Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of NZ Inc., Air NZ Cargo, Independent Verification Services and WiseTech Academy are proud to partner on the
CBAFF Young Logistics Professional Award
Stand out from the crowd and showcase your talents to others within your company and industry!
This award celebrates young, motivated, and innovative Freight Forwarders in New Zealand, and offers them the opportunity to gain valuable experience and further their freight forwarding career through advancement to the global competition.
This award celebrates young, motivated, and innovative Freight Forwarders in New Zealand, and offers them the opportunity to gain valuable experience and further their career through advancement to the global competition.
Entries for the next Young Logistics Professional Award 2024 have now closed.
All those who applied should now be working on submitting the 2000-word dissertation by 4 May 2024 following the report outline.
Best wishes to all applicants.
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Gavin Powell, winner of the 2023 CBAFF Young Logistics Professional Award (YLPA) poses at the CBAFF Conference dinner held in Wellington earlier this year with Riska Ariestadewi YLPA winner 2022.
The CBAFF Young Logistics Professional Award Proudly supported by:
Eligibility
To be eligible for the award, the nominee must:
- Currently work within the Freight Forwarding / Custom Broking industries
- Not have attained their 32nd birthday in 2025.
- Currently be employed by a company which is a Business member of CBAFF
- Be a Citizen or Permanent Resident of New Zealand
- Submit an application form and describe export/import processes
The Judges
A judging panel will comprise of a representative from:
- Customs Brokers and Freight Forwarders Federation of NZ Inc.
- Air NZ Cargo
- IVS Group
- WiseTech Academy
The judging panel will consider the report and conduct an interview of each applicant. All applicants will be required to attend the interview at their own expense.
Past Winners
2023 - Gavin Powell, Go Logistics
2022 - Riska Ariestadewi
2021 - Jessica Dunye, Oceanbridge
2020 - Award not run
2019 - Natarlia Harold, Jacana Customs & Freight
2018 - Award not run
2017 - Phil Burgess, Bernard International
2016 - Kayla McKelvie, Oceanbridge Shipping
2015 - Bridget Tapper, Geodis Wilson
2014 - Renee Conroy, CEVA Logistics (NZ) Limited
2013 - Olivia Kinnane, Oceanbridge Shipping
2012 - Award not run
2011 - No Winner
2010 - Matthew Archer, Oceanbridge Shipping
2009 - Lisa Jensen, UTi New Zealand Limited
2008 - Michael Wilson, Agility Logistics Limited
2007 - Olivia Kinnane, Oceanbridge Shipping
2006 - Nick Philp, Cunningham Gill Limited
2005 - Matthew Naylor, Schenker (NZ) Ltd
2004 - Hadley Page, UTi New Zealand Limited
2003 - No Winner
2002 - Simone Jarman, ECU Line New Zealand
2001 - Wade Brown
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