Rebuilding the UK

Stena and ABP in £100m deal to build new Humber terminal at Immingham

Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) are to develop a new terminal at the UK Humber port of Immingham.
The £100m ($136m) deal will see Stena, which will operate the terminal for 50 years, move its freight operations at Immingham to the new location adjacent to the Outer Harbour.
“It’s been a positive story in the North Sea, particularly the Humber, where freight hit record levels last year – particularly boosted …

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UK industry outlines challenges increased bureaucracy will bring

UK manufacturers fear increased delays created by increased bureaucracy will create friction in supply chains, raising costs and hitting companies’ competitiveness compared with European counterparts. 
In a survey, by PwC, of 228 members of the manufacturers’ association Make UK, two-thirds believed Brexit had affected their business. UK newspaper The Guardian reports: “More than half of firms warned they were likely to suffer further damage this year from customs delays due to import …

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GVMS crashes on day one as new UK import rules bring supply chain chaos

New UK import requirements are causing chaos for supply chains with the Goods Vehicle Movement Service (GVMS) system “collapsing” on its first day of use.
A customs expert told The Loadstar that alongside the system crashing on 1 January, importers had struggled with the requirements, inputting incorrect data that has led to goods being held by border officials.
The expert said a lot of the issues stemmed from the fact that GVMS …

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Bifa’s Robert Keen to become new secretary general of Fiata

Robert Keen, the popular and outspoken director general of the UK’s forwarding association, Bifa, is to become secretary general of the new-look Fiata presidency.
In addition, two members of the Bifa board have also been confirmed as chairs of Fiata institutes.
Mr Keen, a forwarder since 1970, became an executive director of Bifa in 2009, rising to director general in 2014. He has worked with Fiata for several years, as chair of …

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MPs call for assessment of economic impact and prospects of UK freeports

There are concerns over the potential success of the UK government’s freeport policy, after the International Trade Committee called for impact assessments of growth prospects.
Committee chair Angus Brendan announced yesterday that, while the government’s efforts to bolster trade and investment through a series of freeports had been welcomed, there remained serious concerns over their effectiveness.
“Now that government has announced where freeports will be located in England, we are calling on...

https://theloadstar.com/mps-call-for-assessment-of-economic-impact-and-prospects-of-uk-freeports/

‘Passport to Kent’ scrapped as delays fade thanks to ‘prepared’ hauliers

Post-Brexit traffic management measures on roads to Dover have been stood down, with the controversial Kent Access Permit (KAP) the first to go, amid claims of improved trade and minimal disruption.
The Department for Transport (DfT) said the KAP was no longer required and the moveable barrier on the M20 has been removed, as “delays have been prevented thanks to hauliers arriving at the border prepared”.
It added: “Industry compliance with the …

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New IT solutions the best hope to rebuild ‘smashed’ UK supply chains

IT solutions offer the best return to “normality” for forwarders, after Brexit “smashed apart” once-streamlined UK supply chains.
MD of Forward Computers (FCL) Richard Litchfield said the past decade had led to a “major improvement” in the organisation of road freight across Europe, but after the Brexit vote, worries had begun to set in over the resilience of systems.
“It used to be every road shipment was its own, individual project, but …

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Some progress to ease GB-NI border friction, but our costs are rising, says industry

Industry has welcomed the progress as the EU and UK edge closer towards easing GB-Northern Ireland border friction.
But it has also urged governments to get past their “significant differences”.
A spokesperson said cabinet minister David Frost would be meeting with EC vice president Maros Sefcovic tomorrow, part of a promise to work through issues surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol.
“We remain in regular contact at all levels,” the spokesperson told The Loadstar. “The …

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UK SMEs now have time to get ‘a system’ to prepare properly for customs changes

UK supply chains must use the delay of post-Brexit customs changes to implement new systems, or face going to the wall
Management consultant Neil McEvoy told The Loadstar the 40% “drop off a cliff” in UK exports to the EU in January proved that many businesses “just weren’t properly prepared” for the UK departure from the single market.
“Some companies did not miss a heartbeat in prepping for Brexit, and this isn’t to say …

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Environment secretary Eustice accused of misleading MPs on shellfish rules

UK environment secretary George Eustice has been accused of misleading a parliamentary select committee last week, when he claimed the EU had changed regulations surrounding shellfish exports.
In a letter to businesses on 10 December, seen by The Loadstar, Mr Eustice confirmed that exports of live bivalve molluscs (LBMs), including clams, oysters, cockles, mussels and scallops, would be prohibited from some UK waters post-Brexit.
However, he told the the Environmental, Food and …

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