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Air Updates
 
• LH Cargo Increasing Its Tariffs
 
“ITJ” reports that Luftha ......+ Read Full Press Release

CIFFA: Ocean Updates

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BRI Wins Special Services Award 2009

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Blades on the River

Blades on the River

Bellville Rodair Energy Team was awarded a contract to move 102 blades by barge for a wind farm in France between Augus ......+ Read Full Press Release

CIFFA: Air Updates
Air Updates
 
• Second Haiti Airport to Open
 
The U.S. military said it expected to open a runway Wednesday ......+ Read Full Press Release
Amsterdam flying high

Amsterdam flying high


Last year ranks as one of the most difficult on record for the fr ......+ Read Full Press Release

A Message from the GCE of BRI

I am not sure if you have been able to yet read the latest 'View', but in the issue I wrote a bit about the passing of 2009, which turned out to be ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI Brussels Office Opening

Bellville Rodair Opens in Brussels

We are pleased to announce the opening of our Belgium office in Brussels. This opportunity has been crea ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI client Leading in Green Energy

Bellville Rodair client Linamar Leading in Green Energy

Tyler Hamilton, Toronto StarA stirling solar energy system made by Linamar is teste ......+ Read Full Press Release

Forwarders get reprieve from scanning

Forwarders get reprieve from 100% scanning in USA


The US Department of Homeland Security will push back by two years the deadline fo ......+ Read Full Press Release

New Laws to Products imported to EU

CUSTOMS INFORMATION PAPER (09) 82

Enhanced legislation to cover Products imported from outside the EU

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UK: Return to Standard Rate of VAT

Return to Standard Rate of VAT

H.M. Government, in order to assist the UK economy, cut the standard rate of VAT from 17.5% to 15% on ......+ Read Full Press Release

CN Rail and Ground Updates

CN Management Driving Trains – TCRC Labour Disruption Update
 
CN moved forward with its contingency plan to maintain operati ......+ Read Full Press Release

CN Strike Threatened for Saturday
IMPORTANT Notice - CN Strike Threatened for Saturday, Nov. 28
 
Today CN received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Ra ......+ Read Full Press Release
Maersk Says Box Market to Grow in 2010

Maersk CEO Says Box Market to Grow in 2010
Peter T. Leach | Nov 18, 2009 2:28PM GMT
The Journal of Commerce Online - News Story
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CIFFA Ocean Updates

Port Metro Vancouver and the 2010 Winter Games

 

The Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games will take place in Va ......+ Read Full Press Release

Airfreight : Ready to take off again?
BRI UK shorlisted for BIFA award

Record number of first time entrants for BIFA Freight Service Awards
A significant number of companies that have never before entered the Frei ......+ Read Full Press Release

Warren Buffett Buys Burlington Northern

Warren Buffett Buys Burlington Northern for $34B

Tuesday, November 03, 2009
PAUL KANGAS: The Oracle of Omaha has spoken and the news ......+ Read Full Press Release

The Best of Times

 

Thoughts from the Frontline Weekly newsletter:

The Best of Times

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CIFFA News

 
Air Updates
 
• Air Freight Capacity Crunch from Asia
 
Members are reporting ......+ Read Full Press Release

Ontario and BC Sales Tax Harmonization

Ontario and British Columbia Sales Tax Harmonization - Time to Start Planning

In the Ontario provincial Budget, the govern ......+ Read Full Press Release

CIFFA News
Air France-KLM Cutting Freighter Capacity 40 Percent
 
Excerpted from JOC Online - Air France-KLM will cut cargo capacity 40 percent t ......+ Read Full Press Release
Jeff Cullen joins CIFFA Board

 

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Luxury's cautious comeback in Calgary

Luxury's cautious comeback in Calgary

Marina Strauss

Hermès doesn't open its first store in Calgary until next ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI China office closed October 1st-8th

BRI China office closed for Mid-Autumn Holiday

BRI China office will be closed from October 1st to October 8th, 2009.  ......+ Read Full Press Release

Canada's economy grew

Canada's economy grew for the first time in 11 months in June, providing a glimmer of hope at the end of a period that still marked the country's t ......+ Read Full Press Release

Dock Workers in India Threaten Strike

 

JOC Online 

 Indian port and dock workers called for an indefinite strike starting September 15 if the Shipping Mi ......+ Read Full Press Release

Lines push for huge rate hikes

Shippers on the Asia-Europe trade are facing a stunning barrage of general rate increases from carriers on the route, with one line seeking GRI hik ......+ Read Full Press Release

Airfreight inching towards recovery

 

Battered mode shows moderate month-over-month improvements
The beleaguered air cargo sector continued to show small signs of r ......+ Read Full Press Release

Recession over, growth resumes

Recession over, growth resumes: Bank of Canada

Ottawa — Globe and Mail Update Last updated on Thursday, Jul. 23, 2009 12:58PM EDT
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BRI Golf ball sightings on the increase!

Since the inception of the BRI Golf Ball Diary a year ago we have ......+ Read Full Press Release

Troubled carriers turn over a new leaf

 

Troubled carriers turn over a new leaf
Canada: Air

Low rates and a trade imbalance caused by the vo ......+ Read Full Press Release

Bellville Rodair USA C-TPAT certified

 

Bellville Rodair International, Inc (BRI USA) is now a certified and validated member in the US Customs and Border Protection Custom ......+ Read Full Press Release

BELLVILLE RODAIR OPENS OFFICES IN CALGARY

BELLVILLE RODAIR OPENS
IN CALGARY, ALBERTA

We are pleased to announce the opening of Bellville Rodair International ( BRI ) latest o ......+ Read Full Press Release

US beefs up Canadian border security

CBP to increase patrol ranks by 45 percent

US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is increasing the number of people working at the Canadia ......+ Read Full Press Release

FedEx income drops 91 percent

Company chief "optimistic" worst of recession is over

 FedEx Corp is blaming the global recession for a massive income decli ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI Projects in the News

From Heavy Lift & PFI Magazine, a spotlight on Projects        &nb ......+ Read Full Press Release

New Customs requirements

New Canadian requirements for wood packaging material from China

 

New Canadian ......+ Read Full Press Release

The End of Shipping Conferences

The Canadian Industrial Transport Association
And
The UK Freight Transport Association
Present
The End of Shippi ......+ Read Full Press Release

Transpacific rates will fall,

Transpacific rates will fall, laments Widdows
By Greg Knowler, Los Angeles

Freight rates on the transpacific will go down "by a ......+ Read Full Press Release

CAF Product Standards bulletin

CAF Product Standards bulletin – US Product Standards regulations


Companies selling into the United States hav ......+ Read Full Press Release

Hanjin calls time on Senator Linie

Hanjin calls time on Senator Linie
Patrick Hagen and Mike Grinter - Wednesday 4 February 2009


The Montreal Senator. pic: Senato ......+ Read Full Press Release

10+2 ISF (Importer Security Filing)

10+2 ISF (Importer Security Filing)

There are new requirements for US Ocean Cargo Importers now.

The US Department of Homeland Secu ......+ Read Full Press Release

Bellville Rodair sponsors MRket show

 

COUTURE by Bellville Rodair International
Proud Sponsor Of
MRket Fall/Winter 2009
Visit us at the show

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Backlogs at Vancouver Sea Port

Steamship lines and railways advise building backlogs at Vancouver Sea Port

On Dec 17th, the Vancouver area and much of Washington and nort ......+ Read Full Press Release

It takes a team to invent a light bulb

It takes a team to invent a light bulb
And other tips to turn an invention into reality
Rick Spence, Financial Post  Published: Mond ......+ Read Full Press Release

TSA Offers Asia-U.S. Trade Analysis

TSA Offers Asia-U.S. Trade Analysis and 2009 Outlook
U.S. economic slowdown and credit crunch suggests flat growth through much of 2009; cargo ......+ Read Full Press Release

Bellville Rodair Renames CITT Scholarshi

Bellville Rodair Renames CITT Scholarship

For Immediate Release

Reposition 2008 - Winnipeg, MB - Bellville Rodair International ann ......+ Read Full Press Release

IATA - Alarming Drop for September

Air Updates

        IATA - Alarming Drop for September International Traffic

Istanbul - The ......+ Read Full Press Release

New Safety Certification Requirements

New [US] Safety Certification Requirement Will Affect Reimported Goods Too

The following is excerpted from the 23 October 2008 edition of & ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRET Wind Team Celebrates 1st Birthday

BRET Wind Team Celebrates 1st Birthday


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Ship Rates Plunge

Ship Rates Plunge as Credit Freeze Strands Cargo, Demand Slumps

By Alaric Nightingale and Chan Sue Ling
Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) -- Commodi ......+ Read Full Press Release

Hapag-Lloyd Sale

Update from Hapag-Lloyd:

Hapag Lloyd News

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China posts record trade surplus
China posts record trade surplus
By Mure Dickie in Beijing
Published: October 13 2008 11:44 | Last updated: October 13 2008 17:31
Chin ......+ Read Full Press Release
Top Airports 2008

Airports are an integrated part of the airline network and their efficiency and performance seriously impacts the industry and shape people’s ......+ Read Full Press Release

Terry Walpole in IFW

 

Let's not lose the human element

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Hurricane IKE - Port of Houston Report

Hurricane IKE - Port of Houston Report Monday September 15th

Port of Houston Authority Message to Trucking Industry

The Port of Hou ......+ Read Full Press Release

Tories will cut excise tax on diesel

Tories will cut excise tax on diesel fuel in half: Harper

The following is excerpted from the 9 September 2008 editon of cbc.ca.

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Houston braces for Hurricane Ike
Evacuation of South Texas and Parts of South Houston have already started, we will keep you advised on the working hours / operations for BRI Houston ......+ Read Full Press Release
Profits up as China Cosco weathers storm


Profits up as China Cosco weathers storm


Domestic demand for iron ore and other raw materials has helped China’s la ......+ Read Full Press Release

Lufthansa News: Cargo Security

 

Lufthansa Cargo Expands Security Measures in the US.

 

Re ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI employee appears in Brazilian news

BRI London employee appears in Brazilian trade magazine

At the New port (the port is very old but anyw ......+ Read Full Press Release

Apparel Industry - Shoulder Pads and ...

 

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CIFFA Updates

Air Updates

        BA & AA Seek to Form Trans-Atlantic Giant

JOC Online - London - British ......+ Read Full Press Release

Container Fumigation in Canadian Ports

 

Container Fumigation in Canadian Ports Update

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IATA Air Updates

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Container fee may be in U.S. future

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Mandatory AES debuts

 Mandatory AES debuts.

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Ventilation of Marine Containers
Fact Sheet
July 2008
Testing and Ventilation of Marine Containers
Chemical fumigants are widely used in the shipping industry to kill ......+ Read Full Press Release
Container Ventilation

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CIFFA News

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CIFFA News
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Airport to cut fees for cargo carriers

Airport to cut fees for cargo carriers

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China suspends dangerous goods carriage

Simply Asia

 
Cathay Pacific Cargo

China Suspends Dangerous Goods Carriage During 2008 BJS Olympics
 Please ......+ Read Full Press Release

Charly Schlüter joins Bellville Rodair

The Bellville Rodair Board of Directors are& ......+ Read Full Press Release

Employers reject ILWU stoppage request

Employers reject ILWU stoppage request for May 1

March 13, 2008

By The JOURNAL of COMMERCE ONLINE

The president of the Paci ......+ Read Full Press Release

EU Hopes to Persuade US to Relent

 

EU Hopes to Persu ......+ Read Full Press Release

Terry Walpole CEO on London Radio

 

Terry Walpole CEO on London Radio - MP3 file

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EU Wood Packing Regulations

According to TACT rules by country ......+ Read Full Press Release

Business Updates

Congressiona ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI Client wins award
Bellville Rodair are pleased to announce that one of our valued clients has won several prestigious awards.
"1 Litre Water Company" rec ......+ Read Full Press Release
Bellville Rodair profile in AEM

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Fuelling discontent

By now, anyone who cares will be aware that the price of fuel in the UK has increased by 2p per litre. European readers will ......+ Read Full Press Release

FEFC set to raise rates

Far Eastern Freight Conference (FEFC) members will force through a rate increase on the Europe-Asia trade because current lev ......+ Read Full Press Release

UK fuel tax freeze expires

The tax on UK diesel was set to rise by 2p to 50.35p a litre today (1 October) as the government’s twoyear freeze expir ......+ Read Full Press Release

Cargo 'set to weather' financial market

Cargo will escape major fallout from the recent problems in the financial markets, according to an economist at the Internati ......+ Read Full Press Release

Rate problems - 'lack of information'

The whole shipping community and not just carriers must have accurate market information if shipping rates are to reflect sup ......+ Read Full Press Release

No let-up in hot project cargo market

Global sourcing pressures supply chain

 

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More funds for US port security

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has welcomed an announcement from the US Department of Homeland Security ......+ Read Full Press Release

AIR - Far East yields holding firm

European carriers have been managing to maintain yields out of the Far East this year - despite big increases in capacity in ......+ Read Full Press Release

PORT DELAYS MEANS HIGHER RATES

Feeder customers can expect rate hikes over the coming months, due to severe delays to vessels at congested European ports.+ Read Full Press Release

Capacity Crisis Fear for Christmas Stock

Shortage of container space out of Far East sparks shipper concern
 
Shippers have serious concerns over getting goods to market fo ......+ Read Full Press Release

MOC Fines 18 Carriers

MOC fines 18 carriers for raisin ......+ Read Full Press Release

India to join US Global Initiative

India to join US global Container Security Initiative

INDIA is moving towards joining an American global container security system aimed at ......+ Read Full Press Release

U.S. Charges 29 People...

 U.S. charges 29 people in Counterfeit Imports Ring (Reuters)

U.S. authorities said on Tuesday they had charged 29 people in a scheme ......+ Read Full Press Release

SAS Focuses on Nordic Business

Scandinavian airline SAS is to sell its shares in Bmi, Spanair and Air Greenland as part of a wide-ranging restructure.

The airline said it ......+ Read Full Press Release

Congestion Relieved by Trimodality

European Inland Ports - Congestion relieved by trimodality

Transport Congestion Peril to Economy

Speaking before the European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) recently, APL CEO Ron Widdows warned that transport infrastructure is fail ......+ Read Full Press Release

Port Congestion a Threat to Trade

Growth could be stifled, world's transport ministers are warned
      
Congestion at ports will have a neg ......+ Read Full Press Release

Container Traffic Flows into Kuwait

Kuwait's container terminals have seen massive growth in the first quarter of 2007.

The combined terminals of Shuwaikh and Shuaiba have enj ......+ Read Full Press Release

Air France replaces fuel-thirsty B747s

Carrier commissions twin-engined B777s to reduce flying costs
        
Air France Cargo is to ph ......+ Read Full Press Release

Deutsche Bahn Poised to Scoop EWS?


Takeover would give German operator access to Tunnel and French network
     
Deutsche Bahn (DB) and Engl ......+ Read Full Press Release

The Gateway to London

Port project finally gets green light and customers won't pay for infrastructure
       
Customers wi ......+ Read Full Press Release

Homework for China Avaition Industry

IATA chief gives 'homework' to aviation industry

China must overcome five key hurdles to meet air trans ......+ Read Full Press Release

Shanghai poised to be busiest port

Shanghai has moved into second place in the league of the world's busiest container ports, knocking Hong Kong into third position.

The Chin ......+ Read Full Press Release

A Job Well Done

Some recent e-mail exchanges to share with everybody...

 

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Jan Nevidal moves to China

Jan Nevidal, currently an employee of Bellville Rodair International Ltd in London, is set to begin a new chapter in his BRI career by taking on th ......+ Read Full Press Release

Pat Cullen Receives Award of Excellence

Patrick Cullen, first recipient of CITT’s Award of Excellence

For Immediate Release

Tony Sabino, Chair of the CITT National B ......+ Read Full Press Release

BRI in London adds an unusual vehicle to

BRI in London adds an unusual vehicle to the fleet.

Having arranged transportation on virtually e ......+ Read Full Press Release

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