In the week that global maritime leaders gave the UK a vote of confidence, naming it one of the world’s leading maritime centres, PD Ports is urging UK businesses not to develop ‘Brexit blinkers’ but instead to explore significant new global opportunities as the UK negotiates its exit from the… Read more »
Christmas under threat from Home Office proposals to reduce EU workers in logistics sector
Proposals set out in a leaked Home Office document this week would end the free movement of labour immediately after Brexit and prevent all but the most highly-skilled EU workers from entering Britain. The logistics industry depends on EU workers to keep moving. And the busiest time of year for… Read more »
What’s to become of the Northern/Republic of Ireland border post Brexit? asks RHA
At the end of March 2019, when the UK leaves the European Union, the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will be the only land border between Britain and the European Union. Will this mean passport checks? “Currently, this seems unlikely,” said RHA Director of Policy, Rod… Read more »
Imperative that logistics must be at the Brexit table, says FTA
The government’s paper on trade and customs arrangements post-Brexit, published today is a “step in the right direction”, according to the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the UK’s largest membership association for the logistics sector. But FTA has warned that the ambitions laid out in the document are far from guaranteed,… Read more »
Welsh ports key to Brexit success, says FTA
Welsh ports are key to the future success of Britain’s trading relationships post-Brexit, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA), which represents the UK’s freight and logistics industry. Following today’s publication of the results of the National Assembly for Wales’ inquiry into the implication of Brexit for Welsh ports, FTA has… Read more »
Fox’s call for a deal is welcome Brexit news, says FTA
International Trade Secretary Liam Fox’s acknowledgement that the country “does not want a no deal” situation from the Brexit negotiations has been applauded by the Freight Transport Association (FTA), the country’s largest membership organisation which represents more than 16,000 businesses. Speaking to Radio 4’s Today programme last week, Mr Fox… Read more »
Freight must be part of Brexit conversations, says FTA
As the Prime Minister meets business leaders at Downing Street to discuss the potential economic impact of Brexit, the country’s largest membership association for freight and logistics has expressed serious dismay that the sector has once again been overlooked in planning for the UK’s exit from the European Union. “Logistics… Read more »
Logistics sector needs European workers to keep Britain trading, says FTA
Without workers from the European Union, the UK’s freight and logistics sector could grind to a halt, says the Freight Transport Association (FTA). And while the Government’s policy paper (released 26 June 2017) provides a starting point for the rights of these workers to live and work in the UK… Read more »
Freight forwarders’ body joins calls for softer Brexit
With Brexit talks due to get underway in Brussels later today, the British International Freight Association – www.bifa.org – is calling for the UK negotiators to push for a deal that keeps the UK in the European customs union. BIFA Director General, Robert Keen says: “Over the weekend, we heard… Read more »
FTA says seamless trade and logistics must be priorities as Brexit talks begin
As Brexit negotiations get underway, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has repeated its calls for the Government to prioritise logistics and trade and to keep an open mind in the talks to ensure freight can continue to move freely throughout Europe. The logistics industry contributes over £121 billion Gross… Read more »
