March 2023

ASM gears up for customs changes

Freight software specialist Agency Sector Management (ASM) has started a recruitment drive in preparation for the challenges of CDS implementation and Brexit-related changes in regulations. Larger customer service and tech teams will guide ASM customers through customs procedural modifications, such as the migration of export declarations from the Customs Handling of Import and Export Freight (CHIEF) system to Customs Declaration Service (CDS). Last December, HMRC announced an extension for exporters to make ... [+]

Barge firm puts Leeds back on the shipping map

An inland vessel operated by MMS Workboats is returning commercial traffic to the Aire and Calder Canal in Yorkshire. Following a significant investment by the Hull-based firm and extensive trials, the 500-tonne capacity barge MMS Off-Roader has been transporting marine aggregate from ABP Humber’s Albert Dock to Knostrop’s site in Leeds ... [+]

Cool Chain Association to draft best practice guide

The Cool Chain Association plans to draft a best practice handling procedure for perishables based on a series of trials tracking exports from farm to consumer by its partner, Perishable Products Export Control Board (PPECB) in South Africa. A PPECB pilot trial that monitored cut flower exports from South Africa to ... [+]

Aviation giant moves to Ireland

Avia Solutions Group has become an Irish-based company following the transfer of its controlling headquarters to Dublin. It also became the second largest Irish-registered aviation business behind Ryanair. Avia Solutions Group says it is the world's largest ACMI (aircraft leasing, maintenance and insurance) services group with a fleet of more than ... [+]

Parcels-airline group to deliver 1,000 tonnes of Turkey aid

A consortium consisting of Lufthansa-Turkish Airlines joint venture SunExpress, Lufthansa Cargo, DPD, FIEGE, time:matters and Customs Broker GmbH, have transported more than 3,000 parcels to the earthquake zone in Turkey. Parcels were dropped off by private donors at 7,700 DPD parcel shops and then sorted and prepared for onward transport at ... [+]

Dachser offers sustainable fuel option

German-owned global forwarder Dachser is offering its airfreight customers a Sustainable Fuel booking option. Dachser says it has secured a large consignment of SAF for the launch of the new service, and it will be available to customers on all routes worldwide at an affordable price. Customers can receive an emissions ... [+]

New deal for Northern Ireland – details revealed

The government has released details of new post-Brexit trade arrangements for Northern Ireland following the signing of the Windsor Framework between PM Rishi Sunak and European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen. The plan includes green and red lanes for trade arriving into Northern Ireland from the GB mainland, depending on ... [+]

Logistics UK ‘cautiously optimistic’ over NI trade plan

Following a meeting with Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak on 28 February, Logistics UK said it was cautiously optimistic that the Windsor Framework would ease the passage of goods between Great Britain (GB) and Northern Ireland (NI). Head of trade and devolved policy, Nichola Mallon, said: “While our review of the details ... [+]