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Industry news – Page 170
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Container weight changes to cause chaos at UK ports
Significant changes to the verification of container weights coming into effect this summer could spark chaos at UK ports, according to haulage companies.Amendments to the Safety of Life at Sea (Solas) Convention will make shippers responsible for ensuring containers have a verified gross mass before they can be loaded on ...
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Mergers and acquisition activity in transport sector to exceed £52bn this year
Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity in the transport sector throughout the world is predicted to rise for the fourth consecutive year, according to a report from KPMG.The analysis predicts the amount raised by completed M&A transactions this year will exceed £52bn, surpassing last year’s figure of £48bn.Freight and logistics M&A ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: London mayoral election special
The vote for London's next mayor is just under a month away, and the race between the candidates is ramping up. In this episode of the MTP, the Motortransport.co.uk team takes you through all the candidates' key points in an exciting yet informative game of "Whose policy is it anyway?".Which ...
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ArticlePrincess Anne to speak at Microlise Transport Conference
Her Royal Highhness Princess Anne will speak at this year’s Microlise Transport Conference, in her capacity as patron of transport charity Transaid. The Princess Royal holds a category C HGV licence and is an honorary member of the RHA.Microlise executive director Bob Harbey said: “We are honoured to welcome The ...
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UK to run out of warehousing space by 2020
The UK’s warehouse property stock will have vanished by the end of the decade due to demands from internet retailers, unless there is an unprecedented increase in construction.This is the conclusion in a logistics market report, which also found that warehousing space fell to a record low last year.Consultancy Lambert ...
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ArticleTata decision to sell steel business will have major impact on UK economy
Logistics and manufacturing associations have warned that Tata’s decision to sell off its steel operation in the UK will have major repercussions on the wider economy unless a buyer is found.The warning follows the news that Tata’s board yesterday (29 March) rejected a rescue plan of its UK steel business, ...
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ArticleHaulage jobs at stake as Tata puts loss-making Port Talbot steelworks up for sale
Owens Group will be forced to close its Port Talbot depot with the loss of more than 90 jobs if Tata fails to find a buyer for the town’s steel works, MD Huw Owens has said.Following Tata’s decision to put its entire UK steel business up for sale yesterday, hauliers ...
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ArticleAssociations give thumbs up to Scotland’s rail freight strategy this week
Both the FTA and the RHA have welcomed the launch of the Scottish government’s rail strategy Delivering the Goods.The strategy document makes the case for an increase in rail freight by shifting road freight onto the tracks. It also suggests tapping into new markets to counteract the declining rail freight ...
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ArticleOnline freight consolidation system for Heathrow to launch later this year
A Web-based freight consolidation system, allowing hauliers servicing Heathrow Airport to notify members of spare capacity on their vehicles, is to launch this year to clean up the air around the complex.The airport said its proposed WebPortal would provide companies with an opportunity to exchange and share information about loads ...
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Palletforce purchases first member-haulier to strengthen London proposition
Palletforce has purchased its first network member in a bid to strengthen its service provision in London and the surrounding area.The pallet network has bought Belvedere, south-east London-based UK Freight Masters. The company was founded 25 years ago by David Bland, who will remain with the business for the next ...
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ArticleGovernment confirms HGV platooning trial on UK roads
The government has confirmed that it plans to trial truck platoons on the UK’s strategic road network in the 2016 spring Budget. The budget document added that it will “consult on sweeping away regulatory barriers within this Parliament to enable autonomous vehicles on England’s major roads” over the coming summer.It ...
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RHA: Devolution will “drive nothing but cost and confusion”
Continued devolution in the UK will “drive nothing but cost and confusion” for the haulage industry, according to RHA chief executive Richard Burnett.The Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne (pictured, main), announced plans to devolve further powers to parts of the UK in his 2016 Budget announcement today, including the ...
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Fuel duty frozen again in the Budget
Fuel duty has been frozen for a fifth year in a row in today’s Budget.The chancellor George Osborne confirmed the news earlier, meaning that following a 1ppl cut in 2011 fuel duty has now been frozen for each successive year since.Following the autumn statement late last year, it looked like ...
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ArticleGoodyear Fuelmax tyres come up trumps in Mercedes-Benz Efficiency Run
Goodyear has reported that its rolling-resistance-optimised Fuelmax tyres helped reduce fuel use by 14% on those trucks taking part in the Mercedes-Benz Efficiency Run 2015.The Efficiency Run was designed by Mercedes-Benz to show how fuel consumption and CO2 emissions can be significantly reduced by focusing on the performance of the ...
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FairFuelUK warns chancellor over fuel duty increase
FairFuelUK (FFUK) has warned chancellor George Osborne that ending the five-year freeze on fuel duty in the Budget this Wednesday (16 March) would slow down UK economic growth.The campaign group fears that fuel duty is seen as a soft target for additional tax revenue by the chancellor who is faced ...
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ArticleCM editor saddles up for Transaid Cycle South Africa
Will Shiers, editor of MT’s sister magazine Commercial Motor, has agreed to change his lifestyle and ignore his prejudices for one year, having reluctantly signed up for Transaid’s Cycle South Africa 2017.Shiers, who said that his longest bike ride to date was a 2-mile round-trip to the local pub, will ...
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UK's pallet networks deliver another year of growth
The continuing rise in internet shopping and an increase in the carriage of hi-tech and high-value goods helped members of the Association of Pallet Networks (APN) deliver a strong performance in 2015.The eight members delivered a total of 22.4 million pallets in 2015, up more than 8% on 2014's volume. ...
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Moving Calais camp could lead to migrant 'free-for-all'
Moving the ‘Jungle’ camp in Calais to UK soil in the event of the UK leaving the EU would simply encourage more migrants to attempt to reach Britain by any means and could lead to a "free-for-all", the FTA has warned.Speaking after a warning from French economy minister Emmanuel Macron ...
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ArticleDfT considers scheme to retrain military leavers to plug driver skills gap
The government is looking at funding HGV driver training for those leaving the military to help alleviate the skills shortage.According to transport minister Lord Ahmed, speaking at the Transport Committee hearing into the haulage industry’s skills shortage, the government has a key role to play in removing any barriers to ...
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Motor Transport Podcast: Brexit Special
The Motor Transport team considers what impact the UK coming out of the EU might have on road transport in a special edition of the Motor Transport Podcast.The Motor Transport Podcast: Brexit Special is now live on iTunes and Soundcloud, and discusses what areas of the road transport industry are ...