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October 2019

Boris proposes all-island regulatory zone-updated

PM proposes all-island customs zone British Prime Minister Boris Johson is suggesting an "all-island regulatory zone" with Northern Ireland following EU rules for trade in goods in his bit to break the impasse over Brexit, the BBC reports. Checks and controls on goods entering Northern Ireland from Great Britain would not apply when goods enter Ireland from Northern Ireland. The UK would not apply corresponding checks or controls on goods entering Northern ... [+]

Cast of a thousand for ferry booking firm

European ferry booking service Freightlink Solutions says it has achieved its ambition to offer more than 1,000 different freight ferry routes, available online or via its multi-lingual reservations centre. The network connects more than 50 countries and includes ferry services both between countries or domestic island services. Freightlink concedes that ... [+]

German firm offers solution to piggyback rail conundrum

German rail operator TX Logistik (TXL) has demonstrated a new system that would allow normal road trailers to be lifted on and off piggyback rail wagons without additional strengthening. It demonstrated the NiKRASA transhipment system to customers at Oredea in Romania, saying that it was particularly applicable to the east ... [+]

Better box tracking in Rotterdam

The Port of Rotterdam has launched a 'Boxinsider' application that allows shippers and freight forwarders to see where their containers are located at any given moment. It is much more reliable than collecting information manually from different websites but draws on status information from vessels and terminals. It can determine ... [+]

Ulster to stay in Single Market for food and industrial products?

Fine Gael senator Neale Richmond has told the BBC’s Today programme that under the PM's Brexit plans, Northern Ireland would remain in the EU single market for agri-food and industrial products, for four years. However, there would still be "additional checks" on the island of Ireland which he described as ... [+]

More funds for customs decs

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is to provide a further £10 million in grants for customs agents and intermediaries to build capacity in managing declarations. It follows the £5 million made available from December 2018 and £16 million in September 2019 to build capacity ahead of, or after, Brexit on 31 ... [+]

Remember, remember the first of November

The International Road Transport Union has joined forces with other EU industry bodies calling on the European Commission and member states to implement additional customs contingency to reduce disruption to freight in the case of a no-deal Brexit. IRU says that any goods starting their journey to or from the ... [+]

New South East India to Europe link

Hapag-Lloyd is to introduce a new the South East India - Europe Express (IEX) service in October, alongside a Middle East-India-Africa Express (MIAX) in October. The weekly IEX will provide the only direct connection between South and East India and will be jointly operated with ONE, YML and COSCO, with ... [+]

Hellmann ventures into France

Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened its first own air and sea freight branch in France, at Villepinte, close to Charles de Gaulle Airport in Paris. The network in France will be expanded further with the opening of additional branches, it added. Hellmann will continue to cooperate with its French partner ... [+]

Government announces winners of port funding pot

A total of 16 ports in England will receive a share of a £10 million fund pot to help their preparations for Brexit, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps announced on 26 September. Successful bidders in the Port Infrastructure Resilience and Connectivity (PIRC) competition,  which offers ports up to £1 million each to ... [+]

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