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.
Ian Davies said hauliers were switching to direct routes to Belfast and only time would tell if this was a blip or long term change.
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.
Dublin Port reports reduced cargo volumes from Holyhead, Liverpool and Heysham.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Increased traffic after Christmas break will test border control systems, says Varadkar.
Diverting trade from Wales a ‘consequence of Brexit’, says Irish Foreign Minister.
Drop in business at Welsh ports such as Holyhead 'the reality of Brexit', says Micheál Martin
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Micheál Martin's comments come as Welsh ports continue to experience the fallout from the UK's withdrawal from the European Union.
Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.
Stena Line offers new weekend service, Brittany Ferries sailing will operate on Monday.
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.
New trading arrangements between Ireland and the UK have had a significant and negative effect on freight traffic between the two countries.
Businesses will discover details of customs regime after Brexit on Monday.
Hauliers have claimed there will be "mayhem" at Holyhead port when the Brexit transition period ends.
Plans for Holyhead port show "just how shambolic" UK ministers have been on Brexit, Wales' first minister has said.
Irish hauliers are bypassing Welsh ports to avoid Brexit bureaucracy, industry leaders say.
Rosslare port saw a 371 per cent yearly increase in European freight volumes since Brexit came into force.
A sea border would mean checks at major ports in Great Britain and Northern Ireland, such as Holyhead, Liverpool, Belfast and Larne.