The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office confirmed, on 14 March, that the EU plans to introduce the Entry/Exit system (EES) in October 2025.
HMRC has confirmed that the implementation of the next phase of the Windsor Framework will be delayed from 31 March until 1 May.
The government tabled its final amendments to the Employment Rights Bill on 4 March.
A survey by repair company Kwik Fit estimated that total costs for motorists from pothole damage to vehicles last year were £1.7 billion, with an average bill of £144.
The Department for Business and Trade (DBT), on 12 March, shared an interim summary of the headline responses - which included Logistics UK - to the Industrial Strategy Green Paper and its next steps.
The Chippenham Pit Stop project has been made possible by National Highways’ £13 million Lorry Parking Facilities Improvement Fund, which, as a match-funded initiative, will equate to £26 million of improvements nationally.
The Windsor Framework is an improvement on the Northern Ireland Protocol but there are still challenges to be overcome when it comes to trade from GB to Northern Ireland.
Business group Logistics UK has strengthened the strategic development of its multimodal offering with the appointment of four new directors to the organisation’s non-executive board.
The Department for Transport and Innovate UK held a Zero Emission HGV and Infrastructure Demonstrator (ZEHID) Programme progress summit on 6 March.
National Highways has submitted a letter to the Planning Inspectorate outlining ways in which private finance can be used to supplement public funds for the project.
Jonathan Walker, Logistics UK's Head of Planning and Infrastructure Policy said: "Logistics UK welcomes the opportunity to respond to the government’s discussion paper on business rates reform.
SEGRO, Amazon and Maritime completed the line up in welcoming North West Leicestershire MP Amanda Hack to East Midlands Gateway.
Logistics UK attended a Food 7 Cymru drop in on 27 February as part of a coalition of seven trade associations representing Welsh food and drink from farm to fork.
A snapshot of where the Logistics UK policy team has been and who they've seen in the past week.
Logistics UK's CEO David Wells OBE has joined a host of the sector's most prominent figures in outlining the importance of logistics to the UK’s growth-driving sectors.
Responding to the publication on 26 February of the Seventh Carbon Budget by the Climate Change Committee, which sets national carbon emission targets for 2038 to 2042, Logistics UK’s Director of Policy Kevin Green says the report rightly recognises the incentives and government policy that are needed to support the sector achieve net zero.
Logistics UK has submitted its response to the government’s Van Mandate Consultation, highlighting the barriers which need to be removed to encourage increased uptake of battery electric vehicles.
Operators are being urged to plan their journeys in advance as National Highways prepares to close the M25.
Logistics UK has submitted written evidence to the Senedd Economy, Trade, and Rural Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Holyhead Port Storm Damage and Closure.
Maddi Solloway-Price, coming to a regional freight council soon near you so register now!
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