Business

We’re ready for import customs, says Clarksons

Clarksons Port Services (CPS) has increased its customs clearance solutions to help businesses prepare for the changes when UK customs authorities demand full declarations to be completed before allowing shipments across the border. The UK Government dropped full border controls at the beginning of this year, when Brexit, in combination with the chaos caused by the pandemic, threatened to shut down UK-continental Europe supply chains, but businesses now need to prepare ... [+]

Resilience is key to surviving Christmas says CH Robinson

Chris Mills, director of account management at freight forwarder CH Robinson, says the UK should build as much resilience as possible into its supply chain to sustain business and reduce the risk of shortages in the run up to Christmas. In recent months the combination of ... [+]

Northern Ireland row could send UK back to ‘no deal’ Brexit, warns parcels expert

Triggering Article 16 of the Northern Ireland Protocol – taking unilateral ‘safeguard’ measures– could collapse the UK’s entire trade deal with the EU, warns David Jinks, head of consumer research at ParcelHero. He said that if that happened, it would effectively send the UK “spiralling back ... [+]

Maersk buys German forwarder in airfreight drive

AP Moller – Maersk (Maersk) is to buy German-based forwarder Senator International, for about US$644 million. Founded by Uwe Kirschbaum in 1984, it has grown to a sizable global freight forwarder with a particular emphasis on airfreight. It operates a significant part of its business ... [+]

Ulster traders need to be CDS-ready, warns computer boss

Freight software company Forward Solutions is warning exporters to Northern Ireland that HMRC is phasing out its CHIEF system for submitting import declarations for goods from outside the UK in favour of the new CDS system from 31 October. Although full introduction of CDS for mainland ... [+]

Suttons extends its international reach

UK family owned liquid logistics operator Suttons has signed an agreement with German-based VTG Tanktainer to acquire the latter’s overseas ISO tank containers, personnel, and customer contracts, including VTG interests in a joint venture with Mission Line in Brazil. VTG Tanktainer is a subsidiary of ... [+]

It’s the final countdown – 26 firms make BIFA shortlist

BIFA has shortlisted 26 forwarding companies for its Freight Service Awards, which will take place at its annual luncheon and awards ceremony on Thursday 20 January 2022. They are:Air Cargo Services Award, sponsored by IAG Cargo – Kerry Logistics (UK), Maltacourt, Pentagon Freight Services, and Uniserve ... [+]

Good news in the Budget but Brexit still a worry, says BIFA

BIFA says it welcomes some of the Chancellor’s announcements in Wednesday’s Budget, but that it was overshadowed by the ongoing uncertainty over the shape that Brexit from the EU is taking.Director general Robert Keen said: “We welcome the news that the planned increase in fuel ... [+]

A logistics college in every port and airport

Education charity Career Colleges Trust (CCT) has unveiled plans to develop a cluster of further education (FE) colleges offering dedicated logistics programmes, with the support of the Multimodal exhibition and conference. CCT has eight colleges already involved in the development of its new Logistics Programme, seven ... [+]

CCS-UK ready for CDS import decs

The CCS-UK cargo community system is now ready to process CDS import declarations for all UK users. CCS-UK User group project director Guy Thompson said: “CCS-UK is now in a position to open the door for all UK users to try import declarations on CDS using ... [+]

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