Britain's Retail Industry Demands Probe of Disruption at Ports
Britainâs retailers and food manufacturers have called on lawmakers to urgently investigate ongoing disruption at UK ports, warning that delays were hurting their plans to build stocks ahead of Christmas and the December 31 end of the Brexit transition period.The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) said on Thursday they had written to Lilian Greenwood, chair of parliamentâs Commons Transport Select Committee, and Angus Brendan MacNeil, chair of the International Trade CommitteeâŚ
UK Shipping Industry Broadly Welcomes Commons' Committee Report
The UK governmentâs new maritime strategy âposes the right questionsâ about the country's shipping industry but âdoes not yet provide compelling answers on a range of key points that will have a major impact on this valuable sector of our economyâ according to Louise Ellman, chairman of the House of Commons Transport Select Committee. The report here is from shipping trade association 'Maritime London'. Ms Ellmanâs remarks launched the publication of a review into the UK shipping industry which was undertaken after the government and industry entered into a âstrategic partnershipâ in 2013.
