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News Flash 23 May 2019

North East and Tees Valley Water Freight Event Review – 6th February 2019

John Bourn, from the North East Regional Transport Team, welcomed guests to this second Water Freight event co-hosted by the North East, North of Tyne and Tees Valley Combined Authorities, and held in the impressive surroundings of the National Glass Centre in Sunderland.

The audience at the well-attended event included representatives from ports, terminal operators, hauliers, shippers, Local Authorities and trade associations. John explained that the North East Freight Partnership is the longest-running Freight Quality Partnership in the UK and the aim of this meeting was to discuss some of the challenges and opportunities facing the water freight sector in the region, with a particular focus on Brexit.

We heard presentations from a wide variety of speakers, comprising the Ports of Sunderland, Tyne, Antwerp and PD Ports, as well as reviews from P&O the shipping company and CILT regarding intelligent solutions for the freight industry. It was underlined that the maritime industry is of enormous economic importance – 80% of the world’s goods are moved by sea, with 5% using UK ports. read more
News Flash 17 May 2019

TRIP/Lo-City CPC courses

The North East Freight Partnership is pleased to announce it has organised two CPC-accredited Lo-City/Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention (TRIP) courses for Summer 2019. These courses are free for North East operators and cover the following two 3.5 hour modules:

Lo-City Fuel Efficiency, Emissions & Air Quality. This module focuses on vehicle emissions, fuel efficient driving techniques and cleaner vehicle and alternative fuel technologies.

Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention. Terrorism Risk and Incident Prevention (TRIP) equips drivers with the knowledge and skills to operate safely and reduce the risks of terrorism. This module aims to substantially increase the awareness of HGV drivers relating to their own personal safety and security as well as outlining their role and responsibilities safeguarding the general public.

These courses take place on the 5th June and 19th June 2019 at Holiday Inn, Emerson, Washington NE37 1LB. To book a place please contact training providers Fleet Source here. read more
News Flash 14 May 2019

Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems Project – Freight on the A19 near the Port of Tyne

Amey Consulting has been appointed by Highways England to undertake a feasibility/scoping study for Cooperative Intelligent Transport Systems (C-ITS) corridors in the North East. Part of this project will look at how we can use technology to improve Freight movements on the A19 between Downhill Lane and the Port of Tyne in the district councils of Sunderland and South Tyneside.

While Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) focus on digital technologies providing intelligence placed at the roadside or in vehicles, C-ITS focuses on the communication between those systems – whether it is a vehicle communicating with another vehicle, with the infrastructure, or with other C-ITS systems.

Our proposed solution aims to deliver better and more relevant routing information read more
News Flash 14 May 2019

Next Freight Partnership Meeting – 5th June 2019, Port of Blyth, South Harbour, Blyth, Northumberland, NE24 3PB

Please note that the next North East Freight Partnership meeting will take place at the port of Blyth on Wednesday 5th June, 10am for a 10.30 start until 12.30. Refreshments will be provided.

Port of Blyth is a first class port and has particular expertise in the energy, project cargo, container, dry bulk and break bulk sectors, heavy lift experience and a range of added value services complimenting a collection of high quality warehousing and engineering workshops. We will be hearing from a representative from the Port at this meeting.

A map and further travel information can be found here.

A full agenda will be provided in due course.

We hope to see you there read more