Growth plans have been unveiled by the Port of Tilbury’s owners, Forth Ports, to further expand the Thames-based port and industrial complex as it submits an outline planning application to Thurrock Council to redevelop a 100-acre brownfield site located immediately adjacent to Tilbury2 (T2) to support its major markets. 

 

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The RHA has launched an industry wide survey on Net Zero. The new survey which seeks input from across the road transport sector will be open until April and will help to inform the association's work with Government and other stakeholders involved in delivering HGV, coach and van decarbonisation. 

 

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https://www.rha.uk.net/news/news/detail/rha-launches-industry-wide-net-zero-survey 

 

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, set out the government’s commitment to delivering the Lower Thames Crossing. 

 

She said: “We will work with a private sector to deliver the infrastructure that our country desperately needs. This includes the Lower Thames Crossing which will improve connectivity at Dover, Felixstowe and Harwich, alleviating severe congestion as goods destined to export come from the North, and the Midlands and across the country to markets overseas. 

 

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https://nationalhighways.co.uk/our-roads/lower-thames-crossing/news-and-media/chancellor-backs-lower-thames-crossing/ 

 

Freightliner, along with several industry partners, has celebrated the launch of the new Tilbury2 to Manchester Trafford Park intermodal rail freight service. This new service, transporting containers arriving from Europe, is particularly significant as it was made possible by the Access Charge Discount scheme, recently launched by Network Rail to support the launch of new services and encourage modal shift to rail. 

 

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The government is proposing to roll out FairFuelUK’s PumpWatch across Britain’s forecourts as a way of preventing unfair fuel price rises. 

 

The proposal would see see forecourts across the country legally required to share live information on their pump prices within 30 minutes of any change in price, which could save motorists 3p per litre on fuel by helping them find the best deal at the pump. 

 

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https://motortransport.co.uk/government-looks-to-roll-out-pumpwatch-scheme-to-prevent-forecourt-fuel-hikes/17807.article