Logistics UK has appointed Nichola Mallon, former minister for infrastructure in the Northern Ireland Assembly as head of trade and devolved policy. Mallon replaces Seamus Leheny, who left the role earlier this month to become chief ex…
As the British Government made overtures to Brussels last week in a bid to settle differences over the Northern Ireland Protocol, a delegation of hauliers, led by the RHA met with senior officials at the European Commission in Brussels. The dele…
The Trader Support Service (TSS) that helps shippers and hauliers moving goods between Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been extended until December 2023. The move follows increasing calls from businesses on both sides of the water for the…
Belfast Harbour is set to build a new £9m warehouse at Westbank Road on the Harbour Estate to help meet growing demand from logistics operators as Ro-Ro traffic at the port reaches an all-time high, following Brexit. Belfast Harbour authorities …
Two-person white glove home delivery specialist Panther Logistics has furthered its service offering into Northern Ireland. Customers will now benefit from end-to-end live tracking and communication channels, removal of all packing, room of choi…
Logistics UK has told the government it must make the Northern Ireland protocol work effectively to protect the country’s supply chain. The business group met with foreign secretary Liz Truss this week and its NI policy manager Seamus Leheny sai…
Freight volumes from the Port of Dublin to Liverpool and Holyhead fell by 19% in the first nine months of 2021 compared to the same period in 2020, whilst volumes on routes from Rosslare in south-east Ireland to Pembroke and Fishguard dropped by…
The fantasy of building a bridge that connects mainland UK with Northern Ireland is laid bare in a report judging the feasibility of the project, which found it would cost £335bn and need bombproof foundations. Released alongside a wider review …
Tariffs on most goods and increased restrictions could be imposed on EU-UK trade if Great Britain pulls out of the current Northern Ireland border solution, ParcelHero has warned. There is increasing concern that the UK government will trigger A…
Hauliers undertaking work for customers on both sides of the Irish Sea should see administration and bureaucracy reduced after the EU proposed cutting post-Brexit checks on goods, according to Logistics UK. The business group cautiously welcomed…
The government’s decision to allow 5,000 foreign drivers into the UK will infuriate Brexiteers whilst failing to plug the shortfall of 100,000 drivers, parcel delivery service Parcelhero has warned. David Jinks, ParcelHero head of consumer resea…
North Down Grain (ND Grain) has taken delivery of six Iveco S-WAY 6×2 tractor units. This is the third Iveco tractor order from the Newtownards-based haulier, which is contracted to Lakeland Dairies. The vehicles are already being used for colle…
Post-Brexit checks on goods including meats and parcels into Northern Ireland (NI) have been delayed once again and this time indefinitely, the government has confirmed. The move will bring relief to hauliers transporting goods to NI who have be…
Parcel delivery service ParcelHero is calling for the continued suspension of the introduction of full customs declarations paperwork and extra customs procedures on parcels being sent from Great Britain to Northern Ireland (NI). The UK governme…