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HAFFA chairman urges members to work together in 2017

AS the Hongkong Association of Freight Forwarding and Logistics Limited (HAFFA) embarks on its sixth decade as a crucial industry in the SAR, its chairman Cliff Sullivan has called for unity among members to "take advantage of the industry's inheritance, and pragmatically build a bright future together".

Speaking at the annual HAFFA spring dinner, he said despite the encouraging increase in air freight in 2016, the industry as whole faced a multitude of challenges with the cargo fuel surcharge and security and safety issues topping the SAR's cargo business agenda.



During the past year, the association tackled a wide range of issues affecting the industry, and was vociferous on behalf of its members in a number of key areas. It had organised several joint seminars, particularly on the subject of numerous changes to the shipment of lithium batteries, after which, together with the Carrier Liaison Group, it published a set of Lithium Batteries Best Practice guidelines.



HAFFA also fully supported the Airport Authority Hong Kong's (AAHK) drive for an end-to-end solution in response to the rising regional demand for temperature-controlled air cargo and transshipment, and was an active participant on the AAHK Task Force.



On other operational issues, Mr Sullivan said the association worked hard to resolve some of the challenges resulting from the recall of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 device, and matters relating to the carriage of lithium ion batteries.



In the sea freight sector, HAFFA established three sets of Best Practice guidelines to assist members with the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Verified Gross Mass (VGM) requirements, which came into effect in July. He said the receivership of Hanjin Shipping marked a year in which both the importance of unity within the industry and the crucial role of the Association were highlighted.
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