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With the House of Commons debating a motion on customs and borders on 26 April, The Freight Transport Association is warning that a customs union with the EU would not in itself remove the need for checks at the borders or deliver frictionless trade.
FTA's deputy chief executive James Hookham commented: "Leaving the Customs Union is only one part of the story, and a customs union on its own would not ...
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Davies Turner is adding an export LCL rail service from the UK to China one year after launching an import LCL and FCL rail service in the other direction. The first leg of the journey is by road, to Hamburg, from the operator’s Dartford hub.
The train from Hamburg passes through ...
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Peel Ports has partnered with DB Cargo UK to provide a new container rail service between the Port of Liverpool and Scotland for the first time. The service, due to begin on 8 May, will operate to Mossend terminal in Glasgow, with onward road delivery to destinations across Scotland.
The new ...
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Peel Ports has appointed Richard Goffin as port director at its London Medway Sheerness facility. For the past two years he was port director at Peel Ports Great Yarmouth, a post he will continue to hold. He replaces previous Port Director Paul Barker, who will now head up the group’s ...
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MEP and rapporteur on the driving and rest time Van de Camp and IRU general delegate Matthias Maedge spent the night in a truck cab, in a secure parking facility to highlight the urgent need to improve infrastructure in the run-up to the vote on the Mobility Package, which includes ...
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Property firm Fenn Wright has acquired a site for a new lorry park and UK office at Orwell Crossing, Nacton, for logistics operator, A2B-online. Adjacent to an existing commercial truck stop, the new lorry park is next to the A14 and close to Felixstowe port.
With its lorries historically parked in ...
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Freight industry groups have welcomed a Port Connectivity study by the Government, announced on 24 April.
The UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG), which represents gateways handling 75% of the country’s seaborne trade, said there would be significant value to the economy from making a step change in port connectivity and that ...
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DFDS has abruptly shut down its freight ro ro service from Zeebrugge to Rosyth, near Edinburgh after a fire broke out in the engine room of the sole vessel on 16 April. An injured crew member was airlifted to hospital from the Finlandia Seaways for treatment of smoke inhalation.
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Port of Milford Haven chief executive Alec Don has been elected chairman of the British Ports Association for a two year term. He takes over from Rodney Lunn, chief executive at the Port of Shoreham.
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The International Freight Forwarding Specialist apprenticeship is now available for delivery following the Institute for Apprenticeships (IfA)’s final approval. BIFA welcomed the news, saying that it would help boost recruitment to the industry.
Over the past 18 months, BIFA has been supporting a trailblazer group of employers from the sector to ...
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