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TIACA seeks clarity on US export plan
The airfreight industry is in discussions with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) about what advance information will be needed for its Air Export Manifest Pilot, says TIACA.The outcome could have a major effect on airfreight from the US, it says.Secretary general Doug Brittin commented: “We will be considering how ...
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Europe ‘not ready’ for new customs rules, says TIACA
The new Union Customs Code (UCC), just six months away from coming into operation, will have a profound effect on the European Union’s imports and exports, warns TIACA secretary general Doug Brittin.Traders will have to give financial guarantees when they use temporary storage, unless they obtain a specific waiver, "and ...
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TIACA continues to push for uniform approach to advanced data
TIACA is continuing to push for regulators from various countries to implement aligned advanced data requirements to avoid a patchwork of regimes.The association, which represents members from across the supply chain, has been working with Europe’s DG Mobility and Transport on its advanced-data requirement, which goes into effect in May ...
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Online meeting tool for TIACA's Air Cargo Forum in Paris
TIACA is launching a dedicated on-line one-to-one meeting tool called CargoLinX for its Air Cargo Forum (ACF) and Exhibition, which takes place from 26-28 October 2016 in Paris, France.The speed networking tool will allow visitors to schedule up to thirty 25-minute meetings with 45 leading global air cargo companies, weeks ...
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TIACA recruits two
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has made two appointments - Warren Jones as director and Kenneth Gibson as business development manager.Warren Jones, who was recently president of IATA’s cargo network services (CNS) arm, will be based at the Miami headquarters where he will develop the association’s sales activities and ...
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TIACA calls for solutions to EU migrant crisis
The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) has called on world leaders to work together to find solutions to the ongoing refugee crisis in Europe.More than 514,000 people have crossed the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe, with almost 3,000 people perishing on the journey or reported missing.“We must act together now ...
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Australia and US agree mutual recognition strategy for air cargo screening
The US and Australian governments have agreed a policy to phase-in arrangements to screen all US-bound air cargo at piece-level.The strategy will allow the US Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue recognition of Australia’s National Cargo Security Program (NCSP) for US-bound air cargo until mid-2017.The move was welcomed by TIACA, ...
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ACAS pilot programme further extended by the US
The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) is again extending the Air Cargo Advance Screening (ACAS) pilot programme through to July 26, 2016, and is also reopening the application period to accept applications for new ACAS pilot participants through to October 26, 2015.The ACAS pilot is a voluntary test ...
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TIACA promotes e-Freight on new website
TIACA has launched a new website with added benefits for members including an industry scorecard to help with the drive towards e-freight.The new site includes a range of features such as improved networking opportunities, while the industry scorecard highlights some of the key benefits and challenges for various e-commerce initiatives.“TIACA ...
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TIACA appoints new board members
TIACA has added five new members from Asia, Europe, and North America to its Board of Directors as it continues to expand its scope of representation.The new board members come from a range of companies: an integrator, a charterer, an all cargo carrier, and an airport company are all represented.TIACA ...
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Cooperation takes away the pain of new security rules
The International Air Cargo Organisation (TIACA) has welcomed new World Customs Organisation rules on safer and easier international trade.WCO has formally adopted the so–called ‘7 + 1’ data set for risk data analysis, helping to standardise basic Pre-Loading Advance Cargo Information (PLACI) processes.It forms part of WCO’s SAFE Framework of ...
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Regulators take to the TIACA stage on advance data rules
Regulators and the air cargo industry must continue to work closely if impending advance data rules are not to impede cargo flows, delegates at TIACA’s Executive Summit (ES) were told.Regulators from Europe, the US and Canada formed a panel for the first time to engage with industry at the event, ...
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TIACA aims to drive the airfreight agenda
TIACA’s new leadership team have outlined their vision for the group to members at a meeting in Miami.Speaking at the association’s executive summit and annual general meeting in Miami, new chairman, Sanjiv Edward, and vice chairman, Sebastiaan Scholte, said TIACA should aim to drive the airfreight advocacy agenda, boost the ...
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Toronto to host TIACA air cargo forum
TIACA’s 2018 Air Cargo Forum (ACF) will take place in Toronto, Canada, Secretary General Doug Brittin has confirmed.The biennial ACF brings together supply chain decision makers from across the globe for three days of networking, discussion, and learning.“We are excited to be bringing the event back to North America for ...
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TIACA’s Air Cargo Professional Development Workshop will take place in Cologne on 22-24 June
The Strategic Aviation Solutions International-designed session, which aims to improve management skills for air cargo professionals, will give participants an appreciation of the entire air cargo supply-chain by encouraging discussion and the sharing of perspectives, as well as providing practical advice and insight.It will be led by SASI’s Lilian Tan ...
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Delhi's Edward and Scholte of Jan de Rijk to lead TIACA
Sanjiv Edward, head of cargo business at Delhi International Airport, has been named as the next chairman of the International Air Cargo Association (TIACA), with Sebastiaan Scholte, chief executive of Jan de Rijk Logistics, named vice chairman.The pair will formally take over this month from Oliver Evans and Enno Osinga ...
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TIACA promotes phased approach to advance data regulations
Regulators must continue to work closely with all members of the air cargo supply chain to ensure impending advance data regulations “enhance security without impeding cargo flows,” according to a new position paper from TIACA.Pre-loading advance cargo information (PLACI) initiatives undertaken by the US, European Union, and Canada since the ...
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ULD pioneer Jim Jackson enters TIACA's Hall of Fame
James ‘Jim’ Jackson, a driving force behind the standardisation of aircraft Unit Load Devices (ULD) and the supporting aircraft and ground-handling technical requirements, has been welcomed to The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Hall of Fame.Jackson is an air-cargo handling and logistics innovator, a lifelong champion of international standardization, and ...
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Jacques Ancher wins TIACA ‘Hall of Fame’ award
AIR CARGO veteran Jacques Ancher is the 2014 winner of The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) Hall of Fame award.The former executive vice-president of KLM Cargo is credited with changing the way air cargo is perceived in airline boardrooms around the world. He is the 49th industry executive to be ...
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One Question
Doug Brittin, secretary general of TIACA, answers:"Some things are very difficult to put a hard timeline on. For example, advanced data for customs information: In the USA, the CBP (US Customs and Border Protection agency) is drafting a rule right now. The EU has not started their one yet, but ...