Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has signed a deal to supply Maritime Transport Ltd. (Maritime) with two next-generation Kalmar straddle carriers for its Birmingham Intermodal Freight Terminal (BIFT) in Tamworth, central England. The order was booked in Cargotec’s 2021 Q1 order intake. It includes a 10-year Kalmar Complete Care service agreement… Read more »
DP World announces £40M investment in Southampton this year to meet growing customer demand over next decade
DP World today announces that Southampton, Britain’s second largest container terminal, will benefit from a major programme of investment in 2021 designed to take it up to the next level as a premier international freight and logistics hub. DP World Southampton is part of DP World, the leading global… Read more »
Statement on the government announcement on testing for drivers and other logistics workers on arrival in the UK
Responding to Sunday’s (28 March 2021) announcement that logistics drivers, air crews and rail workers are to be tested for COVID19 on their arrival to the UK from France, Sarah Laouadi, European Policy Manager at Logistics UK said: “It is vitally important to protect the UK and it’s highly interconnected… Read more »
Freight sector hopes bespoke Covid testing regime for hauliers is made-to-measure, not off-the-peg
Freight forwarders are hoping that the introduction of a ‘bespoke Covid testing regime’ for hauliers arriving in England from outside the UK from April 6th, doesn’t throw another spoke into the wheels of cross channel trade, says Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA). “Our members,… Read more »
Comment from Logistics UK re the refloating of the EverGiven in the Suez Canal
Alex Veitch, General Manager for Public Policy at Logistics UK, the business group representing the sector, said in response to the freeing of the EverGiven (29 March 2021): “News that the stranded cargo vessel, the EverGiven, has finally been refloated and is no longer blocking the Suez Canal is excellent… Read more »
Logistics UK statement on the creation of four new Trade and Investment hubs
In response to the Department for International Trade’s announcement (23 March 2021) of the creation of four new Trade and Investment Hubs in Edinburgh, Cardiff, Belfast and Darlington, Sarah Laouadi, Manager of European & International Policy at Logistics UK, comments: “The creation of trade hubs in all four UK nations… Read more »
Chilling the nation’s five-a-day: Port of Dover’s ‘big fridge’ project completes with DMA Group
Supplying the locked-down nation with its five-a-day, Port of Dover’s Refrigerated Cargo Terminal (RCT) at Western Docks is boosting fruit and vegetable imports thanks to a commercial partnership with property specialist DMA Group. Created to meet year-round consumer demand for ‘out of season’ produce, DMA’s experts advised on the latest… Read more »
Extension of Border Operating Model deadlines is no surprise, says BIFA
“It’s no surprise that the Government has extended the deadline for the introduction of checks and customs declarations on imports to the UK from the EU,” says Robert Keen, director general of the British International Freight Association (BIFA). “The experience of our members since January 1st 2021 has clearly shown… Read more »
PD Ports Freeport success as start of new chapter in region’s renaissance
PD Ports, one of the UK’s major port groups, was delighted to welcome the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson and the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to Teesport yesterday, the 5th largest port complex by tonnage and a piece of key national infrastructure, as the region continues to celebrate its successful freeport bid…. Read more »
Logistics UK response to NI grace periods extension
In response to the news yesterday (3 March 2021) that the UK government will extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food goods – also known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods – which were set to expire after 31 March 2021, Logistics UK’s Policy Manager for Northern Ireland, Seamus Leheny, comments: “Extending the current grace periods for the movement of SPS goods from Great Britain to Northern Ireland is vital to… Read more »
