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Issue 1 2018 - Freight Business Journal


Forth Ports applies for Tilbury2 order


Forth Ports’ Tilbury has applied for a development consent order for its proposed 152-acre Tilbury2 scheme on a former power station site. Tilbury has doubled the size


of its business in the past ten years and says it needs space to cope with a predicted doubling of volume across the quay, from


Edinburgh’s Extrordinair first to win security cert.


Edinburgh Airport-based Extrordinair has become the first freight forwarder in the UK to attain


phase 2 Security Management Systems (SeMS ) accreditation from the Department for Transport and


the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). Sylvia Fleming, owner and founder of the forwarder,


The International Road Transport Union has suggested that hauliers should be allowed to organise driving and rest time hours over a four-week reference period, as part of its recommendations to the European Parliament and the Council on future rules for the


sector. It says that the proposals,


which would cover both freight and bus


and coach drivers


should include pragmatic ways to record other work and availability, while keeping current


rules on attaching compensation to both reduced


and daily rest. IRU advocates defining an


operator’s “home” as the country of establishment, as well as the application of a genuine four-week reference period to support the driver’s choice to return “home”. It also suggests a limited,


16million to 32million tonnes, over the next 10-15 years. Tilbury2 will be operational


in mid-2020 and will act as a satellite of the main port. It will comprise a ro ro terminal for containers and trailers, rail and road connections, processing and manufacturing facilities and storage for trade cars and other goods. Tilbury2 is part of Tilbury’s


£1bn investment programme, 2012-20 which includes the UK’s largest warehouse at its


existing 70-acre London


Distribution Park for Amazon UK, which began operating this autumn.


which specialises in animal transportation and operates the only Border Inspection Post for small animals in Scotland, said: “It is, quite an achievement for a small company,” pointing out that other companies to gain SeMS beforehand were airports and an airline.


IRU suggests shake-up for drivers’ hours


clearly described extension of daily driving time to enable drivers


to reach suitable


accommodation, as well as a practical solution for the manual registration of border crossings on the digital tachograph upon arrival at the first planned stopping place.


FTA condemns hike in Kent truck parking fines


The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has described increased fines for illegal truck parking in Kent as “poorly planned and disproportionate”. The association argues that the problem of trucks using laybys and other unsuitable locations will only be solved by adequate clean and secure parking facilities. It understands that Ashford


Borough Council has received approval from the Department for


Transport to increase fines from £40 to £150 as part of its overnight truck parking enforcement trial. While the additional money will be used to cover the full cost of


issuing penalty notices and


processing payments, FTA policy manager for the South East, Heidi Skinner said the sudden increase was disproportionate. The Ashford parking


enforcement pilot was introduced in


October 2017 to address


concerns about safety and the disruption caused by large numbers of lorries parking in the town. However, Ms Skinner says many drivers have no option but to park on public roads. In November 2017, the


Government dropped a controversial plan for a lorry parking and ‘stacking’ area off the M20 near Dover, aſter companies affected by the scheme requested a judicial review. It would cost £5.7 million to


rent the closed Manston Airport in Kent as a temporary lorry park


Commission to stiffen anti-VAT fraud measures


The European Commission revealed new tools to make the EU’s VAT system more fraud- proof and close loopholes on 30 November, including measures to prevent facilitation measures being exploited by criminals. Currently, goods that arrive


from outside the EU with a final destination in one member state can arrive into the EU via another member state and transit onwards VAT-free. VAT is then only charged when the goods reach their final destination. However, abusers of the system


can currently divert goods to the black market and circumvent payment of VAT. Under the new rules, information on incoming goods would be shared and cooperation strengthened between tax and customs authorities in all member states.


News Roundup


APL – now part of the CMA CGM Group - has launched a new North Atlantic Service (NAS), between London Gateway, the north-West Continent and the US east coast from 3 January. The line says it will offer transit times of 12 days from London to New York. The route will also serve Savannah and Miami before returning via Savannah and Philadelphia to Zeebrugge


///NEWS Sea


Maersk Line has become a founder investor in the New York Shipping Exchange (NYSHEX), described as the first digital forward freight contract for the global container industry. The new contract is also being offered by Hapag Lloyd, CMA CGM, MOL, OOCL, and COSCO, representing a combined 52% of global container capacity with member carriers now representing all three major alliances: 2M, Ocean Alliance and THE Alliance.


Maersk Line has introduced a feeder route between Rotterdam and Bristol’s Royal Portbury Dock. The weekly service is being run in conjunction with BG Freight and will be operated by 1000teu ships.


CMA CGM is to upgrade its PAD service between London Gateway, Northern Europe, US East Coast, Central America, the Pacific Islands, Australia and New Zealand to weekly.


Freight volumes through the Port of Dover hit a record for the fiſth consecutive year in 2017. The port handled 2,601,162 lorries, up by almost 10,000 on the previous record and bringing the total increase over the last five years to just under 650,000 units or 33% per cent.


News Roundup


The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has acquired air cargo security and dangerous goods training company T Team. The company, which trades as TrainingTeam, provides industry approved specialist training courses at venues across the country and online, focusing on air cargo security and the movement of dangerous goods by air, road and sea.


Air


Emirates is to launch a daily Boeing 777-300ER service from London Stansted to Dubai on 8 June, the first Middle Eastern carrier to operate out of the London airport.


for 2½ years, said the Department for Transport in response to a Freedom of Information request. FTA’s head of UK policy, Christopher Snelling said that while the price might appear high, “the cost of failing to prepare for a possible closure of the Port of Dover would be far greater for the local community, and business as a whole across the country”. On 31 January, Dover


councillors were due to debate a planned lorry congestion charge for the town, much to FTA’s dismay.


The legislation would also


put in place an online system for information sharing within ‘Eurofisc’, the EU’s existing network of anti-fraud experts. Joint audits would allow officials from two or more national tax authorities to form a single audit team to combat fraud - especially important for cases of fraud in the e-commerce sector. New powers would also be given to Eurofisc to coordinate cross-border investigations.


Emirates has signed a US$16 billion deal for 20 more Airbus A380 aircraſt, with options for a further 16. The super-large planes will be delivered from 2020 onwards and bring Emirates’ commitment to the A380 programme to 178 aircraſt, worth over US$60 billion. The announcement came days aſter Airbus warned that it would halt production of the type if orders did not materialise. Emirates is already by far the largest Airbus A380 operator with 101 in service today.


German-owned high-speed logistics operator time:matters has opened a Sameday Air station in Tel Aviv, its first outside Europe. The city region is home to many potential customers, including high-tech, medical electronics, agricultural technology and telecommunications firms and its airport has direct flights to Frankfurt, Munich, and Vienna.


British Airways, Aer Lingus and Iberia umbrella company IAG Cargo has moved commercial director David Shepherd to a new role of director of digital ventures. At the same time current head of sales Camilo Garcia becomes the new director of sales, marketing and product while Lynn McClelland takes on a new director of worldwide operations role, adding regional operations and customer service to her London and Dublin responsibilities.


Etihad Airways has appointed Justin Carr as its new vice president cargo. He joined the carrier in the summer from DHL where he was head of multinational company business development for the Middle East and Africa region. Andre Blech meanwhile becomes the new head of cargo delivery while Roberto Gilardoni will expand his role to include freighters, global customer management and industry verticals.


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