Current News

TAPA looks to align secure truck-park standard with new EU programme

Leading cargo security network sees ‘a unique window of opportunity for a significant step change in secure parking in Europe’ as new data shows the number of crimes in unsecured parking places ‘has escalated further in 2019’.

ESC, Drewry announce an IMO 2020 BAF transparent indexing mechanism

Drewry and the European Shippers’ Council publish a bunker adjustment factor indexing mechanism for shippers’ reference and guideline.

Border Delivery Group Update - 16 Oct

This bulletin provides an overview of the latest EU Exit information relating to UK borders from across UK Government.

HMG Brexit announcements

Amongst the various Government announcements about Brexit, the following two announcements are in particular interest to the freight forwarding/customs intermediary sector.

Defra Import and Export Newsletter: Issue 5

With just under three weeks to go until the 31st October Brexit deadline, it is now really important that you and your business are prepared and ready to continue importing and exporting goods after Brexit.

FreightShareLab seeks freight partners

An exciting new research project called FreightShareLab, which is seeking to develop a new collaborative freight sharing platform to help operators improve efficiency, is now seeking freight operators to come on board and join a set of virtual trials to demonstrate the benefits of the system.

IMO 2020 rule to leave container shipping lines with US$11b fuel bill

DREWRY Shipping Consultants estimates container shipping lines will face an US$11 billion fuel bill next year on account of the switch to low sulphur marine fuel in order to meet the International Maritime Organization's (IMO) new rule that caps sulphur content to 0.5 per cent from January 1.

US-China trade war weighs heavily on air cargo

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), contracted by 3.9% in August 2019, compared to the same period in 2018. This marks the tenth consecutive month of year-on-year decline in freight volumes, the longest period since the global financial crisis in 2008.

FIATA launches course to help prevent wildlife trafficking

A three-hour digital course has been developed to help forwarders detect, respond to, and report instances of wildlife trafficking.

UK supply chains face £15bn annual freight admin cost rise from no-deal Brexit

New government estimate takes into account only the administrative burden from completing additional import and export customs declarations for UK-EU goods movements if Britain leaves the EU without a withdrawal agreement.