‘Brexit buster’ direct shipping route announced between UK and Morocco

Logistics company United Seaways plans to launch a new ‘Brexit buster’ direct shipping route that will connect the UK and Morocco. The route, which will link Poole in Dorset to Tangier, has been in planning for more than two years and will help bypass post-Brexit traffic congestion and additional import procedures on goods arriving via […]

Freshfel, FPC urge government to delay derogation for plant health certification

Freshfel and the Fresh Produce Consortium have asked the UK government to hold off on instituting a requirement that imports from the European Union need phytosanitary certificates from 1 April. The European fresh produce association and the FPC say effects from the costs of the 750,000 PCs will put an enormous strain on an already taxed system […]