International shipping should be included in UK carbon emission targets for 2050, according the Committee on Climate Change which advises the UK government
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Heysham Port has seen a 25 per cent rise in ro-ro volumes in the past six months following a £1m investment in infrastructure improvements
The European Commission has set out plans to spend £28 billion to upgrade Europe’s transport infrastructure, build missing links and remove bottlenecks
The Department for Transport is to conduct a ten-year trial of 1,800 longer trailers and is inviting operators to participate in the programme
By 2017 the UK logistics sector will need 843,600 new employees.
The European Commission has given its approval to the proposed acquisition of truck-maker MAN SE by Volkswagen AG which already controls Scania
The Freight Transport Association has backed recommendations by the House of Commons transport committee on sharing data to cut traffic jams
The Freight Transport Association has welcomed the Department for Transport’s modification of the operator licensing regulations, which aim to avoid imposing unnecessary burdens on industry
The European Commission has proposed revisions to the tachograph legislation to make full use of new technological opportunities such as satellite positioning
As the consultation on longer lorries launched by transport minister Mike Penning closes, the government has to make a decision on whether to go ahead with the proposal