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Issue 5 2019 - Freight Business Journal News Roundup


Brexit uncertainty took its toll on Eurotunnel’s truck traffic in May, which was down 11% compared to May 2018. Destocking by British businesses in April and May followed stock building in the first three months of the year in preparation for the original departure date from the EU on 29 March. However, aſter a sharp decline in car production in Britain in April, the recovery of traffic flows related to this industry is progressively improving, says the tunnel operator.


PD Ports has launched a twice-daily GB Railfreight-operated train service between Teesport and Doncaster, on behalf of multimodal operator Containerships, following a trial. The end customer is IKEA Transport & Logistics Services. It has capacity for 56 boxes per day.


DHL Freight is to introduce a peak season surcharge between September and December 2019, averaging 4%, for full-truckload, part- truckload and less than-truckload services in Europe. The operator says this will enable it “to provide its customers with the highest quality of service even as demand continues to outpace available capacity”.


Russia’s Ministry of Labour is to liſt a ban on women becoming professional truck drivers as part of a sweeping away of legislation that currently bans them from a range of ‘physical’ jobs including firefighting and driving buses of more than 14 seats The legislation inherited from the former Soviet Union covers 456 jobs in more than 30 different sectors.


The Union of Transport and Logistics Companies of France (TLF) is draſting a proposal for the French government to test combinations of longer and heavier vehicles up to 25.25 meters, reports the European Shippers Council. Discussions on the number of pallets that could be transported are currently taking place, the TLF pointing to the success of the LHVs in the Netherlands and Scandinavias which, TLF believes, will lead to a pan-European acceptance of the longer and heavier combinations.


Solent Stevedores and ABP Southampton have completed a project to lengthen the tracks at the port’s Solent Rail Terminal. The 70 metre extension allows two 645-metre container trains to be serviced simultaneously compared with only one shorter train previously. It doubles the terminals daily capacity from five to 12 trains and from 60,000 to 180,000 moves per year.


Road & Rail


Scots gateway for sale


The Scottish Government is to offer Glasgow Prestwick Airport and return it to the private sector. The airport, to the south-west


of Glasgow, was taken into public ownership in November 2013. It currently handles regular all-cargo aircraſt and also houses a Border Inspection Post for large animals. Cabinet Secretary for Transport,


Infrastructure and Connectivity Michael Matheson said: “Since


the Scottish Government bought Glasgow Prestwick Airport in 2013, we have been clear that it is our intention to return the business to the private sector when the time is right. The senior management team at the airport has continued to engage with potential buyers and investors to discuss proposals for developing the business under new ownership. “Good progress continues to be


made by the airport to increase revenue, deliver operating efficiencies and pursue exciting opportunities for the future, including Spaceport.” The airport will shortly place an


advert in the Official Journal of the European Union. • Stone Hill Park has sold the


closed Manston airport in Kent to RiverOak Strategic Partners, which says it will reopen it as a cargo hub. The sale follows the permission from the Secretary of


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State for Transport, as the airport is also currently a designated lorry parking site in the event of disruption to cross Channel ferries. Stone Hill Park sold its 742 acres


of the 770-acre site to RiverOak for £16.5 million. It had previously announced plans to develop the airport for non-aviation uses. A Development Consent Order is needed for the cargo airport scheme, with a decision expected by the Secretary of State by January 2020.


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