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“Next time some new forwarder asks me why they should join BIFA, I’ll tell them: because when the Panama Canal says ‘no,’ BIFA knows which window to knock on. And they never leave a member on hold.”

“But the Chilean agent won’t sign an addendum,” Marcus says. british international freight association

A £2.3 million shipment of MRI scanners is stuck at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal. The shipping agent in Valparaíso, Chile, has “misdeclared” the cargo’s IMDG code (hazardous class) for the coolant. The ship’s captain has locked the containers. The client, a Manchester hospital trust, is threatening legal action. Marcus’s boss is shouting about “liquidated damages.” “Next time some new forwarder asks me why