Forwarders

On his part, the president of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF), an umbrella body of freight forwarders in Nigeria, Mr Increase Uche, said dismantling the SAA might send the wrong signal to shipping companies.

In Western markets, freight forwarders are well into digitizing their operations, but the same doesn’t hold true in Southeast Asia, say the founders of Fr8Labs.

Speaking at the signing ceremony in Accra, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the GSA, Benonita Bismarck, encouraged the forwarders to abide by the negotiated rates to create a congenial business environment.

Association of Professional Freight Forwarders and Logistics of Nigeria released a public statement on the network issues.

But in this case, the freight forwarders said they perceived an alleged unholy union among the transporters, NSC and Nigerian Ports Authority to extort them and shipping companies.

David Vernon at Sanford C Bernstein and Co. predicts an earnings boost for logistics firms too, including freight forwarders, if companies that run out of shipping options resort to airfreight.

It serves sizeable third-party logistics companies, freight forwarders, and warehouse operators, as well as other supply chain service providers.

The Chohan group of companies includes Chohan Freight Forwarders and the Chohan Group.

Mr Agbetor said it would also enable real time cargo tracking management as the system collects Bills of Lading from, shipping companies, airlines and forwarders, and assigns a cargo tracking number to each consignment.

Noting that the ongoing piloting of Ghana’s new single window platform, under UNIPASS, at the country’s exit and entry points had been very smooth, convenient and compatible, he said the dread of freight forwarders and traders had been put to rest.

The National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) says the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) increment on the exchange rate from N326 per dollar to N361 for imports will have a devastating effect on port activities.

We notice that the controversy surrounding the practitioners' operating fee, POF, for freight forwarders is still persisting.

Finally, the report looks at the digital freight landscape - what are the roles of digital forwarders and digital marketplaces?

Investors seeking to acquire Local World Forwarders should first purchase Bitcoin or Ethereum using an exchange that deals in U.S. dollars such as GDAX, or Gemini.

Local World Forwarders is a distributed proof-of-stake (dPOS) coin that uses the DPoS hashing algorithm.

Miami International Airport continues to expand its international offerings, both for passengers and freight forwarders.

Under the lead of the Federation of East African Freight Forwarders Association (FEAFA), a model bill on self-regulation was initiated and developed in collaboration with various stakeholders to overcome challenges that are hindering the industry.

When contacted, the President of the Ghana Institute of Freight Forwarders (GIFF), Mr Kwabena Ofosu Appiah, corroborated the importers’ story and said the current happenings were as a result of the absence of a proper governance structure at the port.

During the last week, Local World Forwarders has traded 34.1% lower against the U.S. dollar.

Okoroafor, a chieftain of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders, Ikorodu chapter, urged authorities at the Apapa port to employ automated platforms to hasten and ease process of doing business.