Shippers and freight forwarders wait with bated breath as Emirates announces a return of the all-in freight rate.

Emirates SkyCargo freight division have announced the return of a simplified all-in rate for all shipments to and from Europe from 1^st February 2015 and all other worldwide network from 1^st March 2015.

Is has been said the “all-in” freight rate will include current fuel and security fees but would see the elimination of additional surcharges for other criteria such as volume.

Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), has said this is “a step in the right direction” and will provide “transparency that freight forwarders require”.

For years freight forwarders and shippers have been requesting for the simplified all-in freight rates to return and has been suggested that “Emirates SkyCargo are responding to previous comments that freight forwards stop accepting at face value opaque and unjustified surcharges”

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