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Logistics UK welcomes NI grace periods extension

on Mar 4, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Logistics UK welcomes NI grace periods extension

Logistics UK has welcomed news that the UK government will extend the grace periods relating to border checks on some agri-food goods – also known as sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) goods – which were set to expire after 31 March

Additional COVID-19 services for EU-bound hauliers

on Feb 24, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Additional COVID-19 services for EU-bound hauliers

The Department for Transport (DfT) has confirmed that more than 200,000 HGV drivers and crew have been tested en route to France, since new COVID 19 testing requirements came into place

Personal Freight Services chooses Descartes’ e-Customs solution

on Feb 23, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Personal Freight Services chooses Descartes’ e-Customs solution

Descartes Systems Group, the global leader in uniting logistics-intensive businesses in commerce, has helped Personal Freight Services Ltd, an Irish-owned freight forwarding, warehousing, and customs brokerage service provider, to grow its business post-Brexit following deployment of the Descartes e-Customs solution

Northern Ireland Protocol needs work says Logistics UK

on Feb 23, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Northern Ireland Protocol needs work says Logistics UK

After issues have occurred moving goods between GB and Northern Ireland since the start of the year, business group Logistics UK has raised the concerns of the sector concerning the implementation of the Northern Ireland protocol with representatives of both the EU and UK governments

Advice on short-term ECMT permits

on Feb 16, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Advice on short-term ECMT permits

The Department for Transport is advising that the Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the UK and EU allows for a UK haulier to undertake unlimited bilateral (point-to-point) journeys to and from the EU, and unlimited transit journeys through the EU to a non-EU country (though a permit may be required for your final destination)

Dungarvan Transport boosts fleet with new Actros arrivals

on Feb 11, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Dungarvan Transport boosts fleet with new Actros arrivals

Leading Waterford haulage firm, Dungarvan Transport, has hit the ground running in 2021 by taking delivery of the first of a number of new Mercedes-Benz heavy-duty Actros trucks, with further units due to arrive over the coming months

COVID 19 and Brexit take their toll

on Feb 8, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on COVID 19 and Brexit take their toll

COVID 19 and Brexit are taking their toll on the movement of goods between Ireland and the UK, according to FTA Ireland

Truck makers gear up to go fossil-free by 2040

on Feb 3, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on Truck makers gear up to go fossil-free by 2040

Europe’s truck manufacturers have made history by agreeing that all new trucks sold by 2040 have to be fossil-free in order to reach carbon neutrality by

HGV drivers advised to get a COVID test before arriving in Kent

on Jan 27, 21 • in UK, UK News • with Comments Off on HGV drivers advised to get a COVID test before arriving in Kent

If you’re travelling via the Port of Dover or Eurotunnel you should get a negative COVID test before arriving in Kent, the Department for Transport has advised