June 2023

DEFRA to consult on inspection charges

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has launched a four-week consultation on proposed inspection charges at government-run Border Control Posts (BCPs). The four-week consultation will invite industry views on the introduction of charges for commercial plant, plant products and animal imports from the EU from next year. DEFRA says that the proposed range of checks will strengthen the UK’s domestic biosecurity and protect UK producers and consumers ... [+]

A2B’s orange ships are its greenest yet

Short-sea operator A2B-online has ordered two multi-fuel methanol 650teu ships  from the Sedef Shipyard in Turkey. A2B says that they will reduce CO2 emissions by up to 95% and will have shore power and battery capacity to operate emission free during port and inland water operations. They also offer double the capacity ... [+]

Priority Freight sponsors mountain woman

Critical logistics firm Priority Freight is supporting Sophie Lavaud’s final ascent in her challenge to summit the 14 highest mountains on earth. Having dealt with 13 peaks in short order, including Annapurna (2019), Kangchenjunga (2019), Gasherbrum I (2019), Dhaulagiri (2021) and Lhotse (2022), Shishapangma (2023) and Everest (of course) her ... [+]

East, West, landbridge is best

Europa Worldwide Group says that the UK land bridge remains the most viable option for to move goods between Ireland and the rest of the EU. Chief executive Andrew Baxter said that after Brexit, some Irish firms avoided the land bridge via the UK as they feared the impact of additional ... [+]