July 2020
Port Skills has ranked Liverpool and Medway operator Peel Ports in first place - with the lowest rate of significant injuries - in its annual benchmarking results for 2019. It follows a 90% reduction in lost time incidents (LTIs) thanks to the efforts of Peel Ports employees.
Peel Ports chief executive Mark Whitworth said: “In order for safety to remain front and centre, we cannot be complacent and instead must focus ...
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The cap of 10 on the total number of freeports allowed after Brext risks limiting the benefits, warns the UK Major Ports Group (UKMPG) in its response to the Government’s consultation. It said that it would be far better if the Government “was guided by the number of compelling proposals ...
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The government has announced £705 million funding for border infrastructure and after Brexit.
It includes up to £470 million for customs and inspection infrastructure including new border infrastructure inland.
The package includes £235 million investment in staffing and IT systems with £10 million to recruit around 500 more Border Force personnel and ...
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The government is planning to set up a 27-acre holding area for trucks on the outskirts of Ashford, according to press reports. The site at Sevington on the A2070, close to junction 10a on the M20, had previously been earmarked for an Amazon warehouse.
It appears to be a replacement for ...
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Angela MacDonald has been appointed as deputy chief executive and second permanent secretary at HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC). The post has been vacant since Jim Harra took over as first permanent secretary and chief executive in October 2019. MacDonald is currently director general for customer services group at HMRC ...
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The Secretary of State for Transport has given development consent to a scheme by RiverOak Strategic Partners to reopen Manston Airport, in Kent as a cargo hub. The decision was originally due to be taken in January and was postponed to May before being postponed again.
According to the Department for ...
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The European Parliament agreed the 1st Mobility Package to reform the road transport sector on 9 July including revised rules to improve driver working conditions and reduced distortion of competition in the sector.
MEPs endorsed the three legal acts that make up the 'mobility package' without amendments, as adopted by EU ...
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Dublin Port reported a decline in overall tonnage of -10.9% in the first six months of 2020.Having seen a decline of -4.8% in the first quarter, due to Brexit stockpiling in the first quarter of last year, there was a further and steeper decline in the second quarter of 2020 ...
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Containerships has added a third weekly connection from Portugal to the UK, adding a service from Setubal and Leixoes to Tilbury in addition to its existing weekly sailings to Tilbury and Liverpool. It has also enhanced services from Portugal to other north-west European ports and added a direct link between ...
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With the European Parliament agreeing the 1st Mobility Package to reform road freight transport on 8 July, European forwarders’ organisation Clecat said it welcomed the uniform legal framework for the industry but warned against unintended yet far-reaching implications of the new regulatory package.
Director general Nicolette van der Jagt said the ...
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