All Brexit articles – Page 3

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    Air cargo as a UK engine of growth in a post-Brexit world

    2018-07-20T13:20:21Z

    As Britain heads for the exit door to leave the European Union (Brexit), the head of UK flag carrier CargoLogicAir (CLA) outlined the need for negotiators in London and Brussels to recognise the importance of airfreight in future cross border trade.David Kerr, chief executive of CLA, said that the B747F ...

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    UK forwarders have mixed feelings over government's Brexit plan

    2018-07-13T12:11:55Z

    UK freight forwarder association BIFA has warned that the government's Brexit white paper outlining the proposed future relationship with the European Union (EU) is not set in stone and could be complex to implement.BIFA said the white paper addresses some of the issues that it has highlighted over the past ...

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    FTA welcomes UK government Brexit paper

    2018-07-12T16:07:45Z

    The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has reacted positively to the content of today's White Paper outlining the government's intended future relationship between the UK and European Union (EU) after Brexit.The FTA said the solutions outlined in the paper offer encouragement for those tasked with keeping the nation's complex supply chain ...

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    Mixed response to UK government's Brexit white paper free trade proposal

    2018-07-12T16:01:06Z

    Business groups have expressed a mixed response to the UK government's white paper on the country's exit from the European Union (EU).Aerospace trade group ADS said that it welcomed the white paper as it gave businesses certainty ahead of the country's exit from the EU in 2019.However, ADS said there ...

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    FTA urges UK government to ensure Brexit position does not disrupt trade

    2018-07-11T09:17:20Z

    UK shipper and logistics group the Freight Transport Association (FTA) has urged the government to ensure that its final Brexit agreement allows businesses on both sides of the channel to continue to trade freely.“The time for talk is definitely over,” says James Hookham, Deputy Chief Executive of FTA. “Businesses urgently ...

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    UK forwarders, training for a new Customs system and waiting for Brexit clarity

    2018-06-29T08:57:55Z

    UK freight forwarders are preparing for the introduction of a new Customs Declaration System (CDS) which is due to go fully live in January 2019, but await political clarity on the additional challenge of Britain leaving the European Union (EU).Only this week, the UK's National Audit Office (NAO) warned that ...

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    CH Robinson prepared for Brexit

    2018-06-25T08:37:27Z

    Freight forwarder CH Robinson is preparing from the potential fall-out in additional Customs procedures as a result of the UK’s departure from the European Union (Brexit).Ivo Aris, vice president global forwarding at CH Robinson, said: “Every change, including Brexit, will bring along challenges, but first and foremost presents opportunities for ...

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    Brexit expected to increase supply chain complexity

    2018-05-03T15:47:07Z

    The UK's withdrawal from the European Union is likely to increase supply chain complexity, according to speakers at the Multimodal exhibition and conference.During a session on Brexit, Peter MacSwiney, chairman of Agency Sector Management (ASM) and co-chair of the Joint Customs Consultative Committee (JCCC) Brexit sub group said that politicians ...

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    BIFA urges members to submit evidence to Brexit inquiry

    2018-04-27T13:55:37Z

    The British International Freight Association (BIFA) is urging members to submit written evidence for the UK Parliamentary Transport Committee inquiry into the potential effects of leaving the European Union (Brexit) on freight operations.Robert Keen, BIFA director general, said: “As a body that represents the companies that are responsible for the ...

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    CargoLogicAir: Flying the flag in a Brexit world

    2018-04-27T07:39:05Z

    You don’t have to smoke a big cigar and display the V for victory sign to prove you are a true Brit.A UK Air Operator Certificate (AOC) does the job equally well for CargoLogicAir (CLA).David Kerr, chief executive of Stansted-based CLA, has declared that the carrier remains “totally committed” to ...

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    UK MPs to study freight and Brexit

    2018-04-26T05:22:11Z

    Westminster MPs have today launched an inquiry into the effect of Brexit on the UK's freight sector.Parliament's Transport Committee, made up of MPs from all parties, is offering freight operators and their "diverse customers", the opportunity to specify their "different freight-related needs" when the UK leaves the European Union (EU).Though ...

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    UK ministers in Brexit talks with aviation industry

    2018-04-25T15:37:00Z

    UK government ministers have met with representatives from the country's aviation industry to discuss how the sector can "continue to flourish" after Brexit.Transport Secretary Chris Grayling and Steve Baker, Minister for Exiting the European Union (EU), saw senior representatives from the UK aviation industry today.The meeting follows the agreement in ...

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    UK bosses call for common rules on wet-leasing after Brexit

    2018-04-11T07:55:47Z

    The need for convergence on UK and European Union (EU) rules on aircraft wet-leasing is one aspect of a new Brexit study by UK business lobby, the CBI.In the report, published today, the CBI has outlines where Britain’s top company bosses want to stay close to European Union rules and ...

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    A year until Brexit: Trade needs clarity, says FTA

    2018-03-29T13:09:13Z

    With a year until the UK's departure from the European Union, the Freight Transport Association (FTA) is urging the country's government to expedite negotiations of trading arrangements, or risk damaging supply chains.The trade organisation argues that UK-based importers, exporters and logistics firms need to know how Brexit will affect their ...

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    FTA welcomes news of Brexit transitional period

    2018-03-19T16:34:04Z

    The UK's Freight Transport Association (FTA) has welcomed news of a Brexit transitional period, describing it as a "welcome relief".Earlier today, the European Union (EU) and UK government announced that a transitional period has been agreed to run from March 2019 to December 2020 with the aim of smoothing the ...

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    Smart Border 2.0 report: ‘sensible and positive progress’ on Brexit

    2018-03-16T14:38:45Z

    A study entitled ‘Smart Border 2.0: Avoiding a hard border on the island of Ireland for Customs control and the free movement of persons’ was published by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs in February and could offer solutions that would apply to all cross-border ...

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    BACA: UK membership of EASA after Brexit “welcomed”

    2018-03-13T12:06:52Z

    BACA – the Air Charter Associaion – has welcomed UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s speech on March 2 in which she referred to plans for Britain’s continued membership of EU agencies, including the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA), after Brexit.Richard Mumford, BACA chairman (pictured), said: “BACA’s members include a number ...

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    UK export index on the rise as Brexit looms

    2018-03-07T12:52:57Z

    A new report commissioned by Heathrow Airport management suggests that the UK export climate is in its "strongest position" since the year 2000The quarterly Export Climate Index (ECI) tracks the health of the UK’s export economy and its impacts on families and businesses across the country.The index, carried out by ...

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    ITC report calls on the UK Government to prioritise aviation industry post Brexit

    2017-12-11T12:15:14Z

    Think tank the Independent Transport Commission (ITC) has called for the UK's aviation industry to be a priority for Government thinking in regards to any post-Brexit world.The ITC-commissioned report – ‘The Strategic Challenges Facing UK Aviation: Assessing the future of UK air connectivity’ – was written by a former Bank ...

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    BIFA welcomes latest movement on Brexit discussions

    2017-12-08T15:29:18Z

    Earlier today (8 December), it was confirmed that what appeared to be real progress on Brexit negotiations had been reached in ongoing talks between the EU and the British Government.Britain has agreed to pay up to £39bn in what has been described as its “divorce bill”, while compromise was reached ...