Ireland is a nation that has been able to map out its own destiny, says pro-independence Welsh party leader.
Plaid Cymru’s Spokesperson for Trade and Business, Hywel Williams MP, has called for the UK to re-join the Single Market and Customs Union as “a vital first step to improving our moribund economy.”
There is uncertainty over whether new facilities will be built at Cairnryan Port to check goods coming from the Republic of Ireland and wider EU via Northern Ireland.
Mark Drakeford has warned the Brexit deal agreed by the UK Government with the EU on Northern Ireland earlier this week could have a negative impact on Welsh Ports.
A Brexit border control post in Holyhead is set to shrink under plans for a lighter touch system using more data and technology. In May, the UK Government delayed introducing more checks on EU goods entering the UK for the fourth time over fears it will impact supply chains and add to rising inflation.
Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.
UK Government’s approach to Brexit causing ‘potentially irreparable damage’ to the Wales’ ports
27/06/2022
The UK Government’s approach to Brexit trade policy and negotiations protocol is causing “potentially irreparable damage” to Wales’ ports, researchers have said.
Companies avoiding United Kingdom landbridge, according to Chambers Ireland.
Rosslare port saw a 371 per cent yearly increase in European freight volumes since Brexit came into force.
TRADE has nosedived in Wales as a result of Brexit, a shipping operator has revealed.
Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.
Two major ports in Wales saw trade plummet by 30 per cent in 2021 as a result of post-Brexit changes in the way freight is moved, a ferry operator has said.
Holyhead and Fishguard ports saw a 30% drop in traffic in 2021, according to its operator Stena Line. / Ian Davies, boss of Stena's UK ports, said it was down to the new post-Brexit trading relationship with the European Union rather than the pandemic.
The UK landbridge that offered traders the fastest route between Ireland and the European continent before Brexit will not re-emerge as a preferred option for moving goods, the head of Dublin Port was quoted as saying on Friday.
Brexit has spelled the end of the British “landbridge” transit route, Dublin Port chief executive Eamonn O’Reilly has said, as new figures show a dramatic fall in lorry traffic with British ports.
‘We’re not there yet’ says Stena Line as Welsh ports continue to deal with Brexit aftermath
11/01/2022
Stena Line, the owners of two Welsh Ports, have said that more work needs to be done to iron out “major issues” following Brexit.
There are fears that the cost of carrying out extra Brexit border checks may fall on island ratepayers unless more cash is forthcoming from central Government.
There are fears that the cost of carrying out extra Brexit border checks may fall on island ratepayers unless more cash is forthcoming from central government.
There are fears that the cost of carrying out extra Brexit border checks may fall on island ratepayers unless more cash is forthcoming from central Government.
New trading arrangements between Ireland and the UK have had a significant and negative effect on freight traffic between the two countries.
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.
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).
Dublin Port reports reduced cargo volumes from Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham.