Priority Freight to set up Brexit ‘air bridge’

Priority Freight has teamed up with charter airline company Jota Aviation to set up an ‘air bridge’ between mainland Europe and the UK, which will open from January 2021. The two companies have agreed a strategic partnership to keep supply chains moving through new customs challenges and the predicted congestion at ports when the UK […]

Geodis and Arkema test a post-Brexit border crossing

GEODIS, a global expert in transport and logistics, partnered Arkema, the French leader in chemicals, to take part in dry runs organised by French Customs to test future customs arrangements that will be implemented in the event of a No-Deal Brexit. The exercise will have implications for road feeder services using the route. GEODIS is […]

Blue Christmas without EU

International delivery solution provider ParcelHero is warning a Halloween Brexit will come at exactly the wrong time, as warehouses fill with Brexit stockpiled goods just as supplies of Christmas toys and electronics should be flooding in. It is also warning of a potential sharp hike in the UK price of electronic goods and new charges […]

Disorderly Brexit the “worst solution”, says K+N CEO

Following Parliament’s rejection of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal, the CEO of Kuehne + Nagel has emphasised the importance of open markets. The deal was rejected by a margin of 230, with 202 MPs supporting the PM, and 432 opposing the deal, with May now facing a no confidence motion at 7pm this evening […]