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HAULIERS CALL FOR BETTER FACILITIES "CHANGE IS OVERDUE" 
 
Drivers told the RHA of the grim reality of roadside facility standards during a visit to a local truck stop and called for nationwide improvements. 
 
The drivers who spoke to the RHA noted a lack value for the money paid due to limited food options, typically fast-food chains, or sandwiches, leaving drivers with a low sense of morale. 
 
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LONDON’S DIRECT VISION STANDARD – INDUSTRY CONCERNS IGNORED BY TFL 
 
The RHA and Logistics UK, the two main groups representing the UK’s hauliers, have expressed disappointment that the new Direct Vision Standard (DVS) published by Transport for London (TfL) does not take into account concerns that have already been expressed by industry. 
 
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DP WORLD’S INNOVATIVE RAIL INCENTIVE TO DRIVE DECARBONISATION OF UK SUPPLY CHAINS 
 
DP World is taking the innovative step of directly incentivising customers to move their imported goods off the road and onto rail in a major new initiative, strengthening its ambition to be the most sustainable logistics business in the UK. 
 
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NEW PHOTOVOLTAIC PANELS AT LONDON GATEWAY TAKE DP WORLD CLOSER TO NET ZERO GOAL IN THE UK 
 
DP World has taken another step towards its ambition of becoming the most sustainable logistics business in the UK after the successful trial of new solar energy units at its London Gateway hub. 
 
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NUMBER 10 PETITION – MPS JOIN RHA PUSH FOR BETTER DRIVER FACILITIES 
 
The RHA handed in a petition to No10 Downing Street yesterday calling for more safe and secure parking for truckers and coach drivers. 
 
Dozens of MPs have added their voices to a campaign urging ministers to help improve roadside facilities. 
 
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DP WORLD SETS NEW SOUTHAMPTON RECORD FOR HANDLING CONTAINERS ON SHIP 
 
DP World’s team at Southampton has broken its all-time move count record after handling more than 9,000 containers on a ship which visited the logistics hub last week. 
 
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THAMES FREEPORT GIVEN GREEN LIGHT BY UK GOVERNMENT 
 
The Thames Freeport has been given the go ahead to formally constitute its board and start operating fully, following the approval of the final business case by the UK Government. 
 
The Freeport is an economic zone located in the Thames Estuary and UK’s largest port - the Port of London. With 1,700 acres of development land, no location can match Thames Freeport for access to Europe’s largest consumer market and its excellent connectivity to 18 million people. 
 
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PROLOGIC DIGITALLY DRIVES OPERATIONS 
 
We have invested in developing our transport management system to enable us to digitalise a lot of processes and create more efficiencies in our day to day operations. This investment will provide real time tracking for all of our customers through a customer portal, creating more transparency and helping us drive our customer service and experience to new levels. 
 
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DP WORLD INVESTS £15M FOR SOUTHAMPTON DRIVERS 
 
DP World has agreed to lease a 7,500 sq. m site next to its Southampton container terminal to develop state of the art facilities for lorry drivers, as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continues its major investment programme in the UK. 
 
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DP WORLD INVESTS £12M IN NEW RAIL INFRASTRUCTURE 
 
DP World is investing £12m in two new Rail Mounted Gantry (RMG) cranes at London Gateway to meet fast growing demand for rail connections from customers at the smart logistics hub, which will increase its capacity by a third when a new fourth berth opens next year. 
 
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