Stena Line and Associated British Ports (ABP) have entered into an agreement to jointly develop a new freight terminal at the Port of Immingham in the Humber region. The new terminal is planned to start operation in 2025.

New freight terminal to be built at Immingham; Swedish ferry firm to operate it for 50 years

<span data-preserver-spaces="true">The obligation for drivers to enter the country code into the tachograph at the border or the first possible stop after the border will cause chaos at the borders, increase CO2 emissions and lead to higher costs, warns the Dutch transportation organisation TLN. Therefore, ut recommends changing the law to allow drivers to record the border crossing at the first planned stop.</span>

Mandatory border crossing recording should be changed to 1st planned stop, says TLN

Only sixty lorry drivers from outside the European Economic Area have applied for an Irish work permit since October, reports <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/sixty-non-eu-lorry-drivers-apply-for-permits-since-quota-lifted-1.4779847" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the Irish Times.</a> Most of the applicants are from South Africa, but there are also drivers from Australia, Japan and South Korea who would like to work in Ireland.

Only 60 non-EEA truckers have applied for Irish work permits since quota lifted

After the government's recent announcement about the pause of all-lane smart motorways rollout for five years, the Automobile Association (AA) and the Road Haulage Association (RHA) have recommended reverting to the hard-shoulder on smart motorways between 7 pm-7 am. The aim of the proposal is to avoid confusion and to provide a safe place to counter live lane collisions that happen at night.

AA and RHA recommends smart motorways reverting to hard shoulders at night

Many HGVs are still making long but money-saving detours to use the Brenner pass, the latest study made for the Austrian state government has found. Every third lorry is taking a detour of 60 km, while every fifth goes an 120 extra km to save money.

3rd of Brenner trucks make long detours to avoid expensive tolls, new study finds

Investment group Waterland Private Equity has acquired a majority share in the Duvenbeck Group - a European logistics solutions provider with  6,000 employees and an annual turnover recently reaching approximately 700 million euros.

Full-service logistics provider Duvenbeck and buy-’n-build investor Waterland establish growth partnership

Guinness has announced plans to introduce its first zero-emission vehicles into its fleet from this summer. The aim is for 70% of the fleet to be zero-emission by the end of 2025, and 100% by the end of the decade.

Guinness plans to make 70% of its fleet emission-free by 2025

Manchester's city authority decided on Wednesday to delay plans to charge vans and Manchester-based taxis entering the upcoming Clean Air Zone. However, buses and HGVs will still need to pay the charge. The Road Haulage Association (RHA) has reacted angrily to the statement, branding it unfair and discriminatory.

Manchester CAZ charge delayed for vans but not HGVs; RHA: it’s unfair and discriminatory

New overnight accommodation is available for HGV drivers in Bremen near the motorway in the shape of a container hotel. A 45ft shipping container has been turned into a motel, offering 4 rooms with facilities. As we all know, drivers are obliged to spend their weekly rest outside of the cabin - a rule intended to make sure truckers can have a rest and start the new week energised. However, can a room only 30% bigger than the cab, placed in a busy logistics area, provide such a relaxing environment? And is 49 euros per night a fair price?

Container “hotel” for truckers opens in Bremen; rooms not much bigger than the cab

The first driverless CMA CGM containers carried by Brittany Ferries across the Channel left the port of Le Havre on Wednesday. The service is now available four times a week, making it possible for the CMA CGM Group to offer a ‘fast lane’ solution for containers, with shorter transit times.

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