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  • Haulage
    96% of UK Hauliers 'Not Ready for Transition'

    96% of UK Hauliers ‘Not Ready for Transition’

    Collett & Sons Deliver a 68Te Transformer from Slovenia to Tilbury Substation

    Collett & Sons Deliver a 68Te Transformer from Slovenia to Tilbury Substation

    Next Generation of Drivers Challenging Stereotypes in the Haulage Industry

    Next Generation of Drivers Challenging Stereotypes in the Haulage Industry

    Logistics Calls for Clearer Vision on Zero Carbon HGVs

    Logistics Calls for Clearer Vision on Zero Carbon HGVs

    Get Brexit Ready with Logistics UK Online Conference

    Get Brexit Ready with Logistics UK Online Conference

    How to Avoid Autumnal Road Hazards

    How to Avoid Autumnal Road Hazards

    How to Transport Bulky Items Without Breaking the Law

    How to Transport Bulky Items Without Breaking the Law

    Electronic Goods Arrive On Time with New Arrivals Board From Mandata

    Electronic Goods Arrive On Time with New Arrivals Board From Mandata

    Cool Chain Association and IATA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

    Cool Chain Association and IATA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

  • Warehousing & Storage
    Panattoni UK Appoints Head of Capital Markets

    Panattoni UK Appoints Head of Capital Markets

    Rite-Hite Launches Close Up for Winter Initiative

    Rite-Hite Launches Close Up for Winter Initiative

    60% of Logistics Workers Spent Lockdown Searching for a New Role

    60% of Logistics Workers Spent Lockdown Searching for a New Role

    Brighton Works Warehouse Welcomes New Business

    Brighton Works Warehouse Welcomes New Business

    TPN Launches Next Phase of Development with a Brand New Look

    TPN Launches Next Phase of Development with a Brand New Look

    Hermes Opens New Distribution Depot and Creates Jobs

    Hermes Opens New Distribution Depot and Creates Jobs

    New Distribution Depot Creates 133 Jobs

    New Distribution Depot Creates 133 Jobs

    Creating a Smart Warehouse with Enhanced Internet Connectivity

    Creating a Smart Warehouse with Enhanced Internet Connectivity

    How to Manage and Maintain Your Workers' PPE during Covid-19

    How to Manage and Maintain Your Workers’ PPE during Covid-19

  • Bus & Coach
    Xplore Dundee is a Business Hero

    Xplore Dundee is a Business Hero

    Revolutionising the Commute Is Key to Reducing UK Carbon Emissions

    Revolutionising the Commute Is Key to Reducing UK Carbon Emissions

    Euro Bus Expo Postponed Until 2021

    Euro Bus Expo Postponed Until 2021

    Visitor Registration Opens for the Biggest Bus and Coach Event in Europe

    Visitor Registration Opens for the Biggest Bus and Coach Event in Europe

    Xplore Dundee Launches New Buses in 2020

    Xplore Dundee Launches New Buses in 2020

    Xplore Dundee's New Bus Tickets to Be Introduced in January

    Xplore Dundee’s New Bus Tickets to Be Introduced in January

    Xplore Dundee Celebrates Living Wage Week

    Xplore Dundee Celebrates Living Wage Week

    Xplore Dundee Shares Its Vision for 2020

    Xplore Dundee Shares Its Vision for 2020

    Stagecoach Drives Towards a ‘Cloud-First’ Enabled Network Strategy

    Stagecoach Drives Towards a ‘Cloud-First’ Enabled Network Strategy

  • Shipping & Ports
    Flexible Logistics Sector Committed to Delivering Christmas

    Flexible Logistics Sector Committed to Delivering Christmas

    SeaRoad Expands Its Ro/Ro Capacity with MoorMaster NxG

    SeaRoad Expands Its Ro/Ro Capacity with MoorMaster NxG

    Flexport Appoints New Head of Ocean EMEA

    Flexport Appoints New Head of Ocean EMEA

    Logistics UK Comment on Government’s Freeport Announcement

    Logistics UK Comment on Government’s Freeport Announcement

    Logistics UK Response to Port Infrastructure Fund

    Logistics UK Response to Port Infrastructure Fund

    Logistics UK Comments on Launch of Trader Support Service

    Logistics UK Comments on Launch of Trader Support Service

    Mammoet and Verton Sign on to Springboard Safer Load Orientation

    Mammoet and Verton Sign on to Springboard Safer Load Orientation

    3PL Launches New Real-Time Order Fulfilment Software

    3PL Launches New Real-Time Order Fulfilment Software

    Flexport Announces Free Carbon Calculator API Functionality in Shipping

    Flexport Announces Free Carbon Calculator API Functionality in Shipping

  • Air
    Night Flying Essential to Deliver Vital Goods

    Night Flying Essential to Deliver Vital Goods

    Luton Airport Shareholders Launch Funding Programme

    Luton Airport Shareholders Launch Funding Programme

    Electric Aviation Group Unveils World’s First Hybrid Aircraft

    Electric Aviation Group Unveils World’s First Hybrid Aircraft

    American Airlines Commencing Flights from London Heathrow

    American Airlines Commencing Flights from London Heathrow

    Flights to Be Resumed from Leeds Bradford Airport

    Flights to Be Resumed from Leeds Bradford Airport

    American Airlines Increases Cargo-Only Service from the US to Europe

    American Airlines Increases Cargo-Only Service from the US to Europe

    FTA Response to Heathrow Airport Decision

    FTA Response to Heathrow Airport Decision

    Statement on Bath Clean Air Zone

    Statement on Bath Clean Air Zone

    Jet2 Reports Increased Demand Following Thomas Cook Collapse

    Jet2 Reports Increased Demand Following Thomas Cook Collapse

  • Rail
    CEMEX Transports Two Million Tonnes By Rail to Save 100K Road Movements

    CEMEX Transports Two Million Tonnes By Rail to Save 100K Road Movements

    Rail Ombudsman Marks 2nd Anniversary with Renewed Call on Industry

    Rail Ombudsman Marks 2nd Anniversary with Renewed Call on Industry

    Rail Investment to Provide Economic Boost to Southampton and the Midlands

    Rail Investment to Provide Economic Boost to Southampton and the Midlands

    The End of Rail Franchising: Reform Must Deliver for Freight

    The End of Rail Franchising: Reform Must Deliver for Freight

    Hull Trains to London Are Resuming Service

    Hull Trains to London Are Resuming Service

    Plans for a Rail Testing Centre in Wales Are Progressing

    Plans for a Rail Testing Centre in Wales Are Progressing

    InPost and South Western Railway to Offer Contact-Free Collections and Returns

    InPost and South Western Railway to Offer Contact-Free Collections and Returns

    Acorn Awarded Principal Contractors Licence by Network Rail

    Acorn Awarded Principal Contractors Licence by Network Rail

    Intelligent Infrastructure to Digitally Transform Rail Operations

    Intelligent Infrastructure to Digitally Transform Rail Operations

  • Fleet
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    • Recovery
    Britain’s Highest and Lowest Roads

    Britain’s Highest and Lowest Roads

    Lytx Secures Long-Term Deal with Breezemount

    Lytx Secures Long-Term Deal with Breezemount

    Roger Bullivant Wins Silver Award for Best Trained Workforce

    Roger Bullivant Wins Silver Award for Best Trained Workforce

    Logistics UK Discusses Readiness with EU Transition Minister

    Logistics UK Discusses Readiness with EU Transition Minister

    How Van Drivers Can Reduce Emissions and Their Impact on the Environment

    How Van Drivers Can Reduce Emissions and Their Impact on the Environment

    Dawsongroup Finance Wins £15M Christmas Leasing Deal with Supermarket Chain

    Dawsongroup Finance Wins £15M Christmas Leasing Deal with Supermarket Chain

    Sonoco Recycling Invests in Three New Hiab MULTILIFTs

    Sonoco Recycling Invests in Three New Hiab MULTILIFTs

    Expand Grid Capacity to Support EV Revolution

    Expand Grid Capacity to Support EV Revolution

    Van Security Report 2020 Launched by Logistics UK

    Van Security Report 2020 Launched by Logistics UK

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  • Haulage
    96% of UK Hauliers 'Not Ready for Transition'

    96% of UK Hauliers ‘Not Ready for Transition’

    Collett & Sons Deliver a 68Te Transformer from Slovenia to Tilbury Substation

    Collett & Sons Deliver a 68Te Transformer from Slovenia to Tilbury Substation

    Next Generation of Drivers Challenging Stereotypes in the Haulage Industry

    Next Generation of Drivers Challenging Stereotypes in the Haulage Industry

    Logistics Calls for Clearer Vision on Zero Carbon HGVs

    Logistics Calls for Clearer Vision on Zero Carbon HGVs

    Get Brexit Ready with Logistics UK Online Conference

    Get Brexit Ready with Logistics UK Online Conference

    How to Avoid Autumnal Road Hazards

    How to Avoid Autumnal Road Hazards

    How to Transport Bulky Items Without Breaking the Law

    How to Transport Bulky Items Without Breaking the Law

    Electronic Goods Arrive On Time with New Arrivals Board From Mandata

    Electronic Goods Arrive On Time with New Arrivals Board From Mandata

    Cool Chain Association and IATA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

    Cool Chain Association and IATA Sign Memorandum of Understanding

  • Warehousing & Storage
    Panattoni UK Appoints Head of Capital Markets

    Panattoni UK Appoints Head of Capital Markets

    Rite-Hite Launches Close Up for Winter Initiative

    Rite-Hite Launches Close Up for Winter Initiative

    60% of Logistics Workers Spent Lockdown Searching for a New Role

    60% of Logistics Workers Spent Lockdown Searching for a New Role

    Brighton Works Warehouse Welcomes New Business

    Brighton Works Warehouse Welcomes New Business

    TPN Launches Next Phase of Development with a Brand New Look

    TPN Launches Next Phase of Development with a Brand New Look

    Hermes Opens New Distribution Depot and Creates Jobs

    Hermes Opens New Distribution Depot and Creates Jobs

    New Distribution Depot Creates 133 Jobs

    New Distribution Depot Creates 133 Jobs

    Creating a Smart Warehouse with Enhanced Internet Connectivity

    Creating a Smart Warehouse with Enhanced Internet Connectivity

    How to Manage and Maintain Your Workers' PPE during Covid-19

    How to Manage and Maintain Your Workers’ PPE during Covid-19

  • Bus & Coach
    Xplore Dundee is a Business Hero

    Xplore Dundee is a Business Hero

    Revolutionising the Commute Is Key to Reducing UK Carbon Emissions

    Revolutionising the Commute Is Key to Reducing UK Carbon Emissions

    Euro Bus Expo Postponed Until 2021

    Euro Bus Expo Postponed Until 2021

    Visitor Registration Opens for the Biggest Bus and Coach Event in Europe

    Visitor Registration Opens for the Biggest Bus and Coach Event in Europe

    Xplore Dundee Launches New Buses in 2020

    Xplore Dundee Launches New Buses in 2020

    Xplore Dundee's New Bus Tickets to Be Introduced in January

    Xplore Dundee’s New Bus Tickets to Be Introduced in January

    Xplore Dundee Celebrates Living Wage Week

    Xplore Dundee Celebrates Living Wage Week

    Xplore Dundee Shares Its Vision for 2020

    Xplore Dundee Shares Its Vision for 2020

    Stagecoach Drives Towards a ‘Cloud-First’ Enabled Network Strategy

    Stagecoach Drives Towards a ‘Cloud-First’ Enabled Network Strategy

  • Shipping & Ports
    Flexible Logistics Sector Committed to Delivering Christmas

    Flexible Logistics Sector Committed to Delivering Christmas

    SeaRoad Expands Its Ro/Ro Capacity with MoorMaster NxG

    SeaRoad Expands Its Ro/Ro Capacity with MoorMaster NxG

    Flexport Appoints New Head of Ocean EMEA

    Flexport Appoints New Head of Ocean EMEA

    Logistics UK Comment on Government’s Freeport Announcement

    Logistics UK Comment on Government’s Freeport Announcement

    Logistics UK Response to Port Infrastructure Fund

    Logistics UK Response to Port Infrastructure Fund

    Logistics UK Comments on Launch of Trader Support Service

    Logistics UK Comments on Launch of Trader Support Service

    Mammoet and Verton Sign on to Springboard Safer Load Orientation

    Mammoet and Verton Sign on to Springboard Safer Load Orientation

    3PL Launches New Real-Time Order Fulfilment Software

    3PL Launches New Real-Time Order Fulfilment Software

    Flexport Announces Free Carbon Calculator API Functionality in Shipping

    Flexport Announces Free Carbon Calculator API Functionality in Shipping

  • Air
    Night Flying Essential to Deliver Vital Goods

    Night Flying Essential to Deliver Vital Goods

    Luton Airport Shareholders Launch Funding Programme

    Luton Airport Shareholders Launch Funding Programme

    Electric Aviation Group Unveils World’s First Hybrid Aircraft

    Electric Aviation Group Unveils World’s First Hybrid Aircraft

    American Airlines Commencing Flights from London Heathrow

    American Airlines Commencing Flights from London Heathrow

    Flights to Be Resumed from Leeds Bradford Airport

    Flights to Be Resumed from Leeds Bradford Airport

    American Airlines Increases Cargo-Only Service from the US to Europe

    American Airlines Increases Cargo-Only Service from the US to Europe

    FTA Response to Heathrow Airport Decision

    FTA Response to Heathrow Airport Decision

    Statement on Bath Clean Air Zone

    Statement on Bath Clean Air Zone

    Jet2 Reports Increased Demand Following Thomas Cook Collapse

    Jet2 Reports Increased Demand Following Thomas Cook Collapse

  • Rail
    CEMEX Transports Two Million Tonnes By Rail to Save 100K Road Movements

    CEMEX Transports Two Million Tonnes By Rail to Save 100K Road Movements

    Rail Ombudsman Marks 2nd Anniversary with Renewed Call on Industry

    Rail Ombudsman Marks 2nd Anniversary with Renewed Call on Industry

    Rail Investment to Provide Economic Boost to Southampton and the Midlands

    Rail Investment to Provide Economic Boost to Southampton and the Midlands

    The End of Rail Franchising: Reform Must Deliver for Freight

    The End of Rail Franchising: Reform Must Deliver for Freight

    Hull Trains to London Are Resuming Service

    Hull Trains to London Are Resuming Service

    Plans for a Rail Testing Centre in Wales Are Progressing

    Plans for a Rail Testing Centre in Wales Are Progressing

    InPost and South Western Railway to Offer Contact-Free Collections and Returns

    InPost and South Western Railway to Offer Contact-Free Collections and Returns

    Acorn Awarded Principal Contractors Licence by Network Rail

    Acorn Awarded Principal Contractors Licence by Network Rail

    Intelligent Infrastructure to Digitally Transform Rail Operations

    Intelligent Infrastructure to Digitally Transform Rail Operations

  • Fleet
    • All
    • Recovery
    Britain’s Highest and Lowest Roads

    Britain’s Highest and Lowest Roads

    Lytx Secures Long-Term Deal with Breezemount

    Lytx Secures Long-Term Deal with Breezemount

    Roger Bullivant Wins Silver Award for Best Trained Workforce

    Roger Bullivant Wins Silver Award for Best Trained Workforce

    Logistics UK Discusses Readiness with EU Transition Minister

    Logistics UK Discusses Readiness with EU Transition Minister

    How Van Drivers Can Reduce Emissions and Their Impact on the Environment

    How Van Drivers Can Reduce Emissions and Their Impact on the Environment

    Dawsongroup Finance Wins £15M Christmas Leasing Deal with Supermarket Chain

    Dawsongroup Finance Wins £15M Christmas Leasing Deal with Supermarket Chain

    Sonoco Recycling Invests in Three New Hiab MULTILIFTs

    Sonoco Recycling Invests in Three New Hiab MULTILIFTs

    Expand Grid Capacity to Support EV Revolution

    Expand Grid Capacity to Support EV Revolution

    Van Security Report 2020 Launched by Logistics UK

    Van Security Report 2020 Launched by Logistics UK

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Expert Urges Businesses to Keep Eyes on Brexit Ball

Cristina Diaconu by Cristina Diaconu
January 10, 2020
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Expert Urges Businesses to Keep Eyes on Brexit Ball

Expert Urges Businesses to Keep Eyes on Brexit Ball

An international logistics expert has urged British businesses to keep their eyes on the Brexit ball, despite the government apparently trying to reduce public attention on the issue.

Adam Johnson, director of Leeds-based Tudor International Freight, said government messaging had emerged since last month’s general election effectively echoing the Conservatives’ campaign slogan that returning the party to power would mean “getting Brexit done” when the UK leaves the EU on 31 January.

This was despite talks covering almost the entire future relationship between Britain and the bloc only being scheduled to begin following our departure.

Mr Johnson said: “One relevant post-election development was the government’s confirmation that the dedicated Department for Exiting the EU, and therefore the House of Commons Brexit select committee, will be abolished at the end of this month. In addition, media reports have stated Prime Minister Boris Johnson has banned officials from using the word ‘Brexit’, that Downing Street will not refer to a future ‘deal’ with the EU, and that number 10’s dedicated Brexit press team will be renamed, from February onwards.

“The government is also apparently planning to deny Parliament oversight of the talks ahead and a vote on extending the post-Brexit transition period, which it’s committed to ending on 31 December this year.”

Mr Johnson said these developments suggested the Prime Minister was trying to position the forthcoming negotiations as just another aspect of foreign and economic policy, of real interest only to specialists. However, in truth, they would be of massive importance, including to businesses, as they would cover Britain’s future trading arrangements with the EU.

He said: “One potential reason for the government’s apparent positioning that Brexit is all-but over is it wants to try and reduce scrutiny of the agreements the Prime Minister will make with the EU in the months ahead. This is because, whether he sticks to his guns or makes concessions, he’s likely to upset significant audiences at home.”

Mr Johnson said if, on the one hand, the Prime Minister was true to his word and agreed a distant future trading relationship with the EU, merely like the one the bloc had with Canada, British businesses would face increased costs and administrative burdens, plus probably lower sales.

He said: “Britain’s economy overall is likely to be damaged in these circumstances, because of factors such as the EU currently buying almost half our exports, whereas it purchases only about eight per cent of Canada’s. This consideration has acquired new significance since the general election, as among the areas likely to be hardest by such a Brexit are the former Labour constituencies in areas such as the English north and midlands that the government is understandably proud of having won.”

Alternatively, Mr Johnson said, the Prime Minister changing tack and agreeing a closer future trading relationship with the EU would be unpopular with the more extreme Brexiters, in his party and elsewhere.

He said: “Such concessions are likely to be needed, however, if any comprehensive agreement is to be reached with a more powerful partner within the existing transition period. This timescale implies a window for these demanding and detailed talks – officially aimed at producing agreements not just on trade but also financial services, fishing, Northern Ireland and data issues – only from March to around October.

“Many experts also believe these retreats will be necessary if the Conservatives are to fund their general election spending pledges, such as an extra £34bn a year for the NHS by the end of the Parliament and investing £29bn in strategic roads.”

Mr Johnson said another possible reason for the government suggesting Brexit would be largely over this month was a desire to maximise the interval, and thus the connection in the public mind, between perceived completion and any negative effects of its intended deal, such as corporate relocations and job losses, becoming apparent. He said the Prime Minister may also be trying to obscure the fact that leading members of the Leave campaign suggested before the 2016 referendum that a trade deal with the EU would be in place by the time the UK left it, a claim which has proved undeliverable.

He said despite these and any additional official signals, such as the reintroduction of blue passports and issuing of commemorative coins, British businesses should not believe the Brexit process was now virtually complete.

Mr Johnson said: “It’s not a happy portent the Prime Minister reportedly used a four-letter word to describe his view of business, in June 2018, when asked about its fears over a hard Brexit. Companies and their representative bodies should therefore maintain the pressure on him in the coming months to secure a deal which does the least possible damage to their interests and our economic prosperity, as there’s still much to play for.”

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