Posts tagged “European Imports to UK”

P&O FERRIES DOUBLES LO-LO CAPACITY AT ZEEBRUGGE

Posted on 1st August 2022 at 10:08

P&O FERRIES DOUBLES LO-LO CAPACITY AT ZEEBRUGGE

P&O Ferries has doubled its capacity to load and unload cargo at its Zeebrugge hub with the arrival of a second specialist lift-on, lift-off crane this month.

The expansion in P&O Ferries’ operations at the port is set to streamline the transportation of freight, boosting productivity and enhancing capacity to service vitally important trade routes for UK exporters and trading partners.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/po-ferries-doubles-lo-lo-capacity-zeebrugge?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-07-29-2022&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlepoferriesdoubleslolocapacityzeebrugge

UK GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTRODUCE SPS AND S&S IMPORT CONTROLS ON EU GOODS ON 1 JULY 2022

Posted on 9th May 2022 at 13:31

UK GOVERNMENT WILL NOT INTRODUCE SPS AND S&S IMPORT CONTROLS ON EU GOODS ON 1 JULY 2022

The remaining import controls on EU goods will no longer be introduced this year, the government has announced.

Instead, traders will continue to move their goods from the European Union to Great Britain as they do now.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/uk-government-will-not-introduce-sps-and-ss-import-controls-eu-goods-1-july-2022?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-05-06-2022&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticleukgovernmentwillnotintroducespsandssimportcontrolseugoods1july2022

P&O FERRIES’ DOVER-CALAIS FLEET BACK TO FULL STRENGTH AS FIFTH SHIP SETS SAIL ON RETURN TO SERVICE

Posted on 5th July 2021 at 09:15

P&O FERRIES’ DOVER-CALAIS FLEET BACK TO FULL STRENGTH AS FIFTH SHIP SETS SAIL ON RETURN TO SERVICE

The Pride of Burgundy – P&O Ferries fifth ship on its Dover-Calais route – arrived yesterday at the Port of Dover, returning to service with its first sailing in over a year.

With capacity to carry 120 lorries, the 28,000-ton Pride of Burgundy will return in freight-only mode, making two return journeys each day. The addition of a fifth ship comes in response to growing demand from British and European customers and will expand options for those requiring rapid and reliable transportation of goods between pivotal markets.

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/po-ferries-dover-calais-fleet-back-full-strength-fifth-ship-sets-sail-return-service?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-07-02-2021&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlepoferriesdovercalaisfleetbackfullstrengthfifthshipsetssailreturnservice

European road freight prices leap as available capacity plummets

Posted on 9th June 2021 at 15:33

European road freight prices leap as available capacity plummets

European road freight spot prices jumped by more than 8% in May to a three-year high as available capacity plummeted to a three-year low, according to the latest monthly analysis by Transporeon, which attributed the changes largely to signs of economic recovery after the worst effects of the pandemic.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/European-road-freight-prices-leap-as-available-capacity-plummets/79255.htm#.YMDP__lKiUk

Disruption to cross-Channel trade if France added to COVID 'red list'

Posted on 25th March 2021 at 18:20

Disruption to cross-Channel trade if France added to COVID 'red list'

Travel to and from France may be banned to control the spread of a 'third wave' of COVID-19 coronavirus from mainland Europe despite the move creating a risk of “very serious disruption” to food and medicine supplies, according to Boris Johnson.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Disruption-to-cross-Channel-trade-if-France-added-to-COVID-red-list/78739.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=6ef1e93e5c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YFzPSK_7SUk

Felixstowe completes ro-ro upgrade

Posted on 10th February 2021 at 19:15

Felixstowe completes ro-ro upgrade

Work to allow the Port of Felixstowe to accommodate larger ro-ro vessels and improve the efficiency of vessel operations has been completed, the port’s operator revealed this week, reporting rising volumes in recent weeks due to the UK’s new import requirements for EU goods.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Felixstowe-completes-ro-ro-upgrade/78440.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=5b7f560e8c&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YCQsC-j7SUk

Sharp decline in EU-UK ‘short strait’ truck volumes

Posted on 5th February 2021 at 15:32

Sharp decline in EU-UK ‘short strait’ truck volumes

Truck volumes on short strait cross-Channel services in January showed a sharp decline on the same month last year and are understood to still be well below their normal levels in the first days of February, with one effect being that the new UK-EU customs clearance and other freight procedures have yet to be fully put to the test.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Sharp-decline-in-EU-UK-%E2%80%98short-strait%E2%80%99-truck-volumes/78408.htm#.YB1iPOj7SUk

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

Posted on 1st February 2021 at 12:43

Decline in UK road-borne exports also hitting imports

A lack of demand for road freight capacity from the UK, as a result of export volumes to the EU falling well short of normal levels almost one month after the end of the Brexit transition period, is making it difficult for importers to find trucks willing to make the journey to Britain because it is less financially worthwhile for hauliers than was previously the case, according to the Road Haulage Association (RHA).

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Decline-in-UK-road-borne-exports-also-hitting-imports/78333.htm#.YBf00-j7SUk

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

Posted on 29th December 2020 at 17:54

UK logistics industry welcomes Brexit trade deal

The logistics industry has welcomed the signing of a Brexit trade deal between the UK and the EU while highlighting the changes that lie ahead from the beginning of next year and the need to be fully prepared.

In broad terms, the agreement makes provision for the UK and the EU to have access to each other's markets, ensuring that imported goods will not be subject to tariffs or quotas, although they will still be subjected to checks and controls.

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-logistics-industry-welcomes-Brexit-trade-deal/78153.htm?cl=article_1&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=43b0d9254b&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X-tqIdj7SUk

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

Posted on 3rd December 2020 at 11:39

Brexit border ‘catastrophe’ warning over lack of customs agents

UK government ministers criticised for failing to ensure enough customs agents have been trained to handle the expected surge in demand caused by the end of the UK’s Brexit transition period from EU rules from 1 January

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Brexit-border-%E2%80%98catastrophe%E2%80%99-warning-over-lack-of-customs-agents/77979.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=08dd299301&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X8jKzdj7SUk

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