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The deadline forthe eighth FTA everywoman in Transport & Logistics Awards programme has been extended by a week, until 9 February. The awards aim to showcase the achievements of the growing female workforce, encouraging future talent to explore the opportunities and benefits offered by the sector.
For further information please visit www.everywoman.com/tlawards
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David Wells will become the Freight Transport Association's chief executive officer from 1 May, taking over from Theo de Pencier who is retiring after eight years. Mr Wells joined FTA in 2009 as finance and IT director. He has successfully implemented a number of important financial and operational programmes. FTA ...
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Nominations are now open for the FTA Everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards. Seeking out the industry’s role models and rising stars the FTA everywoman Transport & Logistics Awards are designed to celebrate the successes of the most inspirational women in transport and logistics; to provide role models for the further ...
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Better links to the Port of Liverpool and congestion-busting measures on the A27near Southampton were among a £15billion package of road improvements announced by Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin on 1 December.
There will also be upgrades to eliminate the last sections of single-carriageway on the A1 as far as the Scottish ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) reiterated its message that “air cargo is crucial to the UK economy” on 11 November, as the Airports Commission published its interim report on runway capacity in south-east England. The Commissiont did not make any recommendations – none are expected until it produces its final ...
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The migrants crisis in Calais took a bizarre turn on 13 October when the local Police mounted their own road blockade to protest against inadequate resources to cope with the influx. The Police, together with farmers and lorry drivers staged a "go slow" protest between the Port's exit roundabout and ...
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The Government's Airports Commission formally ruled out London Mayor Boris Johnson's plan for an airport in the Thames Estuary to replace Heathrow, on 2 September.
While the Mayor said he would fight on, insisting that the Commission's thumbs-down did not spell the end of his vision for a Hong Kong-style airport ...
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The Freight Transport Association is urging operators to take advantage of the last chance to participate in a trail of longer semi-trailers. According to the Department for Transport, 400 freight operator allocations are still available to allow them to use longer vehicles to transport goods on UK roads. The longer ...
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The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has written to Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond asking him to lobby the French government to take control of the worsening migrant situation in Calais.
FTA’s international affairs manager, Donald Armour says there are about 1,200 migrants living rough in Calais and the surrounding area, waiting to ...
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The Freight Transport Association has published the 19th annual edition of its European Road Transport Guide. The 444-page publication contains essential information for UK-based road transport operators covering 58 countries in the EU and beyond, including updated driving restrictions and public holidays, country details, customs and ferries information, and much ...
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