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The latest edition of the Freight Transport Association's FTA European Road Freight Guide, has been published. New for this edition of is a chapter on animal transport in Europe, as well as additional sections within the reference pages at the end of the book, and further destinations have been added to a table of ‘journey times from the UK. Companies in European Road Freight Service membership of FTA receive a ...
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The Freight Transport Association says that a call by Brussels for a tachograph in every van in the UK to be fitted with a tachograph is unfair and will lead to more red tape. The proposal is included in the latest draft of the Mobility Package which due to be ...
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Businesses need to plan for a worst-case scenario after Brexit with no transition period, the UK excluded from EU trade deals, duties, quotas, burdensome rules of origin and delays at borders, Freight Transport Association (FTA) experts told a seminar at Multimodal on 2 May. A crucial meeting in June could ...
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With the House of Commons debating a motion on customs and borders on 26 April, The Freight Transport Association is warning that a customs union with the EU would not in itself remove the need for checks at the borders or deliver frictionless trade.
FTA's deputy chief executive James Hookham commented: ...
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With just one year to go to the UK's departure from the European Union, Freight Transport Association head of European policy Pauline Bastidon is urging the government to up the pace on negotiating trading arrangements.
"Twelve months is a very short time in business terms and it is unrealistic to expect ...
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Freight Transport Association director of global and European policy Chris Welsh is to retire at the end of May.
He spent his career at FTA advancing the interests of shipping line and airline customers and, through his work with the British Shippers' Council, has provided an effective voice for the customer ...
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The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC)'s interim report on the status of workers from the European Economic Area published on 27 March fails to answer logistics businesses’ questions, complains the Freight Transport Association (FTA).
FTA had previously called for the early release of the report, originally planned for September 2018, since this ...
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Brexit secretary David Davis and EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier said on 19 March that they had reached a broad agreement on a Brexit transitional deal but without giving any detail of future customs arrangements between the UK and EU.
The transitional period will be from ‘Brexit Day on 29 March ...
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Topics up for debate at Multimodal 2018 include Brexit opportunities and challenges, key performance indicators for air freight shippers and optimising performance in the maritime supply chain, says Robert Jervis, logistics portfolio director at organisers, Clarion Events.
The free-to-attend three-day event, includes a series of seminars and panel discussions offering insight ...
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This year’s FTA Multimodal Awards on the first evening of the show on 1 May will be hosted by Welsh international rugby union referee, Nigel Owens MBE and will take place at the VOX, the deluxe venue overlooking the lake at the NEC.
FTA is meanwhile inviting votes for service provider. ...
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