Transport and Logistics Network
One year on, M&H Carriers’ Perth depot has transformed its regional trunking operations, expanded its reach into Fife, and strengthened delivery connections across Scotland.
One of Scotland’s leading delivery and logistics firms, M&H Carriers, …
26 September 2025Steven McKenzieHighlands and Islands reporterPort of Cromarty FirthA landmark agreement has been signed concluding a five-year planning process to establish a green freeport in the Highlands. Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport…
The bigger impact is expected to come from tax breaks for investors and employers within the perimeter fences.While the freeport status remains in place, which is until 2034, they don’t have to pay Land and Buildings Transaction Tax for their commercia…
A ‘green freeport’ is to be established in northern Scotland that could generate at least 11,000 jobs in the next 25 years.
Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport (ICFGF[1]) will be an international hub for the offshore renewable energy sector – m…
A housing development for 66 homes in Invergordon has been recommended for approval for a second time.
This is despite local outrage the plans will destroy what objectors say is one of the last accessible wild spaces in the town.
Almost 120 objection…
One of Scotland’s leading delivery firms has opened a new hub in what it is calling “the gateway to the north” of the country’s logistics industry.
M&H Carriers has opened a new delivery hub in Perth with a 15,000sqft warehouse and significant 1.5 …
Scotland is on the brink of a transformative shift in its road freight sector, with truck stops, fleet depots, lorry parks, and ports poised to play a pivotal role in helping operators transition to all-electric fleets.
A recent report from Heriot-Watt…
Scotland’s truck stops, fleet depots, lorry parks and ports can help road freight operators switch to all-electric fleets by installing vehicle charging points, new research from Heriot-Watt University[1] suggests.
In its report, Towards Zero Emission …
Caley Thistle will not be part of the Inverness and Cromarty Firth Green Freeport, it has emerged.
The project is predicted to bring major economic opportunities to the area.
Around 11,300 new jobs and investment of more than £3 billion is forecast fr…
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A Scottish freeport is keen to cement its benefit to the local region with a 66-home development
The consent for the housing on the edge of Easter Ross town, Invergordon, is the first granted in the area since the nearby Inverness …