This recording gives an overview of the new rules that have come into place since the UK left the EU Customs Union and Single Market. This includes: changes that affect movement in and out of the UK sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) controls and other regimes updates on the border signposts to a range of products…
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Maritime Transport Ltd. (Maritime), the UK’s fastest-growing intermodal transport operator, is celebrating the first anniversary of its Strategic Rail Freight Interchange at East Midlands Gateway (EMG). Located within SEGRO’s 700-acre development adjacent to East Midlands Airport, the 17-acre open-access terminal, capable of handling up to sixteen 775metre-long freight trains daily with storage capacity for over…
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With further lifting of lockdown restrictions by Government coming into effect on Monday 12 April, including reopening of non-essential retail and outdoor hospitality, Transport for London (TfL) is issuing information for customers who will be returning to the transport network. As has been the case since July 2020, TfL continues to run near-normal levels of…
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In its annual Supply Chain Summit, IGD will gather leaders from across the grocery retail industry to share the latest insight on new opportunities and the critical role the industry will play in delivering commercial growth, as we move into a post-COVID world. The one-day interactive online event will give delegates the opportunity to hear…
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DHL Supply Chain has won a contract with bp retail to manage warehousing and transport to bp forecourts across the UK, extending the relationship for a further four years. DHL will continue to operate tri-temperature product storage as well as pick, pack and distribution, servicing all 324 of bp’s company owned and operated stores…
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Menzies Aviation has announced that it has renewed and expanded its ground handling contract in Northern Europe with Dubai based carrier Emirates. Menzies Aviation has been awarded a five-year contract to provide Emirates with ground-handling services at Oslo Airport, Stockholm Arlanda Airport and now at Copenhagen Airport, a new base within this partnership. Across all…
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Network Rail has completed a range of essential upgrades to the railway between Euston, the Midlands, North West and Scotland over Easter. Between Friday 2nd and Tuesday 6th April, teams carried out vital work on the railway to improve passenger and freight services on the West Coast main line – the Backbone of Britain. The…
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Life science companies can now apply to the new £20 million fund to expand manufacturing in the UK, Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced. Announced last November by the Prime Minister and opening for applications today, the Medicines and Diagnostics Manufacturing Transformation Fund is designed to boost the country’s ability to respond to future pandemics and…
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People have been urged not to delay in applying for a British passport and to allow more time for it to be processed. While it is still illegal to holiday overseas and the “Stay in the UK” regulation remains in place, by applying for a passport now, people can make sure nothing stands in their…
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London Southend Airport has been ordered to pay compensation to the owners of neighbouring homes over noise caused by a runway extension. Dozens of homeowners near London Southend Airport claimed the property values were diminished following the extension which opened in 2012. The claims were denied by the airport. But nine were upheld by the Upper…
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