Truck clamps come off in Kent 10 to clamp HGVs


Logistics UK has applauded a decision by ministers to withdraw powers from Kent County Council (KCC)


parked


in laybys in Kent beyond 30 June. The organisation wrote to Parliamentary Undersecretary of State Rachel Maclean earlier


that month, to express its strong objections to KCC’s powers to clamp lorries parking for more than 45 minutes at a time in laybys across several areas of Kent. Policy manager for the South


East, Heidi Skinner, said it was now vitally important that the


Department for Transport works closely with KCC to create suffi cient safe parking spaces. She also called on KCC to listen to the views of the logistics sector through its current consultation on laybys and ensure that further restrictions and enforcement are not imposed.


DFDS takes delivery of Côte d’Opale


DFDS completed the handover of its new ferry, Côte d’Opale on 17 May before she set sail from China. She will be the longest to operate on the Channel when it joins the Dover-Calais route later this summer. Côte d’Opale was ordered by


DFDS in April 2018 (on a ten-year charter from Stena RoRo) and has been built at the CMI Jinling (Weihai) shipyard in China. DFDS will operate the ship for an initial decade with an option to buy it aſt er that. She off ers improvements in fuel consumption and carbon


Issue 5 2021 - Freight Business Journal Ireland fi xed link bill would be £40bn, say ports


The fixed link between Northern Ireland and Great Britain currently being considered by the Government is likely to cost about £40 billion, according to an assessment commissioned by the British Ports Association (BPA). According to the report: I


Have a Bridge to Sell You: Making The Case for Port Connectivity, the scale and challenge of the project are unprecedented and costs would be unmanageable. Physical constraints, such as


water depth and sea conditions mean a bridge would be out of


the question while the length and depth of water, dumped munitions and complex geology would also make a tunnel challenging and costly. BPA adds that the resulting


modal shift from shipping to road would raise emissions by 133% while the materials to construct the link would come with “staggering” environmental costs. There would be no natural


place for Brexit checks on goods to occur and journey times will increase, with HGV drivers having to take a break before or


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after transiting the link to avoid breaking the law on legal limits for driving time. BPA policy manager and


economic analyst Phoebe Warneford-Thomson said that the suggestion of a fixed link “represents a redundant and irresponsible use of public money. It would be much better spent on other infrastructure priorities.” BPA


said its alternative


port connectivity programme would cost a fraction of the fixed link, with an anticipated 400% return on investment derived through cost savings for businesses, with a positive impact on emissions and the net-zero agenda.


dioxide emissions compared to previous vessels and will be faster than the Calais Seaways she


replaces, reaching a service speed of 20-22 knots and two engines instead of four.


SAFE TRANSPORT HAS NEVER BEEN


SO IMPORTANT


Thanks to your support, we are helping communities to combat COVID-19 in sub-Saharan Africa.


In Uganda, we have provided advice, cab sanitisation materials and PPE to keep HGV drivers safe, reduce transmission rates and build community confidence in the logistics sector.


In Zambia we have expanded our MAMaZ against Malaria at Scale programme to help rural communities protect themselves, installing hand wash stations, procuring PPE for health workers, and raising awareness through radio adverts, posters and talks. All whilst ensuring our life-saving bicycle ambulance service for patients with severe malaria keeps running.


Dubai-based port and transport operator DP World has made an off er to buy 100% of South African-owned international logistics fi rm Imperial. It says that its off er of ZAR66 per share is a premium of 39.5% on the current share price. The transaction is subject to


Imperial shareholder approval and other customary completion conditions, including regulatory approvals. DP World said the move would


help it to expand its logistics footprint in Africa and Europe. Imperial’s Logistics International business is within the scope of the off er, it added. Imperial is active in the


healthcare, consumer, automotive, chemicals, industrial and commodities, including some of the fastest growing and most challenging markets


in


the world, added DP World. The company is also active in many European countries. DP World group chairman


and chief executive, Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem said the


purchase “will add signifi cant strategic value to DP World given its attractive footprint and strong logistics solutions capability. Imperial has a signifi cant presence in Africa, a market where trade is expected to grow at more than twice GDP driven by population growth, accelerated urbanisation and rising middle classes. Imperial’s business strongly complements DP World’s existing footprint in Africa and Europe and will allow us to deliver a fully integrated end-to-end solution to cargo owners across a wider market.” Imperial group chief


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Five years aſt er starting its expansion programme, the Panama Canal has increased the maximum allowable length for vessels transiting its locks from 370.33 meters (1,215 feet), compared with the previous 367.28 meter (1,205 feet) limit. The increase means that


96.8% of the world’s fl eet of containerships can now transit the canal. The move follows a series of


trials including the 2019 transit of Evergreen’s 369-meter- long (1,210 feet) Triton, which became the largest vessel in both dimensions and container


executive, Mohammed Akoojee, added: “Our Logistics International business and operations are also aligned with DP World’s strategic expansion plans on the European continent. Combining DP World’s world- class infrastructure, specifi cally its


investment and expertise


in ports on the African and European continents, with Imperial’s logistics and market access platforms will enable us to off er integrated end-to- end solutions along key trade lanes


into and out of Africa


and accelerate our position in Europe.”


capacity to transit the Canal since the inauguration of the Neopanamax Locks in June 2016. Since then, other ships with the same dimensions have also transited the waterway. The Canal is also off ering


a draſt of 15.24 meters (50 feet) draſt , the highest level allowed. Increased rainfall and successful water management at the Gatun Lake have kept the draſt at 14.93 meters (49 feet) since April 2021.


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