Export & Freight Feb-Mar 26

Green Shoots

After what was definitely the longest – and wettest – January in history we have made it safely into February and with the evenings, and mornings, getting slightly brighter things are starting to look up.

And just like the green shoots of growth that we can see in the garden there is a lot happening across our industry and in this February-March issue of Export & Freight we bring you a snapshot of the latest developments in the local logistics industry.

Our cover story features local business Advance Machinery Installation making a significant investment in a powerful new Mercedes Benz Actros, supplied by local dealer Mercedes Benz Northern Ireland Truck & Van (MBTVNI). And inside we feature a unique gatefold spread featuring TST in Ballymena taking delivery of 10 new Scania trucks from an order of 20, supplied by Scania Road Trucks.

And the positivity continues inside as we cover the arrival of major logistics company Dachser into Northern Ireland, and we also feature a brand new hybrid ferry arriving in Belfast before beginning servicing the busy freight route of Belfast to Heysham.

Export & Freight got an exclusive look inside the new Stena Connecta and learned all about its innovative rotor sails – which make it stand out from the crowd. The Stena Connecta joins the Stena Futura, which was the first ship to be officially named in Belfast in over 20 years back in November, on the Belfast Heysham route.

We have an exclusive interview with Ben Fletcher, the new Chief Executive of Logistics UK, and we welcome Alastair Gunn, RHA PolicyLead for Trade, as a new columnist to the magazine.

This issue features a dedicated Trailer Feature, along with a spotlight on Shipping, Customs Agents and Freight Forwarders. You’ll also find a feature on Training, which I’m personally proud to be part of.

We hope you enjoy reading this issue, it was a pleasure putting it together.

Austin Lynch Editor
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