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Brexit – whither (or wither?) now?

News16 Jan 2019

The UK Parliament’s emphatic rejection of PM Theresa May’s leave deal opens the question of whether another Brexit deal can be negotiate...

News15 Feb 2016

The UK Freight Transport Association has spoken out against congestion and the deteriorating condition of road surfaces on motorways, other ...

News6 Aug 2015

As the political and humanitarian situation in Calais continues to unfold, the TT Club is recommending a number of precautionary measures fo...

News4 Aug 2015

ICHCA International will hold a 1-day seminar on container weight verification in London next month...

News6 Nov 2013

A group of leading trade associations from the UK and Ireland have written to the European Parliament’s Transport Committee asking it not ...

News28 Apr 2013

A key issue debated at the Multimodal 2013 seminars in Birmingham last week concerned the need for legally-binding contracts in favour of �...

News1 Mar 2013

The general public is demanding more information from suppliers on how their goods are produced and delivered, with sustainability in the ma...

News1 Aug 2008

New forecasts of demand for rail freight to 2015 and 2030 have been published jointly by two British transport associations, the Rail Freigh...

News3 Jun 2008

The British government has said it will not allow 25.25m long, 60t gvw road trains for the foreseeable future....

News1 Jul 2006

The Mayor of London (UK) Ken Livingstone has launched a consultation on the London Freight Plan, which aims to deliver major improvements fo...

News1 Nov 2004

The boom in the container trades is showing no sign of subsiding as shipowners continue to enjoy record earnings. The liner shipping industr...

News1 Jun 2003

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned that implementation of new regulations governing the transport of dangerous goods by road...

News1 Aug 2002

The UK Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called for rail network investments to be prioritised because of looming congestion problems....

News7 Nov 2001

With Railtrack put into administration, the British rail privatisation model has collapsed, amid a welter of mutual recrimination and bitter...

News20 Sep 2001

The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has weighed in against the Strategic Rail Authority (SRA)'s freight strategy, saying it fails to add...