Costly import red tape means UK food prices will rise, expert warns
UK food importers are clashing with the government over a threat of inflationary increases to ...
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UPDATED 24.11.20 to include Maersk statement
Maersk has announced plans to increase its import haulage tariff for the UK and Ireland on 1 January, as freight rates continue to spike by “crazy” amounts.
The timing could not be more inopportune, adding further misery to importers and a port sector bracing itself for what is expected to be “utter chaos” in the new, and as yet unknown, trade regime between the EU and the UK.
Maersk said the “adjustment” to its import haulage tariff ...
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Richard Bollard
November 24, 2020 at 3:54 pmLiverpool Docks are a shambles at the moment. Hauliers suffering waiting for Containers . System at docks a waste of time. Long wait to get box on on & off. No Marshaling on the pad system. Fights breaking out amongst drivers on who is next. Peel Ports just dont give a toss
Clive Broadhead
November 24, 2020 at 10:36 pmWhy not make more use of the less congested container ports on the Humber, like Hull and Immingham?
Mike Wackett
November 26, 2020 at 10:32 amThere are 1,000s of containers stranded at R’dam, Ant and Zeebrugge that could normally be feedered to the Humber
Clive – but there are just no ships open at the moment!
Ann
November 27, 2020 at 12:00 amWe cant afford to hoard steel containers in the country crap was sent to…
Any ship importing containers full of stuff.., must also provide RETURN CARGO SHIPS, going back to them.
Our country isnt a dump.
Lyndon Dupont
December 08, 2020 at 11:27 amLet’s hold the port authorities and shipping companies accountable – by working together.
Please sign and share this petition – https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/563212/sponsors/new?token=NuE-RvMGgLUnHN1wKxt9
Thanks in advance!