GLOBAL SHIPPERS’ FORUM RELAUNCHES AS NGO VOICE FOR SHIPPERS

Leipzig, Germany

28 May, 2011

Following the successful meeting of the International Transport Forum (ITF) in Leipzig, Germany, the Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) announced today it has been incorporated under the laws of the United Kingdom.  Today’s decision fundamentally transforms the GSF from an informal alliance of shippers into a better organized, coordinated and consistent global voice for shippers on key issues impacting global transport.

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New Zealand Shippers Council supports final report on International Freight Services

The New Zealand Shippers Council (NZSC), which represents many of New Zealand’s largest exporters, is calling on the government to take note of the findings and recommendations from the final report into International Freight Transport Services.

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 2 June 2011

GSF rejects any attempt to impose Bunker Levy Charges on Shippers

The Global Shippers’ Forum (GSF) has today announced that it will oppose any steps by the global shipping industry to impose a bunker levy on shippers as the means of raising money to fund an environmental compensation scheme to meet their climate change responsibilities to reduce carbon emissions.

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