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Government and local authorities are suffering from ‘freight blindness’ with little understanding of why and how to plan for the sector and leaving its needs of far down the priority list, says the National Infrastructure Commission’s interim report into the Future of Freight, published on 21 December.
Planners are unable to take account of, or plan effectively for, the needs of freight and government’s current approaches to policy making are ...
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Following the Prime Minister’s statement this afternoon (10 December) confirming that the Parliamentary vote on the EU Withdrawal Agreement has been delayed, the British Ports Association’s chief executive, Richard Ballantyne says that many of the UK’s ports with EU trade and the wider logistics industry is becoming anxious to know ...
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Port of Milford Haven chief executive Alec Don is leaving from his position and will also stand down as the British Ports Association chairman after eight years. and on good terms. BPA current deputy chairman and chief executive of the Port of Blyth Martin Lawlor, , will assume the chairmanship on ...
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International Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox launched new Export Strategy aimed at increasing UK exports as a proportion of GDP to 35% on 21 August, including smarter and more tailored support to UK companies.
It will encourage and inspire more businesses to export, as well as providing information, advice and practical ...
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The British Ports Association will be holding a short targeted seminar on Thursday 29 November to discuss coastal shipping in the UK with ports and operators.
It will provide a platform for individual ports to highlight what they have been doing, and for shipping companies and freight operators to discuss their ...
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British Ports Association chief executive, Richard Ballantyne called for a new national freight strategy to include coastal shipping, at a Freight Transport Association Multimodal seminar on 3 May.
He said: “We have been pressing Government to produce a new national ‘freight strategy’ covering all transport modes. Built into that could be ...
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The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which may be needed after the UK leaves the European Union. Ports with EU traffic will need to provide new facilities and digital infrastructure for government officials to ...
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Port of Milford Haven chief executive Alec Don has been elected chairman of the British Ports Association for a two year term. He takes over from Rodney Lunn, chief executive at the Port of Shoreham.
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The British Ports Association has written to the Prime Minister calling for funding guarantees for any new border facilities and digital infrastructure, which may be needed after the UK leaves the European Union. Ports with EU traffic will need to provide new facilities and digital infrastructure for government officials to ...
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The British Ports Association (BPA) has warned that without agreements on cross-border environmental health standards there could be major disruption at UK and EU ports. It follows publication of the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee report on ‘Brexit: Trade in Food’ on 18 February (https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm201719/cmselect/cmenvfru/348/348.pdf)
The report suggested that changes in ...
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