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Kent calls for truck management measures

Kent County Council (KCC) is calling on the Government to consider additional legislative powers and technology to stagger the arrival of lorries into Kent if the situation demands it after Brexit. It is also calling for more investment in the country’s ports including alternatives to Dover and to consider setting up a system to hold freight at its point of origin or specific hubs when port capacity is limited. In a ... [+]

Time to rethink Dover dependency, says Peel Ports

Peel Ports commercial director Stephen Carr is calling on the freight industry to look at the Irish Sea model of unaccompanied freight and to use ports across the country to mitigate the worst Dover delays post-Brexit. He said: “We all know about the acute delays and problems that already exist at ... [+]

Contraflow to keep Kent on the move

Roads Minister, Jesse Norman, has revealed plans to keep traffic moving through Kent in the event of disruption to cross-Channel services. It includes a new version of ‘Operation Stack’ with a contraflow on the northbound carriageway of the M20 between junctions 8 and 9 while lorries are being queued for the ... [+]

Brexit: prepare for the worst warns Freight Transport Association

Businesses need to plan for a worst-case scenario after Brexit with no transition period, the UK excluded from EU trade deals, duties, quotas, burdensome rules of origin and delays at borders, Freight Transport Association (FTA) experts told a seminar at Multimodal on 2 May. A crucial meeting in June could ... [+]

Businesses unprepared for Brexit, says ports chief

The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which may be needed after the UK leaves the European Union. Ports with EU traffic will need to provide new facilities and digital infrastructure for government officials to ... [+]

Dover boss quits

Dover chief executive Tim Waggott has left the port of Dover to pursue new opportunities following more than a decade of service to the organisation in various positions. He has been chief executive since 2013. Chairman Richard Everitt said: he had led a number of successful initiatives including the Western Docks ... [+]

Dover signs reefer terminal contract

The Port of Dover has awarded the contract to build the new Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at its Western Docks Revival (DWDR) development to Buckingham Group Contracting. It will deliver a £15million 9,630sq m multi-purpose refrigerated facility capable of holding cargo between +1 and +14 degrees Celsius (+/-1C), with 20 ... [+]

High praise for Dover knowledge scheme

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership between the University of Kent and the Dover Harbour Board has achieved the highest rating from Innovate UK, the UK's technology strategy agency, after it helped reduce traffic congestion, boost efficiency and cut costs. The project started in 2016 when the port appointed Kent Business School graduate Dr Cliff ... [+]

First Geest Line ship for Dover

The 14,000-ton Baltic Klipper was the first Geest Line ship to discharge in Dover, on 24 January, following the relocation from Portsmouth. Geest Line initially will call at Dover’s eastern docks general cargo terminal but will move to new handling facilities at the western docks once they are completed in ... [+]

French security cash welcome

The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the plans for an additional £44.5 million to be spent on strengthening security at Calais and other French ports, announced by the UK and Frwench governments yesterday (18 January). The money will be used for fencing, CCTV and infrared detection technology in Calais and other ... [+]

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