Government-Secured Freight Capacity Announced
The Department for Transport (DfT) has, today, announced that its procurement of freight capacity away from areas of potential border disruption has successfully concluded. The routes for the Government-Secured Freight Capacity (GSFC) have also been made public.
From 31 December 2020, Brittany Ferries, DFDS, P&O and Stena will be ready to deliver capacity on up to 9 routes, operating from 8 potential ports in England, equivalent to over 3,000 HGV’s per week. Attached is the press notice and the GSFC Handbook (Haulier Information Guide). The details of the routes themselves can be found on page 8 of the handbook. Category 1 goods suppliers who wish to use this capacity are strongly advised to register as early as possible. Registration will be available here from Monday 19 October. Once registered you will receive a unique supplier access code which you should pass onto your logistics provider along with the attached GSFC Handbook. Your logistics provider will then need to set themselves up on the DfT’s ticket purchasing system, using the unique supplier code you received. Initial tickets will be made available for GSFC in late November and released in phased batches thereafter.
The Department of Health and Social Care has also retained its Express Freight Service (EFS) arrangements with 3 specialist logistics providers to support the urgent movement of medicines and medical products to care providers and patients if other measures experience difficulties. To avoid delays in accessing the EFS should it be required after the transition period, members are likewise encouraged to register here from Monday 19 October. If you previously registered for the EFS, your unique supplier access code is still valid. Please visit the EFS registration link above to verify and update all stored information.
Freight Webinar
DHSC will be running a webinar on freight at 1pm on 20 October, to walk you through the registration process step by step and answer any other questions you might have. To register for this webinar, please follow this link.
