The images above represent different stages in human ingenuity but share our natural wish to travel and share a detail relating to travel. Filming equipment for a trip on the Ffestiniog Heritage Railway arrived in the UK on an ATA carnet. Scientific equipment for pre-launch testing on a trip into space recently left the UK […]
The Effect Of Staff Shortages
We doubt that our clients want another video of the queues at Dover, so decided to show them they are not alone. Delays in Dover are at their worst for over 2 years, with UK airports and railway services not far behind. There are a myriad of causes, from P&O, to the weather, to trains […]
The Rise Of The ATA Carnet
Dubai Chamber have been busy during the pandemic, including processing 4,500 ATA carnets issued by, or received by them in 2021. The Chamber are a proactive organisation, with fast growing membership. Even so, their increase in carnet use from a standing start a decade ago is remarkable. If we go back a little further than […]
Rebuilding Trade With The EU
For these exporters, fuel costs and shipping issues have added to the load they already had following Brexit. We do feel sympathy for companies which have been impacted by Brexit. For a fair number, this is no longer about learning new requirements, they are simply having to deal with reality. Others will not have suffered […]
Discord Growing In Africa
A decade on from the Arab spring, local issues and world events are again bringing dissent onto the streets. The Arab spring had many causes, including food shortages. A concern which is arising again from pressures on the international market, due to the war in Ukraine, one of the world’s largest exporters of staple foods. […]
The Continuing Brexit Debate
The UK’s EU membership was not always idyllic but we were part of the European project for five decades before leaving. We should not forget the timing, which nobody could foresee. The last minute UK-EU trade agreement took effect 31st December 2020, just 30 days later, the World Health Organization declared a public health emergency. […]