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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) and FTA Ireland (FTAI) have called for urgent postponement of a new French employment requiring all drivers and similar road workers visiting the country to carry documents proving they earn the country’s minimum wage.
With just 15 days before the 1 July deadline, the situation for operators remains woefully unclear, say the associations. The French government has still not given full guidance to foreign operators, promised ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has launched the 21st edition of its European Road Transport Guide. The publication, sponsored by Eurotunnel, is sent free to the Association’s international members and offers essential information including public holidays, weekend lorry bans, toll prices and useful addresses. The latest edition features Andorra for ...
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With up to half of France's 10,000 filling stations running dry or short of fuel due in the current wave of protests over new labour laws, the Freight Transport Association is urging drivers heading to Europe to check the Connexions France website (www.connexionsfrance.com). A real-time map shows availability of fuel ...
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TNT Express head of regional operations, Caroline Rose, who was named Woman of the Year at Freight Transport Association’s Everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards on 26 May.
She was described as “a visionary team leader who has a proven track record for leading teams and projects that develop new ways ...
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Trouble is again brewing on the roads of France, reports the Freight Transport Association.
Motorway blockades and protests at fuel refineries have led to dozens of petrol stations near Calais running dry and truck drivers have been struggling to fill their tanks.
FTA warns that the problem is expected to get ...
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Don’t believe rumours about ‘tolerance’ in the new SOLAS rules on verified gross mass for containers, speakers told a seminar at the recent Multimodal conference.
Containers which are already at sea on 1 July and need transhipment are the only deepsea boxes that will not be subject to the rules, said ...
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Mega vessels might help shipping lines but they are not necessarily good for shippers, FTA director of global and European Policy, Chris Welsh (FTA) told a session at the Multimodal conference on 11 May. “The mega vessels reduce unit costs for shipping lines but overall supply chain costs are increasing,” ...
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The Freight Transport Association said it welcomed the decision by the Secretary of State to approve imporvements to the A14 between Cambridge and Huntingdon.The route is an import link between the Midlands and the Port of Felixstowe.
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) said it welcomed Heathrow's airports response to the Airports Commission on 11 May including promises to limit night flights and steps to control emissions. It would bring the construction of a third runway a step closer.
The association's comments coincided with a presentation at the Multimodal ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) is warning the UK and French governments not to allow demonstrations planned in Calais this weekend to be the trigger for another summer of discontent on the French coast.
FTA says it has been alerted to possible disruption caused by a demonstration due be held on ...
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