February 2015

Travis Perkins opens Cardiff site

Construction is complete on a new distribution terminal for builders’ merchants Travis Perkins at Associated British Ports Cardiff. Representing a £5m investment from ABP, the seven acre site will supply over 100 Travis Perkins’ outlets across South Wales. [+]

Hungary rethinks trade reporting system

The International Road Transport Union welcomed a decision on 4 February by the Hungarian authorities to postpone the enforcement of its Electronic Public Road Trade Control System (EKAER) until the beginning of March 2015. Since 1 January, consignors and consignees in Hungary have been required to register and report all ... [+]

Sunderland back on track

Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin visited the port of Sunderland on 5 February to witness rail lines being used for the first time in more than 20 years. A group of invited guests witnessed a trial run by a DB Schenker Rail locomotive on lines that will soon be used for ... [+]

Shipping lines flock to Southampton

The Ocean Three shipping alliance will make its first call at DP World Southampton (DPWS) on Monday 9 February.This will be followed shortly by a new service operated by the 2M alliance of the world’s two largest shipping lines, on Tuesday 17 February. The 16,020teu CMA-CGM Marco Polo, already the largest ... [+]

More joint routes for CMA CGM and Hamburg Sud

CMA CGM and Hamburg Süd are to widen their existing cooperation to include a new pendulum service between Asia, the Caribbean, the US East Coast and North Europe, together with United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) on the transatlantic leg. For details will be made available soon. The new service will ... [+]

Green light for Terneuzen lock

Flemish minister Ben Weyts (Mobility and Public Works) and Dutch minister Melanie Schultz van Haegen signed a treaty for the construction of a new lock at the port of Terneuzen on 5 February 2015. Ghent Port said it would improve the access to its own port, as well as Terneuzen. ... [+]

Views wanted on future of non-inventory ports and airports

BIFA is urging its members to take part in an HM Revenue & Customs consultation on what do do about ports and airports that have no computerised inventory system from June next year. In an article in its magazine, BIFAlink, the association says that, from 1 June 2016, the EU's ... [+]

‘Split’ airport would be no solution, warns FTA

The Freight Transport Association has warned of the costs to the freight industry of trying to split air operations in the south-east between Heathrow and Gatwick. Extra airport runway capacity in London and the south east of England is vital to the UK economy, said the Freight Transport Association in its ... [+]

Seven more years for SSI on Teesside

PD Ports has signed a new seven year deal with steelmaker SSI UK for the handling of slab through Teesport. Since steelmaking operations restarted almost three years ago, over 7 million tonnes of steel slab has been exported. Investment in No 1 Quay at Tees Dock, on target for completion ... [+]

FTA outlines Scottish freight obstacles

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) told the Scottish Parliament's inquiry into freight transport on 4 February that it needed policies and infrastructure investment that recognises the country's challenges. Head of policy Scotland, Chris MacRae outlined how Scotland’s rail, road, air and sea freight routes to the rest of the UK, ... [+]

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