Industry News
Learn more about apprenticeships during NAW2025
Pawel Jarza
Igor Popovics
David Stroud
National Apprenticeship Week takes place from 10 to 16 February when BIFA will be hosting two free short online events for Members to provide the information to help navigate the apprenticeship landscape. The events will be centred around transport and logistics apprenticeship standards, top tips to make the recruitment and onboarding process seamless, the other non- logistics standards available and how to find providers who can deliver them. One of the events will be specifically aimed at young people, when we will hear from individuals who have completed their apprenticeship and have established roles within the industry. Carl Hobbis, member services director, BIFA, who led the International Freight Forwarding Specialist Trailblazer group said: “There is still lots of room for our Members to take on apprentices. BIFA is always aiming to deliver practical advice that we hope will give Members the confidence they need to take on fresh talent through the apprenticeship pathway.” For more information and to register for the events go to: www.bifa.org/events/
BIFA reshuf fl es its policy and compliance team
BIFA would like to take this opportunity to advise its Members of some significant changes in the Policy and Compliance Department. Air Policy Advisor David Stroud will be retiring from BIFA at the end of March 2025 having been in the role of Air Policy Advisor since joining the secretariat in September 2019. The role will be taken over by Pawel Jarza who took responsibility for the air portfolio, including management of the Air Policy
Group, in January 2025. Pawel is well known to many Members for his work in the Customs environment and has been working alongside David in recent months. To contact Pawel, email p.jarza@bifa.org Customs and Frontier Activity Policy Advisor Over the past year, Pawel has been working with Igor Popovics on the Customs and frontier activity brief and Igor will now take on full responsibility for Customs and frontier issues. Igor can
be contacted by email at i.popovics@bifa.org BIFA would like to thank David for all his efforts on behalf of BIFA Members over the past five-and-a-half years and his activity in support of UKACC 2000 through which he has taken on the role of quizmaster for many years and has served as chair for 2024/25. BIFA also wishes Pawel and Igor all possible success in their new roles and encourages Members to reach out to them with any queries.
Conventions for the international carriage of goods
First published in 1999, the Handbook on the International Carriage Conventions is part of a series of loss prevention guides published by TT Club. The handbook aims to explain, in straightforward terms, the core operation of the conventions relating to the international carriage of goods and related conditions. The first edition was produced in cooperation with Holman Fenwick & Willan (London) and was thoroughly revised for the second edition in 2009, while retaining the original user-friendly format.
However, this had a narrowed focus, covering conventions and multimodal conditions only, while drawing in a broader jurisdictional perspective. This third edition (published in 2024) maintains the focus of the second edition, while reflecting updates in law and practice. Owing to the legal complexity of the international carriage conventions, this handbook cannot offer comprehensive advice but aims to address the most important questions under each convention. It is hoped
that this Handbook will serve as a guide in helping practitioners to prepare for claims they will face that fall under the international carriage conventions. The 116-page document can be downloaded from ttclub.com by scanning the QR code. It is divided into three sections: Part I – Basics of Cargo Claims; Part II – The International Carriage
Conventions; and Part III – International Carriage Conventions by Country.
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