Brexit Freight Flow Summary Can Be Perfectly Described as Lies, Damn Lies and Statistics
Government Rejects Criticism from Logisticians but Somewhere the Truth is Out There
UK – The latest arguments surrounding the success or failure of Britain s exit from the European Union contains more eddies and undertows than the fabled Maelstrom of Saltstraumen. In a week when comments flowed over the government decision to extend the deadline for introducing checks and customs formalities on imports, the Cabinet Office fought back at criticisms from the road haulage lobby.
New checks on products of animal origin and plants, as well as full customs declarations at the point of importation for goods coming from the EU are to be postponed by six to nine months, something welcomed by the bulk of the UK freight and logistics community. First though to that spat with the Road Haulage Association (RHA).
Freeports, Fuel Duty and Tax Changes Delight for Some and an Anathema to Others
UK Logistics Sector Gives a Variable Reaction to Budget
UK – The logistics sector drew breath this week and then released a torrent of words to comment on the Budget measures, taken as they are in the light of chaos caused by both the Covid pandemic and the exit from Europe.
Whilst some see Freeports as the road to Damascus, others are sceptical of the advantages or downright hostile, seeing them as an excuse to lower employment standards. Measured comments come from such as Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association (BIFA), who welcomed some of the macro-economic announcements in the UK Budget that will offer ongoing support to businesses in the freight and logistics sector that have been hit hard by the double whammy, saying:
Disgrace of Corrupt Freight Forwarders Tarnishes the Whole Industry
Struck Off Perhaps but Surely These Cases Demand Prosecution
UK – It seems the good name of logistics continues to be threatened by those who would offer services they have no intention of delivering. While the profession offers a multitude of reliable companies, the bulk of which have professional affiliations, there will always be those who simply look to earn a fast, and illegal, buck.
This week the unimaginatively named Freight Forwardings Ltd bit the dust when officially shut down after being wound up in the public interest in the High Court in January. What is concerning about this case is firstly the time it took for clients concerns to be recognised and secondly the possible association of the company with other, similarly fraudulent businesses.
Freight Association Encourages Members To Consider Recruiting Apprentices
As National Apprenticeship week comes nears its end, the British International Freight Association has repeated its call for freight forwarding and logistics companies to consider recruiting apprentices.
An executive director of BIFA, Carl Hobbis said: “We know it’s a tough call, with the pandemic and the post transition period continuing to disrupt many freight forwarders’ operations.
“There has been a sharp decline in the number of individuals that have started their journey on the International Freight Forwarding specialist apprenticeship.
“Forwarding businesses have many difficult commercial decisions to make, but shelving apprenticeships should not be one of them.
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