transport, wrote and delivered the one-day course which was designed
specifically to teach freight forwarders what they ‘need to know’. A halfway house between a basic course and a step into the world of DGSA, the course was hands-on from the thumbing of the ADR book to marking and labelling
Freight forwarders are encouraged to: take note of the new liability limits; notify their shippers and other stakeholders; review and adjust contracts to reflect these new terms; review their liability insurance arrangements; and consult with their insurer to ensure that cover extends to these new limits. packages. The day received great feedback, with one attendee stating that the course was “very informative and the venue and staff were great”. Our thanks go to Adam, Simon and the rest of the team at Ital Logistics for their time
Montreal liability increase
Members are reminded that from 28 December 2024, the liability limits for passenger and cargo claims under the Montreal Convention of 1999 (MC99) have increased. According to the changes, the limit for destruction, loss, damage, or delay of cargo rose
from 22 SDRs to 26 SDRs per kilogram. (see Article 22, para. 3 MC99). The liability limits are indicated in Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), a unit of account defined by the International Monetary Fund. The listing below has been updated to reflect the new rate.
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The Limits of Liability for Carriers
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By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.52 per kg
By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.06 per kg £687.22 per package
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.06 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.59 per kg
Insurance for the Marine & Logistics industries
(The SDR rate on 12 December 2024, according to the IMF website, was 1.03083)
By air – Montreal Convention (26 SDR): £26.80 per kg
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