Chris Lewis
Logistics UK has called on the Welsh and Scottish governments for robust policies for freight and logistics.
For Wales, it says that whichever party leads the Welsh government after the Senedd election in 2026 needs to develop a freight and logistics strategy, while enhancing Wales’ freight transport corridors, expanding course provision for training and apprenticeships and delivering the energy infrastructure required for decarbonisation.
Logistics UK’s manifesto, released ahead of the election on ...
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Hapag-Lloyd has opened an office in Muscat, Oman. The carrier offers weekly services via Sohar, a key gateway for imports and exports, while the port of Salalah is a major transhipment hub both for Hapag-Lloyd’s own network and its Gemini Cooperation.
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Stena Line has rolled-out Camera Telematics’ multi-camera system to over 100 terminal tractors, buses and luggage vans at five UK and Irish ports to improve safety.
The two partners have developed a customised solution with an initial trial at Dublin Port, before a phased implementation across the Irish Sea business. The ...
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Lufthansa Cargo has completed of the first phase of its new headquarters at Frankfurt Airport with the first 60 office workspaces due to co into service after official building approval in mid-December.
Three further construction phases will follow to the beginning of 2028. The development will offer 10,000sq m of space ...
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A poll of 1,200 smaller business by Federal Express suggests that almost a third (31%) of UK companies expect sales to be significantly better than last year, and a further (48%) predicting they will be slightly better.
. Businesses in Turkey (95%), Poland (87%), and the Netherlands (85%) emerged as the ...
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The Port of Rotterdam has signed an agreement with rail and inland waterway operator HGK-Group to develop the Rhine corridor as a sustainable transport route. The agreement creates a joint cooperation platform that will meet at least quarterly to coordinate projects and launch new initiatives. It will focus on expanding ...
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BIFA signs crime cooperation pact
The British International Freight Association (BIFA) and the Transported Asset Protection Association (TAPA EMEA) have exchanged Associate Partner memberships and will work together to exchange information, insights and security solutions.
A proposed Freight Crime Bill sponsored by Rachel Taylor MP is due to have its second reading ...
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Kenya Revenue Authority, in collaboration with TradeMark Africa and the British High Commission, have launched an eCUSTOMS app at the Busia One Stop Border Post on the Kenya-Uganda border. The platform is designed to make customs declarations faster, paperless, and hassle-free for traders, transporters, and passengers and is part of ...
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Biosecurity threats at Britain’s borders cannot wait for Government to conclude SPS negotiations, warns the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee.
EFRA says that while the Government has acknowledged many of its concerns about the scale of illegal meat imports to the UK, many core recommendations to tackle the issue ...
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The UK Parliament’s Transport Committee has published a report recommending howr how the Government could improve its draft revised National Policy Statement (NPS) for ports.
The NPS contains guidance that the Secretary of State is legally required to follow when deciding whether to approve planning applications for nationally significant infrastructure projects. ...
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