PRESS RELEASERFH/089/2317 August 2023 Spiderman once said that “With great power comes great responsibility.” And when it comes to jobs in transport and logistics, transport managers are the epitome of that saying, as they are responsible for directing, coordinating, planning and overseeing tasks and operations within an organisation involving transportation activities. In addition, they must
PRESS RELEASERFH/098/239th August 2023 Night flights at Dublin Airport provide a vital corridor for Irish trade and should be allowed to continue, according to FTA Ireland. Speaking following the High Court’s decision to grant a stay on a decision which would reduce the number of flights using Dublin’s north runway between the hours of
PRESS RELEASERFH/077/2326 July 2023 Today’s (26 July 2023) publication of the All-Island Rail Review identifies the value which rail could bring to the nation’s freight capacity, according to business group Freight Transport Association Ireland (FTAI). But, speaking in response to the report, FTAI Chief Executive Aidan Flynn is urging a pragmatic response from government,
The Climate Action Plan proposes a 10% reduction in emissions from the heavy goods road freight sector by 2030.Transport accounts for approximately 18% of Ireland’s greenhouse gas emissions. Diesel-powered heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and buses produce 38% of our road transport emissions. The road to transition to alternative fuels that will produce zero emissions is
Press Release24th March 2023 The first ever Logistics and Supply Chain Skills Week, will run from 27 March – 1 April and will see numerous events take place at both a national and regional level. The aim of the initiative is to promote awareness of the logistics and supply chain sector and encourage new entrants
PRESS RELEASERFH/015/2302 March 2023 Ireland’s logistics and supply chain businesses are the country’s unsung heroes, providing the materials and goods required to power the economy, from food to construction materials, medicines to furniture and more. But with so many people failing to realise the critical role the sector plays in keeping Ireland trading, more than
PRESS RELEASERFH/016/2321 February 2023 With Ireland’s logistics businesses committed to a 51% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, FTA Ireland today welcomed Ciaran Cuffe MEP to its monthly Alternative Fuels Working Group to discuss the Irish Climate Plan and the challenges faced by the sector on the road to Net Zero. As FTA Ireland’s
PRESS STATEMENT27 February 2023 Following the announcement made today by UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak MP, regarding the Northern Ireland Protocol, Chief Executive of FTA Ireland, Aidan Flynn, comments: “The announced breakthrough on the NI Protocol looks set to create greater certainty for businesses on the island of Ireland, EU and the UK, where focus
PRESS RELEASERFH/011/2213 December 2022 Business group FTA Ireland (FTAI) is celebrating today (13 December 2022) after its Trucksafe Standard won the Road Safety Authority’s Leading Lights in Road Safety Award for business. The Standard, which was created and implemented in close partnership with the association’s member businesses, assists organisations working on Ireland’s roads to achieve
PRESS RELEASEFJP/010/2229 November 2022 Figures from FTA Ireland’s Manager’s Guide to Distribution Costs (MGDC) demonstrate the effects of the current economic crisis on industry, with transport overhead costs reported to have increased, on average, by 17.7% in the last year. Published today, 29 November 2022, the report examines the impact of post-Brexit changing supply chain