News / Whitehall must factor 'overlooked' freight into long-term infrastructure planning

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Logistics stakeholders have welcomed the UK National Infrastructure Commission’s (NIC) latest report, which urges government and industry to factor freight into long-term transport and planning.

Chief executive of UK Major Ports Group Tim Morris said freight was the “essential lifeblood” of the UK economy.

“Yet the freight industry has too often been overlooked by policy makers – a victim of its highly efficient success,” he added.

“The recommendations on better factoring freight into long-term transport and planning thinking are absolutely essential and very ...