Pan-European multimodal service provider Samskip says experience gained up to March 31, 2019 find it fully prepared for a North Sea container traffic surge, as attitudes harden in the run up to October’s revised Brexit deadline. Europe’s largest multimodal transport group by freight volume expects UK exporters and importers to… Read more »
Brexit: “No matter what happens, goods must flow”
British fill their warehouses and plan to relocate, and logisticians across Europe fine tune Plan B and Plan C. While governments are still negotiating the design of Brexit, many companies have already taken measures to minimize its impact. Regardless of whether big players or medium-sized companies, all trade fair participants… Read more »
Government must maintain UK-EU market access
The Road Haulage association calls on the government to maintain UK-EU market access after Brexit. The call comes as the House of Lords EU Internal Market Sub-Committee has published its ‘Brexit: road, rail and maritime transport’ report. The Sub-Committee urges the government to make its market access negotiating priorities clear… Read more »
The worry about a chaotic Brexit has caused an explosion in EU exports to the UK
Companies in the UK are increasing their stock as a means of preparing for a hard Brexit. Fears that the UK will leave the EU without a deal have caused an explosion in the number of goods ordered for delivery to the British Isles. Compared to the the previous year,… Read more »
Freight sector given more guidance on trade in endangered species in event of no-deal Brexit
Following a recent event organised by the British International Freight Association (BIFA), the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has issued additional guidance on the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES). Robert Keen, Director General of the trade association that represents the UK’s freight forwarding sector says:… Read more »
Brexit on the Brink – Britain’s businesses need to be Border-Ready for Friday, says FTA
As the Prime Minister headed to Berlin and Paris yesterday (9 April 2019), FTA, the business organisation which speaks for the logistics industry, is reminding logistics businesses that, at this stage, Friday is still the legal date for the UK to leave the European Union. With that in mind, FTA is… Read more »
Poor government engagement hampers business Brexit planning
The Road Haulage Association is frustrated with HMRC’s continuing failure to help businesses prepare for a ‘no-deal’ Brexit. Trade bodies including the RHA have criticised Whitehall officials about their “quality of engagement” which has left industry with a “fragmented understanding” of government plans. HuffPost reports that businesses attending the Joint Customs… Read more »
European Commission publish new ‘no deal’ Brexit Contingency Plan for the road transport industry
With Brexit negotiations drawing to a nail-biting end, what impact will a ‘No Deal’ exit from the European Union have on the various EU regulations and directives that govern the road transport industry? Will EU Drivers’ Hours still apply? How will this affect competition in Europe? Will the UK fall… Read more »
Business investment in UK transportation and storage plummets by a third as Brexit worries soar
Business investment in transportation and storage has plummeted by nearly a third in a year as worries over Brexit loom large, analysis by specialist tax consultancy Catax shows. Total business investment in the sector fell by 29% to £7.82bn in the first three quarters of 2018, down from £11.02bn… Read more »
Freight forwarders remain ahead of the curve despite ongoing Brexit uncertainty
Whilst the UK government keeps working, pushing and grinding on to try again to make the case for its Brexit compromise, and MPs carry on hunting, and arguing for alternatives that could take the place of that compromise if it ultimately fails, the British International Freight Association (BIFA) is advising… Read more »
