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Freight forwarders have renewed calls for shipping lines to axe their surcharges

“Forwarders do not like shipping line surcharges, and we have been challenging their legitimacy on behalf of our members – and their customers – for many years,” said Robert Keen, BIFA Director General.

Earlier this year, the ...

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  • Andrew Robins

    December 08, 2016 at 2:32 am

    Great to hear a voice condemning this blatant misuse of the surcharge system, which has got completely out of hand.
    So thank you to Robert Keen and BIFA to highlight this, this is a big contentious issue for our members who usually end up taking the hit.
    Global Shippers’ Forum is a campaign which is a good idea on paper, but I would like to know if carriers are coming onboard.
    They could probably off load half their accounts staff it they got back to sensible billing.
    Kind Regards
    Andrew Robins
    WCA

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