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Invitation to Members: Will you speak to the media?


One of the consequences of both Brexit and COVID-19 is that there is greater understanding of the importance of the work of freight forwarders in the management of international supply chains. The opinions of BIFA on the issues affecting


those supply chains, and the activities of our Members within those supply chains, has increasingly attracted the interest of the mainstream broadcast and print media. We are regularly asked for comment on topical issues, as well as to provide a Member contact for them to speak to. To date, in order not to be seen to favour


one Member over another, we have suggested they search through the membership list on the BIFA website. However, going forward we would like to


in these difficult times. Article 41 is not a blank cheque, however, as it


does allow the UK or individual Member states to take measures to prohibit or restrict the making available on its market of a good referred to in paragraph 1, or a category of such goods, where and to the extent permitted by Union law. Consequently, traders wishing to benefit from


the provisions of this article should ensure the type of goods they are moving are not subject to any additional measures and restrictions. Traders relying on Article 41 should also be


aware that, as per Article 42 of the WA, they shall bear the burden of proof of demonstrating, on the basis of any relevant document, that the good was placed on the market in the Union or the UK before the end of the transition period. The above mentioned articles may be subject


to further notices specifying the actual detailed requirements for traders who rely on them, so it is important to keep track of further legislation. The transition is going to be riddled with


difficulty but traders should be aware that there are a number of transitional procedures and provisions whose aim is to provide a stable trading environment. The Secretariat will be publishing further, more specific, guidance when it becomes available.


Withdrawal agreement https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/governm ent/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/fil e/840655/Agreement_on_the_withdrawal_of_the _United_Kingdom_of_Great_Britain_and_Norther n_Ireland_from_the_European_Union_and_the_E uropean_Atomic_Energy_Community.pdf


Containers lost in severe weather


Lloyd’s Loading List reported in early December last year that 1,900 containers had been lost from Ocean Network Express’ ONE Apus boxship when it was caught in severe weather conditions 1,600 miles northwest of Hawaii. The ship was en- route from Yantian, China, to Long Beach, USA.


January 2021 At the time of writing the vessel was due in


Kobe, Japan, having turned back seeking safe harbour. Final details of the loss will not be known until the vessel is assessed and containers accounted for, but it is estimated that insurers will be facing claims in the tens of millions of dollars.


create a database of the relevant media contacts among the Members of BIFA, which would enable us to be more proactive with such requests. If you would like your company to be on that database, could you please provide the name and contact details of the relevant employee who would handle media enquiries; or, if you work with a PR company, the name and contact details of the relevant person there? BIFA’s longstanding PR consultant, Impress


Communications, will be coordinating this project, so please email Ian Matheson with the information requested, or call him if you would like further information. Ian’s contact details are: T: 07894 406762 E: ian@impresscommunications.org


While the loss of MOL Comfort in 2013 and


the outbreak of fire on board Maersk Honam in 2018 led to greater numbers of containers being lost, this event represents the greatest number of containers lost due to severe weather and inevitably questions will be asked as to how so many containers could be lost from a ship less than a year old.


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