With Covid-19 restrictions being significantly eased, life in the transport & logistics sectors is getting back to where it was at the beginning of 2020, but there is still a way to go.
There is no doubt, the last two years has placed much stress and shock on global and national supply chains, so what can we all learn from the post-Covid/post-Brexit world? That’s a subject that will be discussed at the forthcoming ITT Hub Conference; you can read all about that in this issue.
In recent weeks, truck manufacturers have been reporting on how they have been coping, and it is not all bad news. DAF, for example, once again topped 30% market share in 2021, Iveco are not doing too badly either as we read in their ‘State of the Nation’ annual report, while MAN Truck & Bus continues to accelerate the change to zero-emission commercial vehicles, as does Renault Trucks.
Also in this issue, we hear from Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon who has been looking back and reflecting on her two years in office, saying she is proud of her team who have responded to the challenges of Covid-19 and Brexit – and congratulations are in order to David Wells, Chief Executive of business group Logistics UK, who was awarded an OBE in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to transport and logistics.
Services provided by freight forwarders and customs agents have never been more essential in the wake of Brexit and the ongoing debate over the Northern Ireland protocol, so we have been looking at what some of our leading agents in this specialist field have to offer.
Shipping and ports also feature prominently in this issue, with our annual look at this vital sector. We hear how Seatruck Ferries have coped with the last two years and report on how Belfast Harbour has benefitted from an increase in global trade and investment in new infrastructure projects during 2021.
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