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by Des Vertannes

Future looking positive for air cargo sector

Last year shaped up to be an important one for air cargo, and I expect the developments we are now seeing to feed through into an exciting 2012.... read more

How did massive quantities of toxic waste arrive at an Indonesian port?

At the end of January, 113 containers of toxic waste were intercepted by officials at Jakarta Tanjung Priok Port. But how did they get there in... read more

by Chris Evans

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Foreign lorries should pay to use our roads, says FTA

Commenting on a government consultation on a proposed road user charging scheme for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) of 12 tonnes and over, Simon... read more

by Simon Chapman

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HS2: CILT welcomes far-sighted decision on vital new rail route

Steve Agg of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport in the UK (CILT) on the government’s approval of HS2. read more

by Steve Agg

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HS2: High-speed rail is essential for much-needed capacity on our rail network, says BCC

John Longworth of the British Chambers of Commerce reacts to transport secretary Justine Greening’s announcement that High Speed 2 (HS2) will... read more

by John Longworth

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Why are we not lifting restrictions on night-time deliveries?

In the run up to Christmas it would have been easy to overlook the recommendations by Mary Portas in her recently published report The Portas... read more

by Mike Parry

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2012: Should congestion charges replace fuel duty?

It has been an eventful 12 months for the fuel duty debate. The FairFuelUK campaign to scrap fuel tax rises surged to the forefront of national... read more

by Jakes de Kock

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Compulsory lorry driver training still causing sleepless nights across industry

By September 2014 all lorry drivers in Europe must have completed 35 hours of training in compliance with Driver Certificate of Professional... read more

by Isobel Harding

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Denmark picks up the baton for night-time deliveries

The state of the global economy and its subsequent impact on public spending retrenchment, together with the environmental imperative that has... read more

by Natalie Chapman

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