The UK  Government’s post-Brexit import controls on EU goods will cause food shortages and price inflation while hitting small businesses hardest, the Cold Chain Federation has warned.

Post-Brexit checks on EU goods to entail consignment charges

Official figures from the Irish government have shown a record level of articulated lorry traffic at the ROI-NI border in 2022. The number of HGVs crossing the border has been steadily increasing since 2013, when the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra) began collating the figures.

Official Irish data shows record level of HGVs border-crossing in 2022

The Department for Transport has opened an £80-£100k budget tender to find the best digital technology for managing EU-bound lorries in Kent so that no queues or congestion shall form in the future.

Government to use digital tech to stop EU-bound HGVs queuing in Kent

Without the automation of registration processes, shipping goods to England could be so costly that it might no longer be worth it, states a study written by a project manager at Waberer's, who has been dealing with Brexit 2020.

Waberer’s study indicates France was better prepared for Brexit customs procedures than the UK

Due to the seemingly ever-increasing post-Brexit demand for Ireland-France freight, executives of the French port of Dunkirk are looking into increasing the number of services to and from Rosslare and Dublin, as well as establishing new routes to Cork and Waterford.

Dunkirk port set to add even more capacity on routes to Ireland

Several officials have told PoliticsHome that another delay to Brexit customs and veterinary checks on EU goods entering Britain is on the cards. The move would avoid additional freight friction at the border, but also continue the situation whereby British exporters to the EU face much more stringent checks compared to EU exporters to Britain.

Report: UK Government set to delay Brexit checks on EU goods yet again

People and organisations all over the UK are collecting donations for refugees from Ukraine and for those who are still in the country. As customs procedures after Brexit might cause some headaches for hauliers, please find here guidance on recent humanitarian aid transportation regulations.

Procedures and regulations hauliers need to know when sending aid to Ukraine

Portsmouth International Port has unveiled its £92m “masterplan", according to which the port will expand its land to cater for the increase in unaccompanied freight, accommodate a new Border Control Post, and upgrade facilities at the international cargo terminal Portico. Facilities for drivers such as showers, toilets, a canteen will also be built on the new site.

Portsmouth Port plan includes more space for HGVs and unaccompanied freight

Due to the restrictions in the UK's “oven ready" trade deal with the EU, the UK is considering allowing events hauliers from Great Britain to switch their vehicles between UK and EU licences. This would allow British hauliers who specialise in events, including concert tours, to get around the Brexit cabotage limitations - provided they set up an entity in the EU itself. The Department for Transport says the deal is a means of dealing with the UK's failure to negotiate special conditions for British concert hauliers operating in the EU.

Government admits it failed to negotiate Brexit deal for events hauliers

Logistics UK is concerned about the lack of details on the planned Border Control Posts (BCPs) for July. The logistics industry association says it is crucial for hauliers to know in advance the type of commodities each BCPs accept, information it believes should already be available.