YIFFY winners revealed in Cape Town

October 8, 2019

Russian project freight specialist Evgeniya Khokhlova, of SVH-Freight was announced as the winner of this year’s Young International Freight Forwarder of the Year (YIFFY) Award at the FIATA World Congress in Cape Town, South Africa.

The other three regional finalists were Enos Chapara, of Bollore Transport and Logistics Zimbabwe; Rachael van Harmelen from DSV Panalpina, Canada; and Asia Pacific Phillip Burgess, South Island manager, Burnard International, New Zealand.

The awards were sponsored by insurance specialists the TT Club, whose senior loss prevention executive and chairman of the award steering committee, Mike Yarwood said: “The current global trade environment is particularly challenging and the forwarder’s role in adapting to the regulatory, political and economic pressures on themselves and their customers is consequently more crucial than ever. In these circumstances the training and professional advancement of our young professionals must be paramount.”

Next year’s award will take place at the FIATA Congress in Busan, South Korea on 19-24 October.

James Graham

James Graham is an award-winning transport media journalist with a long background in the commercial freight sector, including commercial aviation and the aviation supply chain. He was the initial Air Cargo Week journalist and retuned later for a stint as editor. He continues his association as editor of the monthly supplements. He has reported for the newspaper from global locations as well as the UK.