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UK transport secretary moves to ensure P&O Ferries will pay a fair wage

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News / Relief charity will provide food and water to UK hauliers caught in congestion

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UK transport secretary moves to ensure P&O Ferries will pay a fair wage

Department for Transport Headlines

News / Relief charity will provide food and water to UK hauliers caught in congestion

News / DFT green light for Manston air cargo gateway proposal, despite objections

News / SME hauliers claim UK zero-emission plan for HGVs puts them at risk

News / UK cabotage rules may be lifted, but would 'outsource' haulage, say critics

Recommends / UK ministers ‘in secret visa talks’ to end lorry crisis

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News / 'Cold ironing' can reduce emissions at UK ports, but government must help

Brexit News / UK DfT snaps up extra ferry capacity to keep freight 'flowing smoothly' post-Brexit

News / Whitehall unveils financial support package for British ferry industry

News / Operators pledge emergency capacity to relieve post-Brexit shortages

News / Whitehall splashes out £30m to help ports, roads and rail cope with Brexit

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Comment / Brexit sails from one storm in a port to another: want to talk about it?

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