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Lloyds Loading List Search our news archive Will Waters | 2021-05-10 09:17:42.0 New UK government figures released reveal many businesses are still overwhelmed by the impact of Brexit, with over 39% of importers reporting they are still struggling with new customs duties and other issues Retailers and other companies that import products from the Far East to the UK are facing major supply chain disruption and increased logistics costs resulting from the global shortage of shipping containers an...

Ratification of Brexit Treaty as Reality Begins to Dawn on European Union Acceptance of Perceived Historic Mistake EUROPE – UK – The powers that be within the EU are somewhat reminiscent of miners listening to the creaking of failing pit props in the darkness as acceptance slowly grows regarding Britains departure from the Union. The realities of future trade, and the maintenance of peace on the island of Ireland, seem to be finally dawning within an organisation rarely guilty of lifting i...

Freight association says more work to be done after UK-EU TCA ratified Speaking after news that the Trade and Co-operation Agreement has been ratified by the European Parliament, Robert Keen, Director General of the British International Freight Association, said: “While the ratification of the TCA has removed any lingering doubts, the reality is that the changes within the agreement have been operational now for almost four months. “Whilst the Government has extended the deadlines of the B...

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 Britains 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, th...

UK feed exports to EU hit as not all countries applying the same controls The AIC, the feed industry representatives in the UK, say challenges persist in terms of exporting feeds to the EU. While the trade body signaled in January and February that there were extremely complex issues surrounding the export of feeds containing animal by-products, it is now flagging, among other challenges, problems for its members in relation to feeds that contain no animal products. ...

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Industry figures put it slightly differently. "It has been a nightmare, an absolute nightmare," said James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink. "Weve heard from world-class logistics operators who will say the last few weeks have been the worst weeks of their entire career." Asked if he has lost money since the start of the year, Alasdair Hughson, the director of live shellfish supplier Keltic Seafare in Dingwall, laughed. "Oh my God, have we lost money? Oh my goodness...

PA 16 March 2021 A giant 60-metre wide sand portrait of 12-year-old Ansha from Ethiopia created by WaterAid on Whitby Beach in Yorkshire. The image of the young girl, who spends hours each day collecting dirty water from a river, was created to illustrate how climate change threatens water access for worlds poorest PA 15 March 2021 Five kayaks, each reflecting the shape of a human bone, form Osteoclast (I do not know how I came to be on board this ship, this navel of my ark) (2021), a sculpture...

Four months ago, Alasdair Hughson issued a stark warning about the impact of Brexit on Scotland’s seafood industry. Like some latter-day Nostradamus, the director of Keltic Seafare – a Dingwall-based live shellfish producer – told The Scotsman a sudden increase in bureaucracy after January 1 would make it nigh-on impossible for businesses like his to trade in Europe.

| UPDATED: 23:33, Wed, Jan 13, 2021 Link copied Sign up for FREE now and never miss the top politics stories again SUBSCRIBE Invalid email When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes theyll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. James Withers, chief executive of Scotland Food and Drink clai...