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Mixed reception to revised River Thames crossing plan


The proposed new crossing under the River Thames, planned to be the nearest to the mouth of the estuary, is always going to be controversial right up to, and indeed after, the cars and HGVs start to roll through it. Whilst the average motorist or


freight truck driver will doubtless welcome the development, many locals are upset at the continuing uncertainty over the precise details of what is envisaged. It is important, however, for due


consideration to be given to both the size of the actual tunnel and the approach roads, and to the actual route between Essex and Kent in a scheme which it is hoped will relieve the constant traffic flow, and all too regular delays, when travelling via the Dartford crossings.


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joining BIFA? You can find details of new member applications listed on the BIFA website, www.bifa.org. Simply select the tab MEMBERSHIP and you will see a separate page titled MEMBERSHIP APPLICATIONS. The new member applications


are published 14 days prior to the appropriate regional consultant to BIFA visiting the applicant for the final audit and welcome visit. If you wish to bring any


Highways England has made up-


to-date information available to all, and anyone is free to sign up for updates by email. Whilst Highways England


considers the final details of the scheme there will be a further consultation next year. The opinions expressed at that time will help shape the


development of proposals before an application for a Development Consent Order is submitted to the authorities. For further details see:


www.bifa.org/news/articles/ 2017/nov/new-river-thames- crossing-plans-alter-as-freight-truck s-made-a-consideration?l=y Source: The Handy Shipping Guide


Annual BIFA Membership subscriptions


The time of year when BIFA asks for your continued support, is fast approaching! Trade subscriptions for 2018 will be dispatched to you during December. Alongside your Renewal Notice


you will receive the Company Declaration, which must be signed and returned to BIFA. Before you sign the Company Declaration, we would like to remind you to ensure


the information contained is correct or amended accordingly. Once again, after careful


consideration, the subscription rates will remain unchanged for 2018. We would appreciate payment as


soon as possible after 1 January 2018 when a receipted VAT invoice will be issued. Remember that prompt payment keeps


administration charges down and this is to the benefit of every Member. Please contact Jane Robinson,


Membership Supervisor, or Spencer Stevenson, Member Services Manager, at the Secretariat if you have any questions. j.robinson@bifa.org, 020 8844 3635 s.stevenson@bifa.org, 020 8844 3634


information to our attention regarding any application, an e-mail should be sent to Robert Keen (r.keen@bifa.org). BIFA has a Membership Group that can evaluate any contentious applications. We also list on the website those companies that have ceased membership. If you sign up for the BIFA


e-newsletter, it will make checking who has applied for membership really easy. It is sent to subscribers every two weeks and there will be a prompt enabling a one-click link to the appropriate page on the BIFA website. You can register to receive the


BIFA e-newsletter by a simple sign-up process on the front page at www.bifa.org. You can tailor the type of news


that we feed to you. If you have any questions


concerning the website our resident expert, Spencer Stevenson (s.stevenson@bifa.org), will be pleased to help you.


By sea – Hague Visby rules (2 SDR): £2.15 per kg £715.29 per package


By road – CMR (8.33 SDR): £8.94 per kg


By air –Montreal Convention (19 SDR): £20.39 per kg


December 2017


By air –Warsaw Convention (17 SDR): £18.24 per kg


BIFA STC: (2 SDR): £2.15 per kg


(The SDR rate on 15 November 2017, according to the IMF website, was 1.07293)


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