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Vehicle booking improvements at Felixstowe
In light of the recent criticism and industry-wide complaints concerning delays and service levels, the Port of Felixstowe – the UK’s largest and busiest container port - introduced vehicle booking...
Politics Round-up, 15th October
As the legal battle lines are being drawn by the EU for their day in court, the divorce talks continue to run in parallel. Following the conclusion of last week's round of Brexit talks, Boris...
Fishing for a trade deal, that keeps wriggling away
The EU has launched legal action against the UK after Boris Johnson failed to respond to Brussels’ demand that he should drop legislation that would overwrite the withdrawal agreement and break...
India’s container shortage spreads
The anticipated equipment shortages in Asia are spreading as importers in the United States and Europe struggle to return empty containers to Asian manufacturing hubs, with India, Sri Lanka and...
UK container ports continue to struggle
After weeks of complaints from port users, shipping lines, hauliers and cargo owners, there is some hope that Felixstowe’s service levels may be improving, but similar challenges are now being...
Metro resume twin UK air hub operations
The air freight market remains in a very different environment, to pre-pandemic conditions, with the vast majority of the world’s passenger aircraft fleet grounded and air cargo capacity a fraction...
Automating Brexit for you
Customs declarations will rocket from the current 50m a year to 250m after Brexit, overwhelming the country’s customs brokerage capacity and HMRC’s capability to manage physical processes, which is...
UK export surge thanks to manufacturers
Manufacturing output continued to rise in September, after the three-month low recorded in June. September saw manufacturing continue its recovery from the steep Covid-19 induced downturn, as global...
Another successful project movement; The careful application of power
Representing two of the world’s largest industrial manufacturing and power plant brands, Metro joint venture partner Fracht provided an expert on-site team to dismantle and remove the turbine...
Half of UK business yet to make any Brexit preparations
The British Chambers of Commerce has gone on the record to state their concern that only half of UK firms have considered the impact of Brexit on their operations, with just 52% carrying out any...
EU/Northern Ireland; Politics and Practicalities
The UK government plans to break international law, while launching the Trader Support System, to keep them compliant! In a truly extraordinary admission to the House on Tuesday, Northern Ireland...












