Are you finding the new Brexit Trade Rules overwhelming? The gov.uk/export-goods website details an 8 step trade "Check Ladder" for UK exporters to follow. It's a time consuming minefield of information and red-tape. All of which is necessary to remain legal and compliant. However, there is an alternative. MIES International can offer you and your business a "One Stop Shop" and help you to move forward in your European and Global Logistics. Contact us for more information - S

Goods manufactured in Great Britain has never been more important for UK traders. The UK has now signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the EU. This means new rules are required for UK businesses who are trading with the EU surrounding the country of origin of their goods. The UK-EU Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) states that no tariffs (duty) will apply to goods traded between the UK & EU, as long as the goods originate from the country from which they have been expo

FIATA International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations, released a new awareness course in early January 2021. The Prevention of Wildlife Trafficking course seeks to equip freight forwarders with the information they need to protect themselves from inadvertently transporting smuggled wildlife goods and how to report and respond to instances of wildlife trafficking. The course will contribute towards the minimum requirements needed to obtain the FIATA Diploma in Fre

The Department of Transport (DfT) has confirmed that employees in the Logistics sector are considered "essential workers" and accordingly will be allowed to travel for work. In addition, the children of logistics employees will be permitted to attend school along with those of other key workers. The DfT stated that the work of the logistics sector is vital and shoud continue to the greatest extent possible through the COVID 19 crisis. Government policy is clear that this app

The Port of Liverpool's deepwater container terminal set a new record in December, for the second time in 2020. The vessel Tamara (MSC) docked and discharged 5,956 teu, beating the port's existing record of teu from a single ship by 496 teu. Felixstow port will become the largest UK port to deploy 5G technology. Shanghai port posted a new record container volume of 43.5 million teu last year (2020), retianing the tilte of the world's busiest container port for the 11th year i