Seamus Leheny, FTA’s NI Policy Manager said: “The confirmation of a new administration in Stormont gives Northern Ireland’s logistics businesses long-overdue reassurance that the sector’s concerns, and the future of NI trade, can once again be prioritised by government. “Vital infrastructure spending now needs to be prioritised, after three years …
Read More »FTA Northern Ireland: Logistics industry concerns over Sulpher Surcharge for Irish Sea shipping routes
FTA Northern Ireland is concerned that businesses shipping goods via the Irish Sea are set to be faced with additional surcharges from shipping lines, which will make the cost of doing business with GB and Europe more expensive for Northern Irish businesses. The additional transport costs – estimated by FTA …
Read More »Women take the helm of FTA’s Northern Ireland Freight Council
Two women are leading the fight for the logistics industry in Northern Ireland, following their election to FTA’s national Freight Council as Chair and Vice Chair. Industry experts Pamela Dennison and Charlene Quayle will help determine the organisation’s approach to pressing issues such as Brexit, climate change and air quality, …
Read More »Sporting legend to speak at FTA Northern Ireland Logistics Lunch
Dine with the logistics industry’s finest and celebrate another successful year for the sector by attending FTA’s Northern Ireland Logistics Lunch, to be held at the Merchant Hotel in Belfast on 10 May 2019. Guest speaker John Hartson, the renowned ex-professional footballer and respected BBC and BT Sport pundit, will …
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