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Major box lines sign up to decommission ships at revitalised Scottish dock

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People / Sarah Murray appointed first CEO of Scotland's Forth Green Freeport

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Brexit News / 'An invisible traffic jam of exports' as shipper anxiety builds

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Brexit News / Post-Brexit Northern Ireland volumes shipping via Scotland instead of Dublin

Brexit News / Scottish shellfish lorries in Brexit protest park-up at Downing Street

Brexit News / New customs systems 'not up to speed', sparking NI truck shortage fears

News / P&O Ferries boosts capacity to compensate for lost Scotland-Europe freight link

News / Scottish whisky shippers on the rocks as dock workers at Grangemouth launch strike

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Major box lines sign up to decommission ships at revitalised Scottish dock

Scotland Headlines

People / Sarah Murray appointed first CEO of Scotland's Forth Green Freeport

Recommends / Menzies Parcels set to cease trading, putting 300 jobs at risk

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Brexit News / Post-Brexit regulations out of synch with Scottish groupage operations

Brexit News / 'An invisible traffic jam of exports' as shipper anxiety builds

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Brexit News / Post-Brexit Northern Ireland volumes shipping via Scotland instead of Dublin

Brexit News / Scottish shellfish lorries in Brexit protest park-up at Downing Street

Brexit News / New customs systems 'not up to speed', sparking NI truck shortage fears

News / P&O Ferries boosts capacity to compensate for lost Scotland-Europe freight link

News / Scottish whisky shippers on the rocks as dock workers at Grangemouth launch strike

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