E-commerce is a convenient shopping method, preferred by a growing number of customers. The goods which are available in the European online stores are being transported and delivered thanks to the cooperation between the partners of the European network for logistics. This allows more goods from different producers to get to their European buyers easily […]
Along with the other types of transportation, air transport is becoming more and more significant. This is the fastest way to transport your goods with the international freight forwarders. This is the preferred transportation solution for goods which need to reach to customers, distributors or partners fast. The globalisation of the trade between the […]
The forwarding of oversized cargo to different European countries is an important part of the logistics services by the freight forwarders network. The forwarding of cargo which has a size and weight exceeding the maximum permissible ones happens all of the time. This is why the international freight forwarders have vehicles which have a bigger […]
The OBU device is used to measure the latitude and longitude of the vehicle. These measurements are done with the help of satellites. After that the measurements are compared to a digital map in the OBU. This allows each travel on the road network to be registered in the device. Using the data from the […]
Car toll payments need to be made when international freight forwarding services are being carried out by the network of freight forwarders. These tolls are payed for using the highways. They help improve the standard of the transport services, because better maintained highways means better care and safety of the cargo and goods in both […]
The CMR convention is a UN convention, a standard document valid since it was signed in 1956 in Geneva. The convention includes the recommendations by the UN for standardised rules for transportation. This is especially important for the member companies of the European network for logistics services, because by standardising the logistics service, the cooperation […]
Multimodal transport combines the advantages of the various transport types The infrastructural development in the European countries is a continuous ongoing process. It includes possibilities of using road, rail, inland waterways, sea and air transport. The European network of transport services takes advantage of each type of transport. Road transport can reach to every destination […]
Many companies create chain stores within Europe. Contract logistics with the freight forwarding companies of the European network for transportation is the solution for ensuring their regular supply with different goods. The advantages of contract logistics with the help of the European network for logistics services By organizing regular deliveries to storages and stores […]
When goods and cargo are being transported throughout Europe, they need to pass through customs, where all the required documents need to be submitted to the customs officials. These documents are necessary for processing the goods as well as for releasing them form customs. Forwarders throughout Europe offer customs brokerage for the preparation of all […]
What is essential for high quality contract logistics – a preliminary expert analysis Within the European network for logistics, the member companies carefully prepare the basics for the contract services. The experts in our companies and experts in contract logistics analyze their customers’ businesses Based on that, the storage needs, as well as the […]
As a European network for logistics we are developing a Europe-wide groupage transport service. Regardless of which country and which destination you want to send your small shipments to, we are at your services. Our European groupage services: solutions for all types of shipments The groupage services which we provide to all destinations […]
Sending small shipments is a common chore for companies and for private senders. These packages can contain: samples, documents, personal items and others. With the expansion of commerce and the growing mobility within Europe, it is a more common occurrence for forwarders throughout Europe to be given small shipments for forwarding, and to offer regular […]
The member companies of IFA perform the consolidation of different goods, usually packages and pallets, which are being transported to the same country on big pallets and in large containers, which consolidate the smaller shipments at a lower and more economical price for the service. Consolidation of the groupage transport The consolidation consists of combining […]
The environment is polluted by the activities of a number of different companies. The gases emitted during the transportation and forwarding of goods also contribute to the pollution. The “Green” companies The green companies, including member companies in the Association for forwarders throughout Europe take extra precautions to lower the pollution of the environment resulting […]
The European logistics network unites European freight forwarding companies which offer the forwarding of various goods. There is a growing need for the transportation of dangerous goods. These include: certain raw materials, basic materials, fuels, medical waste and many others. The dangerous goods are classified in accordance to their danger class, as follows: Class […]
The European network for transportation consists of freight forwarding companies, which have joint forces for providing transportation and freight forwarding services, most of which are groupage consignments. The groupage transport service is offered as an integrated service attempting to combine the capabilities of the separate forwarding companies into offering opportunities for as many groupage services […]
In order to be able to comply with the requirements for quick, effective and inexpensive freight forwarding, which our clients are requesting, we offer transparency of the services offered as part of the European logistics network. We do that by implementing a unified portfolio of services offered by all IFA member companies. It has clear […]
With the development of business and commerce, the freight forwarding services are growing and are becoming an integral element from the process of reaching all parts of Europe. For more than 20 years, IFA has become a wide range network of freight forwarding and transportation services recognised by all. The mission which we have set […]
The definition given by the International Federation of Freight Forwarding Association for freight forwarders is “Architects of Transport”, which is a brief description of the actual commercial position of the freight forwarder to the customer. In European freight forwarding, the forwarder has responsibilities which are negotiated for each shipment. These responsibilities are part of each […]
The generalised system of customs preferences in the EU is directed toward the developing countries (beneficiaries) by the developed countries, and this preferential treatment is non-reciprocal. There are special conditions which are in effect and are for the benefit of the poorest and least developed countries. Customs preference in the European Union based on the […]