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Has the port-centric debate – a very UK-centric argument at that – entered a new phase with the publication of last week’s report, Improving the Efficiency of Freight Movements: the Contribution to the UK Economic Growth from the Independent Transport Commission?

In the second of a three-part series, The Loadstar looks at the recommendations and problems in various aspects of the UK’s supply chain highlighted in the report.

In recent years port-centric logistics has generally focused on retailers’ decision to move regional ...