Freight Forwarding Award Nominations Open Once Again for Annual Shipping Event

UK – The most prestigious event for the UK's shipping and forwarding community, the 2016 British International Freight Association (BIFA) Freight Service Awards is now officially open for entries and, after 28 years, the competition is rightly seen as the leading awards scheme recognising the best in the UK freight forwarding industry. The awards will once again be held at the popular London venue, The Brewery in Chiswell Street on January 19, 2017.

Once again, the winner of the Young Freight Forwarder Award will receive a cheque for £1,000 and be nominated as the UK candidate for the Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year Award 2017. If successful as the winner of the Europe Category of the competition, attendance is expected at the FIATA World Congress 2017 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The winner will also receive a place on a BIFA training course of their choice and a free invitation to the 2017 Awards ceremony held in January 2018.

The eleven categories of the BIFA Freight Service Awards 2016 are as follows:

General Categories:

• Project Forwarding Award – sponsored by Peter Lole & Co
• Specialist Services Award – sponsored by Forward Computers
• Staff Development Award – sponsored by Albacore Systems
• Supply Chain Management Award – sponsored by BoxTop Technologies
• Sustainable Logistics Award – sponsored by Red Recruit

Modal Categories:

• Air Cargo Services Award – sponsored by IAG Cargo
• European Logistics Award – sponsored by TT Club
• Ocean Services Award – sponsorship still available

Specialist Categories:

• Cool Award – sponsored by American Airlines Cargo
• Extra Mile Award – sponsored by Descartes

Individual Category:

• Young Freight Forwarder Award – sponsored by Virgin Atlantic Cargo

Full entry details can be found via this link and entries must be registered by 5pm Friday 23 September 2016 whilst a maximum number of three categories may be entered. However, a company may compete only once in each category entered. Links to the application forms are here for the general categories and here for the Young Freight Forwarder Award.