March 2014
HM Revenue & Customs has set up a web page to update users on the planned replacement for the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system. Information will be added as the replacement programme moves on.
https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/customs-handling-of-import-and-export-freight-chief-replacement-programme
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TruckPol, the joint industry and and haulage industry partnership dedicated to fighting freight crime, is to reopen following sponsorship and support from the National Business Crime Solution (NBCS). TruckPol was shut down in March 2012 due to a withdrawal of Home Office funding.
NBCS will launch a freight and logistics crime ...
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Princes Anne - The Princess Royal - will take part in a Multimodal seminar session. She will talk about the work of charity Transaid, which supports transport initiatives in developing countries. The panel session will be chaired by Freight Transport Association (FTA) chief executive Theo de Pencier, joined by Maeve ...
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Seafield Logistics has opened a new depot at Immingham. It follows a decision by customer Tata Chemicals Europe to import large volumes of product from the US directly into the port. TCE’s warehouse at Immingham holds 60,000 tonnes of soda ash which Seafield then distributes to TCE’s customers along the ...
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Hamburg-Sud and Hapag Lloyd are to transfer their services from Tilbury to DP World's new London Gateway in May, including calls to and from South America East Coast, South America West Coast and India, Pakistan and Middle East.
DP World London Gateway has also handled ten ad hoc vessel calls when ...
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Hellmann Worldwide Logistics UK says it can now offer offer global solutions in the agricultural equipment market with tailored multimodal solutions from its Lichhfield hub.
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Peel Ports has completed an £8m upgrade to the Port of Liverpool animal feed warehouse. The GAFTA- (Grain and Feed Trade Association) approved facility, now has a capacity of 140,000 tonnes and is dedicated to a single customer, global animal feed trader and stockholder Arkady Feed.
The port has invested in ...
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The Freight Transport Association said that air cargo was vital to the UK economy in a letter to the chairman of the Airports Commission, Sir Howard Davies, who is pondering the question of runway capacity in south-east England.
FTA has commissioned its own report ‘Sky High Value - The importance of ...
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IAG Cargo has launched its new service from London Heathrow to Austin, Texas.- the airport's first ever regular transatlantic service, providing a direct air link between the hi-tech Texan Hub and Europe. The route will be serviced by the Boeing 787 Dreamliner which has been optimised for bellyhold with air ...
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The UK Warehousing Association (UKWA) has warned against plans to make sprinkler systems mandatory in all facilities over 20,000 sq m. It follows a campaign launched by the Business Sprinkler Alliance for the current law to be reviewed. UKWA chief executive officer, Roger Williams (pictured), says that while the use ...
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