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Best wishes, Robert Keen
Ti reports signs of growing logistics sector con fi dence Transport Intelligence (Ti) has published its latest white paper containing forwarding, express, road freight, contract logistics and e-commerce. Ti's latest indicators suggest confidence is growing across logistics and supply chain markets – signalling a potential upturn in buying behaviour and sustained growth. However, it also says that risks remain – particularly in 2025-2029 market forecasts for freight sectors where inventory ‘front loading’ has been extreme. The full report can be viewed here .
After a 26-year career with BIFA, during which he travelled the UK and personally met many BIFA Members, Robert Keen retired from the association at the end of October. As announced at the end of 2022, Robert stepped down from his role as director general but stayed on with BIFA as international relations manager while retaining his position as secretary general of FIATA. Robert (known to many as Bob) joined the BIFA secretariat full time in 1999 as general manager, having previously held a joint role with ASM (UK) and BIFA after leaving Burlington Air Express/ BAX Global. Over the years, Robert became the man to ask if you had a query relating to the use of the BIFA Standard Trading Conditions and he was instrumental in creating a member training course and the Know your BIFA Standard Trading Conditions series of BIFAlink articles alongside Colin Beaumont, director general (1998-2007). Bob was also a champion of staff training and tirelessly promoted the industry as a career option. In 2014, following the retirement of Peter Quantrill, Bob was appointed director general, a position that he held for eight years during which he led the association to new
heights, seeing membership numbers increase, greater recognition of the industry within government and a new emphasis on attracting and retaining the workforce of the future. In addition to his role at BIFA, for many years Bob was chair of the FIATA Working Group Sea, collaborating with trade association representatives from around the world for the benefit of freight forwarders. This role led to his appointment as FIATA
secretary general. As a BIFA director, Bob attended many FIATA World Congress sessions taking him to countries across the globe, satisfying one of his personal ambitions to travel. Outside of work Bob has been a lifelong supporter of Brentford FC and a keen cricket fan. Members of the BIFA secretariat and the board of directors wish Bob well as he begins his retirement with his wife Jill, their children and grandchildren.
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By air – Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £17.31 per kg
BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.04 per kg
By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.48 per kg
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