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Brexit: deal or no-deal, businesses must prepare for a mountain of paperwork

Businesses must “accept uncertainty” following prime minister Boris Johnson’s warning that the UK must prepare itself for a no-deal Brexit.
Mr Johnson’s comments came a day after his self-imposed deadline for a deal to be reached had passed – although minister Michael Gove, who is leading Brexit preparations, said the “door was still ajar” for a deal to be reached.
The PM said: “We have only 10 weeks until an end to …

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Delays in new Brexit logistics IT causing staff training frustration

Continued delay in the roll-out of post-Brexit IT infrastructure has stymied the logistics industry’s capacity to hire and train staff to work with the new systems.
One forwarder told The Loadstar that, without having access to the Check HGV (formerly, SmartFreight) or the Good Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) systems, they were unable to prepare staff for the changed operating environment.
RHA CEO Richard Burnett told the UK transport select committee this week: “As …

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Mullen Group adds customs warehouse, container delivery outfit to portfolio

Mullen facility

Canadian trucking and logistics company Mullen Group (TSX: MTL) announced an agreement to acquire Mississauga, Ontario-based International Warehousing & Distribution Inc. (IWD), a provider of customs warehouse and container delivery services.

IWD offers short-term warehouse storage of goods awaiting customs clearance, delivery of import and export airfreight, and full container delivery throughout the greater Toronto area. The company uses a group of dedicated contractors to facilitate pickup...

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UK ports welcome £200m fund to help them deal with post-Brexit red tape

The UK government has unveiled a £200m ($258.5m)package in one-off grants for ports to install new order processing facilities for the departure from the EU.
The funds are part of a wider £470m investment package announced in July.
The Cabinet Office said today’s Port Infrastructure Fund would be “targeted at those ports that have the space to build new border infrastructure on their current sites so they are ready to handle new …

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UK government still not clear on post-Brexit border processes, says BIFA

The UK government must issue clearer and more accurate information on border  processes following the Brexit transition on 1 January, BIFA demanded this week.
It believes most UK freight forwarders do not have a clear understanding of the processes required and have significant reservations over whether they have the capacity to handle the major changes required.
The UK forwarder association surveyed its members and found government information needed to be more accurate …

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Money to be made as Brexit creates the ‘world’s most effective border”

The Brexit market is picking up, and there’s money to be made from what is being billed as the “world’s most effective border”.
But this will be from 2025 – it certainly won’t become the world’s most effective border on 1 January 2021.
The UK government claims to be trying (as it did, for example, with the failed ‘world-beating’ track and trace app for Covid), and it has now launched a consultation …

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Cautious industry welcome for ‘light touch’ post-Brexit customs controls

The freight industry has “cautiously welcomed” news that the UK government is to stagger import controls throughout 2020, but has warned that without an extension to the transition period, getting a trade deal will be crucial.
“A recent survey of our members revealed that the majority believe an extension to the transition period is desirable if no trade deal is agreed by 31 December, and UK trade with the EU is …

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No extension to Brexit transition period, but border controls will be eased, at first

The UK government has confirmed it will not seek an extension to the Brexit transition period, but will relax border controls for imports, initially, and implement new controls, in stages, to give businesses more time to prepare.
In what seems an admission that businesses – and customs – will not be ready for the huge shift, particularly as they continue to battle the impacts of coronavirus, the government said it would …

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How artificial intelligence is keeping time-critical shipments on track during pandemic

Consumers are seeing and feeling the impact of COVID-19 supply chain interruptions and delays in their everyday lives, from shortages of paper goods and cleaning supplies in grocery stores, to rising prices for beef and poultry.

For specialized industries such as health care and aerospace, however, the stakes of supply chain interruptions and service failures have perhaps never been higher. So far the traditional hub-and-spoke time-critical logistics industry has largely struggled to adapt,...

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