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 »
Logistics industry warns PM of no deal threat to UK trade
Ahead of Parliament’s meaningful vote this evening (12 March 2019) on Prime Minister Theresa May’s proposed deal with the EU, the UK’s logistics industry has reminded politicians that a No Deal Brexit would break her promise made in January 2017 to keep trade as frictionless as possible. Representatives of the… Read more »
Some relief for hauliers in EU Contingency, says FTA
Following two years of intense lobbying on the issue by the association, FTA has welcomed today’s (4 March 2019) provisional agreement between the European Parliament and Member States to allow UK hauliers market access without ECMT permits for certain transport operations in the event of a No Deal departure from… Read more »
Eurotunnel and the TLF Overseas union sign a partnership to assist companies with their post-Brexit customs operations
Every year, more than 1.7 million trucks containing 22 million tonnes of freight travel between the United Kingdom and continental Europe through the Channel Tunnel, representing over a quarter of trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union. For the past two years, Eurotunnel has been pre-empting the impact… Read more »
Saturday night permit winners and losers show no deal is no option for logistics, says FTA
Hauliers across the UK will be returning to work yesterday (11 February 2019) to discover whether they have been lucky in the “International Lottery” for one of less than 1,000 available haulage permits that will be required for them to send trucks to the Continent and Ireland in the event… Read more »
