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Silvia announced winner of the Young International
Freight Forwarder of the Year Award for 2011
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Ms. Silvia Valles Barrera, who achieved a distinction in the FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding two years ago has gone on to win the overall winner award of the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year competition for 2011. The prize was presented to Silvia during the international congress of FIATA in Cairo, Egypt on Tuesday 18th October 2011.
In our August 2011 Newsletter we announced that Silvia, of Dublin based IIFA Member firm Hawthorn Logistics, was declared the winner of the European sector of the award and was one of four finalists in competition for the ultimate award against the winners from the Africa & Middle East, Americas and Asia & Pacific regions.
An official Press Release from FIATA remarked that "Ms Silvia Vallés Barrera composed an outstanding paper on an import consignment (air freight) of rabies-infected racoon brain tissue from the U.S to Ireland and the export shipment (sea freight) of a CT (computed tomography) Scanner (relief goods) from Ireland to a hospital in Moshi, Tanzania. Her presentation at the final assessment on 16 October in Cairo, Egypt was enough to fully convince judges of the Steering Group of the Award to announce her as the winner of the 2011 "Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year". Silvia was very delighted with her success as reflected through her comments "it has definitely been a positive experience for me, overall interesting and challenging and I hope this competition keeps on attracting promising talents for years to come".
As winner of the 2011 YIFFY Award, Silvia will get the opportunity to attend a week long course "Insight into Transport Law and Insurance" at one of TT Club's regional centres in London, Hong Kong or New Jersey. Additionally, she will receive a one year's subscription to the International Transport Journal (Switzerland) and the International Freighting Weekly (UK).
Entry for 2012 YIFFA Award will open shortly when entry details are sent to IIFA Full Trading Member representatives. The IIFA can only nominate one individual to go forward for entry in the competition however multiple nominations will be considered. This information will be issued via e-mail on Monday 7th November 2011 however if you would like to receive such information directly please e-mail a request to iifa@eircom.net to be included on the distribution list.  | | Mr. Markus Schoeni (FIATA Secretariat), Mr. Andrew Kemp (Regional Director Europe, Middle East & Africa at TT Club), Ms. Silvia Vallés Barrera (Global winner of the YIFFY Award), Mr. Lai Kin Wong (Regional Winner - Asia/ Pacific), Niranjan Venkatesh (Regional Winner - Africa/Middle East), Ms. Rosa María Gallardo Reyes (Regional Winner - Americas) and Thomas Sim (Director at Topocean & Training Consultant for AMACARGA at AMACARGA). |
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2010 - 2011 FIATA Diploma Presentation Ceremony
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The Presentation Ceremony for the graduates of the 2010 - 2011 FIATA Diploma in Freight Forwarding was held on Tuesday 27th September 2011 in the Clouds Rooftop Suite of the Carlton Hotel, Dublin Airport. 19 participants were successful in attaining the Diploma with 9 individuals achieving the level of distinction in their final grade.
Following a welcome address from IIFA CEO Colm Walsh the presentation of Diplomas was made by IIFA Vice President John O'Hanrahan (DHL) who commend the graduates on the hard work and much time they invested in studying the 9 modules of the course. The event was also attend by representatives of the IIFA Council.
The lastest class of FIATA Diploma participants commenced on 21st September 2011 with a class of 17 participants. As mentioned in our August 2011 Newsletter, the current FIATA Diploma course is being conducted online via live webinars and timed examinations. This move online has been well received by our members as there are currently 5 participants on this course that are based outside of Dublin from Counties Offaly, Cork, Clare and Mayo.
Indeed it was the above pictured graduates who helped make this possible thanks to their participantion and patience with our experiments with different software during the finals months of the 2009 - 2010 course.
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Two more IIFA Members achieve AEO status
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Two IIFA Member firms have recently achieved AEO status. Emerald Freight Ltd last week achieved Combined Authorized Economic Operator status, which includes Customs and Security/Safety. Mr. Stephen Harvey, a Senior Associate of Croke Consulting, assisted Emerald in the application process through to a successful conclusion.
In addition Aramex Irelands' application was successful last month and the company is proudly carrying its AEO Certification to remain a safe and reliable partner. Aramex' certification also includes Customs and Security.
"One hundred percent of our customers would like to speed up their shipping process, we are constantly looking to find opportunities to enable such requests", says Frank Kilbride, Country Manager of Aramex Ireland. "It is for this specific reason that we make a huge effort to ensure that our operations are functioning as efficiently as possible, enabling us to work within the highest compliance standards throughout the EU"
AEO certification requires a rigorous vetting by Revenue over an extended period and as a result clients of Authorized Economic Operators can be assured that those companies become safe market participants.
The number of AEOs registered in Ireland now stands at 62.
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New Members of the
Irish International Freight Association
We welcome the following firms who have joined the IIFA
as Affiliate Members:
BGi.uk Insurance Portwell House, Market Place, Faringdon, Oxon, SN7 7HU, UK Tel: 00 44 1367 246130 E-Mail: bryn.jones@BGi.uk.com Website: http://bgi.uk.com
Croke Consulting
Gortlandroe, Nenagh,
Tipperary, Republic of Ireland
Tel: 3536741360
E-Mail: info@crokeconsulting.com
Website: http://www.crokeconsulting.com
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US Import Process Fee Jumps 65%
Importers will be hit with a nearly 65 percent increase in merchandise processing fees (MPF) through a provision embedded in the recently passed free trade agreements with Colombia, Panama and South Korea.
Trade groups were nearly unanimous in their support of the FTAs, but the fee increase "...came out of left field. It was a surprise to everybody that this was going to happen," said trade attorney Robert Leo. Importers of lower-value goods will be hit the hardest since it will be more difficult to recoup the cost from retail price increases, said Leo, a partner at Meeks, Sheppard, Leo & Pillsbury.
Customs will retroactively apply the new rate to cargo imported after Oct. 1. The fee is 0.3464 percent on the value of cargo, up from 0.21 percent. The fees cap of $485 will be remain the same, but the cap will apply when cargo value reaches $140,011. With the older rate, the fee was capped at cargo valued at $230,952.
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Stanley Lim Hwee Hong (Singapore)
new FIATA President
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Delegates at the General Meeting held on 21st October, 2011 in Cairo, Egypt elected Mr. Stanley Lim Hwee Hong from Singapore as FIATA's new President for a term of office of two years.
Stanley Lim Hwee Hong has been serving FIATA as Vice President since 1995. In 2001 he was elected as Senior Vice President and in 2007 as Treasurer. In his first statement he said: "I thank all delegates for their vote of confidence. It shall not be easy to follow my predecessor's footsteps, but I promise to do my best in the interest of FIATA and its members."
The new FIATA Presidency is now composed - in addition to President Stanley Lim Hwee Hong - of Immediate Past President Jean-Claude Delen (Belgium), Treasurer William Gottlieb (Canada), Secretary General Heiner Rogge (Germany), and the three Senior Vice Presidents Dr. Francesco Parisi (Italy), Suwit Ratanachinda (Thailand) and Babar Badat (Pakistan).
IIFA CEO Colm Walsh sent a message of congratulations to Mr. Stanley Lim Hwee Hong onbehalf of the association.
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Marco Sorgetti announced as
FIATA's new Director General
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Marco Leonardo Sorgetti has been selected to fill the post of Director General and CEO of the FIATA following the retirement of Marco A. Sangaletti. FIATA officially announced the leadership change and introduced Mr. Sorgetti to FIATA members at the FIATA World Congress in Cairo (Egypt, October 16-21, 2011). Effective January 2, 2012 Mr. Sorgetti will take over from Mr. Sangaletti. "I am pleased to hand over the running of the FIATA secretariat to Marco Sorgetti. He brings all the right qualities and the business experience needed to take FIATA to even greater heights," says retiring FIATA Director General Marco Sangaletti. Marco Sorgetti has studied engineering, literature and languages. Besides Italian he speaks English and French fluently. He trained and worked as a forwarder for many years. Marco Sorgetti volunteered for industry associations and the Chambers of Commerce in the early 80s, first in Italy and later at an international level through FIATA. In 2003 he joined CLECAT as Director General. He has published numerous articles and contributed to transport and logistics publications around the globe. In addition, he has published a manual for transoirt and logistics practitioners in 2002. For many years he has been a strong supporter of innovation in the forwarding industry.
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Limits of Liability (Cargo Claims)
By Sea - Hague Visby Rules
SDR 2 per kilo or
SDR 666.64 per package
By Road - CMR
SDR 8.33 per kilo
By Air - Warsaw/Montreal
SDR 19 per kilo
IIFA Standard Trading Conditions
SDR 2 per kilo
The SDR rate on 26/10/2011 according to the
International Monetary Fund
was
1 SDR = 1.138490 Euro
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Quote of the week:
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- Abraham Lincoln
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