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Business group Logistics UK has reiterated its call for the UK government to make the Northern Ireland (NI) Protocol work effectively to protect the country’s supply chain and the livelihoods of those that it supports. Talking after a meeting with Foreign Secretary Liz Truss MP held yesterday (25 May 2022) …

Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has announced plans to introduce legislation overriding parts of the Northern Ireland Protocol. It’s a move likely to infuriate the EU. ‘With energy and food prices soaring, is a new economic war with our closest trading ally sensible?’ asks the international delivery expert ParcelHero. The recent …

The international delivery expert ParcelHero says plans to jettison EU regulations, far from reducing costs for small retailers and SMEs, may increase red tape and cost consumers more. In the Queens Speech, delivered by HRH The Prince of Wales, the UK Government revealed a number of new measures it said …

Barriers created by Brexit along with changes in supply chains and storage strategy are driving Irish companies to consider warehousing options on the mainland, according to a report produced by Model Logistics in collaboration with the UK Warehousing Association. This was the timely context for the UKWA Warehousing Showcase held …

UK van registrations fall -27.6% as global supply challenges hamper pandemic recovery New light commercial vehicle (LCV) registrations fall by -27.6% in March to 40,613 units. Registrations of large vans down -18.9%, while demand for medium-sized vans, the second biggest segment by volume, falls -27.6%. Market ends first quarter of …

Any additional delays to the introduction of post-Brexit border checks on imports will simply postpone the inevitable, and send mixed signals to businesses that have been urged for months to get ready for the additional formalities involved with moving goods across the UK’s borders, according to business group Logistics UK. …

With three months to go before new EU-to-GB import controls come into force, importers are being warned not to be complacent about the changes. Since leaving the EU import controls have been implemented on a phased basis. While most post-Brexit customs formalities and controls have now been introduced, July 1 …

Labour shortages in warehousing caused by a combination of Brexit and the pandemic is leading to greater than ever levels of interest in automation, according to materials handling specialists Linde. The company has experienced significant automation enquires in the last quarter for labour intensive areas of the warehouse such as …

The publication of today’s (09 February 2022) Public Accounts Committee report “EU Exit: UK Border Post transition” shows that government needs to place an urgent focus on arrangements at the nation’s borders if trade and passenger traffic is not to grind to a halt from this summer onwards. As Sarah …

Pay rises and improved working conditions are helping hauliers to overcome the nationwide driver shortage, according to accountancy and business adviser Duncan & Toplis. The company reports pay rises of between 10 and 14 per cent are helping haulage firms to attract and retain drivers in the wake of a …