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Logistics UK welcomes government's SAF requirements
Supply chain group Logistics UK has welcomed the government's plan to require 10% of jet fuel to be sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) by 2030 as part of its Jet Zero strategy.The UK government launched the new strategy yesterday at the Farnborough Air Show. Also included is a £165m kick starter ...
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Supply chain spotlight: The key to supply chain resilience
The logistics industry has faced a period of unprecedented challenges in recent years and, as a result, the resilience of the supply chain across the globe has received unprecedented attention.The World Economic Forum defines supply chain resilience as "the ability of a global supply chain to reorganise and deliver its ...
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Supply Chain Spotlight: Logistics UK - airfreight's route to net zero
In 2021, Logistics UK launched its Route to Net Zero Commitment, with the aim of supporting its members to decarbonise their operations as quickly and effectively as possible.This pledge comes in response to the need to speed up the UK’s path to net zero by 2050, with many of the ...
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InsightsLogistics UK: War in Ukraine poses airfreight challenges
Access to both Ukrainian and Russian airspace is now minimal to non-existent for many countries across the globe due to the ongoing war in Ukraine.As a result, many flights are diverting south, but with some airspaces in the Middle East restricted or closed, airlines are limited in their options.Diverted routes ...
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InsightsSupply chain spotlight: Greener skies ahead
Photo: Scharfsinn/ ShutterstockThe Scottish Government is a leader in setting climate change targets, having committed to achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.To determine how to meet its net-zero target while continuing to receive the social and economic benefits of air travel, the Scottish Government intends to produce an aviation ...
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InsightsSupply chain spotlight: 2021 UK air cargo review
2021 proved to be a vital year for the air cargo industry; ongoing sea shipping disruption saw many companies utilise airfreight as a quick and reliable way to transport goods, with airfreight prices soaring to two-and-a-half-times higher than pre-pandemic levels. Alongside soaring demand, Brexit and decarbonisation continued to remain challenges ...
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NewsCharterSync scoops Logistics Award
Logistics Award winners. Source: Logistics UKDigital charter broker CharterSync last week scooped the Air Business of the Year Award at Logistics UK's Logistics Awards.The company was one of 14 to win an award at the event on Thursday night in London at a ceremony hosted by stand-up comic and podcaster ...
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Supply chains spotlight: Soaring demand in the skies
With the current disruption to deep sea shipping showing little sign of abating, many companies are looking towards air freight as an alternative, more reliable option for international logistics operations to protect the integrity of global supply chains.As reported in the UK's Daily Telegraph (November 2021), the air cargo sector ...
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Supply chain spotlight: COP26 - Aviation moves on decarbonisation
Propelling the global transition to zero emission transport is set to be a key focus at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP26), which is being held this month (November 2021) in Glasgow.While the aviation industry is already making huge strides to decarbonise its operations – through measures such as increased ...
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Supply chain spotlight: Air cargo & passenger travel, making the connection
The news that America is to relax its travel rules to allow border entry to vaccinated passengers from the UK and EU has been welcomed by the airfreight sector.While many may view passenger travel and air cargo as separate sectors within the air industry, they are in fact directly, and ...
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Border operating model: Airfreight explained
The government recently updated its Border Operating Model (BOM) document, which provides useful, plain-English information on how to navigate the post-Brexit border arrangements, including those for airfreight.With European Union (EU) goods now treated as Rest of World goods since January 1, there have been significant changes to customs control requirements.And, ...
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UK's logistics sector calls for Covid isolation exemption amidst 'ping-demic'
The UK's logistics sector is calling on the government to exempt workers from Covid isolation rules.The call comes as the country faces what is being dubbed a 'ping-demic' — a reference to receiving a 'ping' from the health service's Covid app notifying people they should isolate — after most lockdown ...
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Soaring e-commerce and the need to support aviation
At the start of June, Logistics UK partnered with Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT (Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust) to present government with a call for action over the future of air freight, writes Logistics UK's Alex Veitch.In the proposals presented, 11 key recommendations were made to enable the UK to ...
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NewsAIPUT and Logistics UK propose plan to revitalise UK airfreight
Airport property developer Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) and Logistics UK have called on the government to rejuvenate the airfreight industry.The companies have set out 11 recommendations on how the UK government should restore its competitiveness in the wake of the Covid and Brexit crises.Nick Smith, fund manager at ...
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UK and European Union agree trade deal
The European Union (EU) and UK have agreed a trade deal that will allow tariff free trade in goods.The deal comes after weeks of intense negotiations as the two sides worked to thrash out an agreement before the UK leaves the single market and customs union on December 31.According to ...
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UK-France border reopens but backlog expected
France has reopened its border with the UK but supply chain backlogs are expected to continue as trucks take time to clear.Yesterday evening the French government eased its travel ban, allowing hauliers - among others - to travel to France if they have proof of a negative Covid test in ...
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EU reveals no-deal Brexit supply chain contingency plans
The European Union (EU) has revealed its contingency plans to keep transport operations moving in case of a no-deal Brexit.The temporary six-month measures will allow airlines from the UK to operate flights across the bloc, while hauliers will be able to use EU states' roads.The move was welcomed by supply ...
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Calls for UK to extend night-time flying provisions for air cargo
Supply chain association Logistics UK has called on the country's government to extend its current provision for night flights until 2024 and beyond.The call to extend provisions follows the launch of a government consultation on night-time flying regulations on December 2.Zoe McLernon, multimodal policy manager at Logistics UK, said: “Air ...
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Row erupts over post-Brexit border delays
UK hauliers have been warned to expect delays of up to two days and queues of up to 7,000 trucks in Kent as the UK transition from the European Union kicks in.In a letter, the UK government said that under its reasonable worst case scenario for the first couple of ...
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NewsFTA to become Logistics UK later this month
UK supply chain group the Freight Transport Association has officially changed its name to Logistics UK.The group first announced plans for the change in February of this year, but the name change was delayed as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak.The move comes as the organisation looks to achieve more ...
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