Logistics must take threat of No Deal Brexit seriously
With Boris Johnson receiving the keys for 10 Downing Street, the Freight Transport Association is warning that the logistics sector needs to take the risk of a No Deal Brexit seriously. The Prime Minister has made it clear that the UK will be leaving the European Union on 31 October whether or not a new […]
Tony Bauckham returns to ACS as Brexit consultant
Former Air Charter Service CEO and industry veteran, Tony Bauckham has returned to the charter company as a Brexit consultant. Bauckham, who has been managing director of Volga-Dnepr UK and CEO of Evergreen Airlines as well as CEO of Air Charter Service between 2007 and 2013, started his role last month. He will report directly […]
HGVs arrive at Manston Airport for Brexit trial
Former airport Manston Airport is being used as a lorry park for a trial run in the UK leaves the European Union with no-deal. The trial was organised by the Department of Transport and Kent County Council to deal with traffic queuing for border checks at Dover, which could stretch back 29 miles when the […]
Practical solutions needed to keep post-Brexit Britain trading
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has expressed its concern at the lack of progress in Brexit negotiations, urging action to keep trade flowing between the UK and EU. With six months to go until the UK leaves the European Union and the threat of No Deal looming, the FTA is urging European leaders to ensure […]
BIFA slams ‘patronising’ British government advice on no-deal
It is interesting that the UK Government has today supplied information to businesses on trading with the EU if there is no Brexit deal, says the British International Freight Association (BIFA). “As most of the visible trade that takes place between the EU and the UK is managed by freight forwarders and logistics professionals on behalf […]
No deal is no good for British businesses, FTA warns
British businesses still need detailed information to ensure they can continue trading after Brexit, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned. Commenting after Brexit secretary Dominic Raab delivered what he described as “practical and proportionate” advice for what will happen in the case of no-deal when Britain leaves the European Union on 29 March 2019, […]