News and communications

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency launches 6-week consultation on new merchant shipping regulations.

• Updated: 18 January 2024

Green hydrogen refuelling station to be built near Middlesbrough, helping to increase economic growth in the area and decarbonise the transport network.

• Updated: 17 January 2024

Maritime sector working round the clock since September to deliver Christmas to households across the UK.

• Updated: 21 December 2023

Target will boost economic growth and lead to significant environmental benefits by taking lorries off our roads, cutting emissions and congestion in the process.

• Updated: 20 December 2023

New funding will create new jobs and provide crucial infrastructure to help the haulage sector decarbonise.

• Updated: 19 October 2023

Government and industry funding to significantly upgrade truck stops for lorry drivers and support recruitment and workforce retention.

• Updated: 11 September 2023

Hydrogen-fueled airport vehicles and supermarket delivery trucks could provide greener and more efficient journeys.

• Updated: 2 August 2023

The Traffic Commissioners’ Annual Report to the Secretary of State is available to view and download.

• Updated: 20 July 2023

Winning projects will help to create greener ways of delivering freight across the UK.

• Updated: 11 April 2023

Have your say on increasing the weight limit for fuel tankers.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

Energy and freight industry experts work together to support rail, road, air, maritime and warehousing reach net zero by 2050.

• Updated: 5 April 2023

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) has launched its vision to 2030, setting out what needs to be done to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably.

• Updated: 4 April 2023

Three Royal Air Force (RAF) aircraft are helping to deliver NATO’s package of emergency support to Turkey, following the devastating earthquakes this month.

• Updated: 17 February 2023

Passengers will be boarding the world’s first fully sized, self-driving bus service in Edinburgh from the Spring, after it was awarded a share of £81 million in joint UK government and industry support for self-driving trans…

• Updated: 1 February 2023

Government launches a new fund to help small to medium-sized businesses to develop greener and more efficient solutions for freight.

• Updated: 9 January 2023

HGV parking and driver welfare scheme provides match funding to support industry operators to improve HGV facilities.

• Updated: 24 November 2022

Official statistics reveal 74% more lorry tests were carried out between January and March 2022 compared to pre-pandemic levels.

• Updated: 11 August 2022

Call for evidence to help create new opportunities in logistics and support the UK supply chain.

• Updated: 5 August 2022

The TCs’ annual report to the Secretary of State is available to view and download.

• Updated: 19 July 2022

Government consultation seeks industry views on how the HGV levy could be reformed when the current suspension ends as planned in July 2023.

• Updated: 20 June 2022