14.02.14
Freight challenges set out to 2035 by CILT
Strategic national direction is needed to meet challenges facing the future growth of the UK’s logistics capability, the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport (CILT) has urged.
A new report, UK Freight Planning to 2035, examines these challenges and calls for planning for freight hubs to be made a national priority. All major distribution parks should be planned with a presumption of rail connections, and planning for infrastructure considered to be of national importance to the UK should take precedence over local agendas, the report recommends.
But the UK must also work to ensure regional and national policy developments are aligned.
CILT chief executive Steve Agg said: “The UK is already congested and we cannot rely on market-driven solutions alone, we need direct policy input to facilitate engagement. This is about giving industry the confidence to invest to serve supply chains and meet the needs of local communities and national interests.”
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