New trading arrangements between Ireland and the UK have had a significant and negative effect on freight traffic between the two countries.
EUROPEAN trade through Rosslare port in Co Wexford has risen by almost 400 per cent this year, as a result of Brexit. / The port says the increase of 378 per cent in continental freight was recorded in the first nine months of 2021.
Yet another trade boss telling us Irish trade is booming with the EU but declining with the UK.
On Saturday, 13 November, it was a record day at Rosslare Europort, says Glenn Carr.
A prominent Irish politician has said there is “more to come” amid Wales being increasingly bypassed by Irish-French sea connections.
Drop in business at Welsh ports such as Holyhead 'the reality of Brexit', says Micheál Martin
19/11/2021
Micheál Martin's comments come as Welsh ports continue to experience the fallout from the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Stock regularly held up in Dublin Port for three to five days at a time, with some consignments delayed for up to 10 days.
Exporters forced to fill in 48 million customs declarations and 140,000 health certificates over eight-month period.
Data from one of the world's leading supply chain visibility companies shows that Felixstowe is currently Europe's most congested port.
Port of Dublin says in its Q3 report that core freight and container volumes from Britain declined by 21.2% to 537,680 units between January and September this year (Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham).
According to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), shortages across various industries have been “exacerbated” by new immigration rules for EU citizens and trade barriers with the bloc.
Trade between Dublin Port and the U.K. slumped in the first nine months of the year while business with EU locations surged, continuing a post-Brexit trend.
Dublin Port reports reduced cargo volumes from Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham.
Trade with European ports, meanwhile, has increased by 36% in the first nine months of the year.
Dozens of ferry routes avoiding Welsh ports have been established between Ireland and mainland Europe over the past year because of Brexit, Ireland's foreign affairs minister has said.
Numerous new ferry routes avoiding Welsh ports have been established between Ireland and mainland Europe over the past year because of Brexit, Ireland's foreign affairs minister has said.
One port operator has had to demolish building work for new checks, while other crucial customs sites do not even have planning permission yet.
DUP leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson said his party will seek to block checks at Northern Ireland's ports under the Brexit deal - and if his demands aren't met, the unionists will walk away from Stormont.
Ports prepare for full Brexit checks
08/09/2021
Documentary checks will start in three weeks. / In January, physical inspections will follow. / Before Brexit, no import checks were necessary with the UK being part of the EU’s frictionless cross-border trading model.
Post-Brexit trade frictions have "significantly altered" freight traffic between Ireland and Britain and sparked a steep rise in volumes to and from Ireland and other European Union members, an Irish government agency report said on Thursday.
The Irish Maritime Development Office (IMDO) says that trade frictions caused by the UK’s departure from the European Union has “significantly altered” freight traffic between Ireland and Britain.
Joyce Watson, Labour regional Senedd Member for Mid and West Wales, recently asked what Wales was doing to protect its ports at the Welsh Parliament.
“The main problem was the lack of information we had prior to this, as it just made forward planning impossible," one takeaway manager complained.
Britain’s bigget seaport says Brexit bureaucracy could bite when mass travel makes a comeback.
UK's most vital link with European Union says it was 'irrational' not to award cash for new facilities