European businesses call for seamless customs transaction period

European businesses and trade bodies are calling for a seamless customs transaction period following Brexit to protect European Union (EU) and UK competitiveness. The group is urging EU and UK negotiators to put legal certainty and predictability for business and trade at the top of their negotiating agenda, and its priority for customs is the […]

Change is needed but shippers now at the forefront of debate

Shippers are now getting an even stronger voice in the air cargo supply chain and are more active than before in discussions, but they still seek more collaboration. The International Air Cargo Association’s (TIACA) Shippers’ Advisory Committee (SAC) has given shippers a platform to air their concerns and views on the industry and brought shippers […]

Shippers want supply chain to embrace new processes, paper finds

Shippers want all sectors of the air cargo supply chain to engage in constructive discussion and embrace new process and new technology, according to a new paper by TIACA’s Shippers’ Advisory Committee (SAC). The paper says change is needed, and all sectors of the air cargo supply chain industry must work together to drive adoption of new […]

ESC chairman, Denis Choumert joins TIACA board

European Shippers’ Council (ESC) chairman, Denis Choumert has been appointed to The International Air Cargo Association (TIACA) board of directors. Choumert, who has been chairman of the ESC since 2012, has held high-level operational roles in engineering and project management, procurement, and transport and logistics for over two decades and holds director level appointments on […]