Brussels, Belgium: Transfrigoroute EU is among the signatories to a letter to the European Commission about electrification in truck parking areas, arguing that plug-in stations for refrigerated trailers must be part of the new EU standards. The letter was to the European Commission directorate general for transport, which is working on new European standards for …
London, UK: The British Ports Association has welcomed the government’s announcements on new Brexit borders funding of £705m to cover infrastructure, systems and staffing. The British Ports Association, which represents a wide variety of UK port operators, including all the major ferry terminals, has been asking for funding commitments for some time and previously wrote …
Hatfield, UK: Ocado has one million customers queuing up to join its online grocery service but is restricted by its lack of warehousing and delivery network, according to an article in the Guardian. Ocado chief executive Tim Steiner said Ocado, which has about 800,000 customers, could have increased sales more than five times over, given …
Spalding, UK: Fowler Welch has renewed its tyre contract with Continental Tyres and its subsidiary Bandvulc for all tyres on all 450 trucks and 750 temperature-controlled trailers for a further three years. The new tyre contract sees Continental tyres specified on new vehicles with a mix of Continental and Bandvulc retreaded tyres fitted at replacement. Tyre …
London, UK: Michael Gove, the minister in charge of Brexit, today unveiled the new border system for a post-Brexit Britain – with a £700m package for more infrastructure and technology to help businesses trade. The new system will form part of what the government has claimed will be the “world’s most effective border”. New border …
Peterborough, UK: The Road Haulage Association is demanding clarity on how hauliers will be expected to run their businesses from January next year when full border customs checks from the EU are imposed. While the UK has announced that it will not be introducing complete customs checks on goods arriving from the EU, Michel Barnier, …
London, UK: We have had the rhetoric from the Brexiteer fanatics, now comes the grim reality. And the news is not good for business or for British citizens, says Dean Stiles. Forget the promises of vast tranches of money supposedly spent on the EU since they never existed; forget the promised land of free trade …
London, UK: The European Union has launched its “shock and awe” campaign ahead of Michael Gove’s planned Sunday tour of the UK to “sell” Brexit preparedness. The EU has published updated sectoral guidance to businesses on both sides of the Channel. This follows the latest round of talks on the future relationship between the UK …
Ashford, UK: The government has purchased an 11 hectare site adjacent to the M20 motorway some 20 miles from Dover for a new customs clearance post. According to the Guardian newspaper, a letter from from Rachel Maclean, MP and parliamentary undersecretary of state for transport, to Kent County Council says: “Plans have not yet been …
London, UK: The UK’s coldstore’s capacity, usually finely balanced between supply and demand, has been thrown into disarray by the coronavirus pandemic. Lack of UK capacity, with coldstores at capacity for most of the summer, has at times had severe consequences for food production. Earlier this year storage restrictions affected pork production already disrupted as …
Corby, UK: NewCold is to open a new deepfreeze warehouse in Corby expected to be in operation October 2021. The Corby store is on a 23-acre site, “a prime location in the logistics ‘golden triangle’” says Jon Miles, country director, NewCold. “Since opening our first UK site in Wakefield 5 years ago, we have seen an …
Burnley, Lancashire: Van converter CoolKit has launched a new website. The company says: “From the latest industry news to innovative firsts and everything temperature-controlled vehicle related, our new website will cater for all your needs. Whether you’re a small business, van dealership or fleet operator, our experts can help you find the right solution for …
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