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The government announced new measures to simplify customs import and export processes for traders, taking advantage of new freedoms following EU exit, in the Budget on 15 March.
Improvements to the Simplified Customs Declaration Process (SCDP), following consultation in 2022, include increasing the amount of time traders have to submit their supplementary declaration for imports and exports from the fourth working day to the tenth calendar day of the month.
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The Trades Union Congress has criticised the decision to appoint Dubai-based port operator DP World as one of the operators of the Thames Freeport, pointing out that it is the parent company of P&O Ferries. The ferry operator was widely condemned after it sacked 800 ...
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The Breeze digital insurance online platform for forwarders and logistics companies has appointed Patrizia Kern as its chief insurance officer. Kern has over 30 years’ experience in senior roles across the marine insurance industry, most recently at Swiss Re Corporate Solutions’ global marine division, where ...
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Logistics specialist ParcelHero has welcomed MPs’ vote to support the ‘Stormont brake’ section of the Windsor Framework. It called on politicians on all sides tonow unite to ensure trade between Great Britain and Northern Ireland is not subjected to red tape and checks.Westminster MPs have ...
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The Welsh government has revealed the Celtic Freeport in the south-west and Anglesey Freeport on as the country’s first freezones, following a competitive bidding process.The Celtic Freeport will be based around Port Talbot and Milford Haven in Pembrokeshire. The Celtic Freeport’s consortium plans focus on ...
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Danish-owned forwarding company DSV is to acquire two US-based logistics firms to boost its semiconductor service offerings - S&M Moving Systems West and Global Diversity Logistics, for an undisclosed sum.
DSV added that the move would also align with its new Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport operations and ...
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The Thames Freeport has been cleared to start full operations and constitute its board, after getting Government approval of its final business case.
A partnership between Ford, Forth Ports Limited and DP World, Thames Freeport says it will bring in over £4.6 billion in new public ...
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The Scottish government is consulting on incentives for businesses to invest in Scotland’s two new green freeports are proposed in a new consultation. It follows the selection in January of the Forth Green Freeport and Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport as the locations for ...
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KTL (Europe) has become the first company to employ a candidate that has completed the Freight Development Pathway (FDP), a programme launched at the end of last year by the British International Freight Association (BIFA) in partnership with Manpower. Louie Turner has joined KTL (Europe)’s ...
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Freight and logistics insurer TT Club has announced two new appointments to senior positions as part of its planned succession programme. Kevin King has been promoted from chief operating officer to deputy chief executive officer with Mark Argentieri taking his former role. Both King and ...
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