Ports call for more representation as UK ‘flip-flops’ on border checks
More industry representation is needed to determine the future of the UK’s border operating model, following the scrapping of planned phytosanitary checks.
More industry representation is needed to determine the future of the UK’s border operating model, following the scrapping of planned phytosanitary checks.
In the first six months of 2022, the utilisation rate of ground support vehicles at UK airports had increased to 84% of that seen in the equivalent period in 2019. The activity in June 2022 was only fractionally below June 2019 levels.
Supply chains operating through Hong Kong are once again facing restrictions on cross-border truck operations due to Covid-restrictions. The restrictions began on July 25 and reduce truck capacity to around 10-20% of usual levels.