DP World has, for the first time, handled more than one million TEU in six months at London Gateway, a record for the port as the leading provider of smart logistics solutions continues to make major investments in the UK’s infrastructure. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/dp-world-breaks-record?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-07-29-2022&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticledpworldbreaksrecord 

 

The new Chief Executive of one of the UK’s largest logistics firms has urged the government to embrace a partnership with port and maritime companies to help meet its objectives on levelling-up, net zero and economic growth. 

 

Claudio Veritiero, who took over at Peel Ports Group in April, says that businesses in the sector are ideally placed to provide benefits and opportunities across these three national priorities, especially in the wake of Covid-19 and Brexit. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/call-government-recognise-maritime-sector-best-hope-levelling?utm_source=feedotter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=FO-07-22-2022&utm_content=httpswwwmultimodalorgukarticlecallgovernmentrecognisemaritimesectorbesthopelevelling 

 

Most firms still do not have a full understanding of how UK freeports will operate and be governed, several months after eight winning bids were announced for the new economic zones, a survey of UK businesses has found. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Confusion-over-UK-freeports-plans-survey-finds/79490.htm?cl=article_2&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=bc6c1d3196&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YO3HYOhKiUk 

 

Some post-Brexit road freight traffic management measures put in place ahead of the UK’s departure from EU rules on 1 January will be removed this month, “as trade returns to normal levels” the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) today announced. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/UK-post-Brexit-lorry-management-measures-stood-down/78902.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=7a64ed9582&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.YIBLcuhKiUk 

 

The UK Government has announced it is extending the deadline for the introduction of checks and controls on goods imported into the UK from Europe. 

 

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https://www.bifa.org/news/articles/2021/mar/important-changes-in-the-uk-border-announced-by-government?l=y 

 

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 

 

Queues of trucks stretching for five miles unexpectedly built up in Kent earlier this week after the French started a trial of post-Brexit checks, according to The Guardian. 

 

Lorries on their way across the English Channel were forced to stop in long lines up to junction 11 on the M20 as they tried to approach the Eurotunnel entrance just outside Folkestone and the Port of Dover. 

 

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https://www.lloydsloadinglist.com/freight-directory/news/Brexit-border-checks-trial-causes-long-lorry-queues-in-Kent/77944.htm?cl=article_3&elqTrack=true&mc_cid=fdbedee6c9&mc_eid=bb81110dd5#.X7_uF837SUk 

 

As the Government launches the competitive bidding process, DP World and Forth Ports continue to push forward their bid for a Thames Freeport with London Gateway, the Port of Tilbury and Ford's Dagenham engine plant at its heart. 

 

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https://www.multimodal.org.uk/article/forth-ports-and-dp-world-push-forward-thames-freeport-bid