CILT was pleased to honour the winners of its 2021 Awards for Excellence at a special ceremony in London on 17 March. The awards honour the very best individuals and organisations who make a significant impact within the logistics and transport profession by helping keep the country moving. This year’s event saw a welcome return to…
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Oxfordshire County Council this month applied for £32.8 million from the Zero Emission Bus Regional Areas (ZEBRA) scheme. Along with £6m from the council and £43.7m from bus companies Go Ahead and Stagecoach, the scheme could deliver 159 electric buses and the infrastructure to charge them in a package worth £82.5m. If successful, the electric…
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The Council aims to reduce congestion, improve bus travel and incentivise cycling and walking. Using real-time information an ‘intelligent transport system' could use a range of measures to help people take decisions about the best way to move around the city on a given day or time. This includes: Having a transport user app for…
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The Port of Felixstowe along with consortium members, Three UK, Blue Mesh Solutions and the University of Cambridge, was successful in an application for grant funding under the 5G Testbeds and Trials programme run by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). The project aims to prove 5G’s capabilities in a busy port…
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A collaboration between Google Pay and Nexus, the public body which operates the Metro, means customers can now get Pay As You Go travel on Android smartphones. Passengers are now able to load a Pop travel card into Google Pay on their smartphone, and then use it to touch in and out of the Metro system. Nexus…
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The Cabinet Office has provided the latest news from the Government relating to UK borders following the introduction of full import controls on 1 January 2022 and ahead of the SPS controls being introduced from 1 July 2022. To view the update click here. This article was originally published here.
More environmentally-friendly heavy goods vehicles are allowed on Britain’s roads, after new Government regulations come into effect this week. The new rules will allow haulage companies to choose vehicles with elongated cabs and aerodynamic features fitted on the back, which help reduce fuel consumption. A 2013 study estimated that these aerodynamic improvements to HGVs could…
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The Government has released a UK Single Trade Window discussion paper as part of its 2025 UK Border Strategy. The strategy aims to support the Government's ambition of having the world's most effective border that creates prosperity and enhances security for a global United Kingdom. To view the policy paper click here. This article was originally published here.
The Cabinet Office has provided the latest news from the Government relating to UK borders following the introduction of full import controls on 1 January 2022 and ahead of the SPS controls being introduced from 1 July 2022. To view the update click here. This article was originally published here.
A former British Lions and England rugby player, broadcaster and winner of two Grand Slams, Martin Bayfield is one of the funniest awardshosts on the corporate circuit. Regaling entertaining rugby anecdotes, alongside his tales from the Police and his time as Robbie Coltrane’s body double in Harry Potter, Martin is an accomplished entertainer and is the perfect fit to host…
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