Data from one of the world's leading supply chain visibility companies shows that Felixstowe is currently Europe's most congested port.
‘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.
Portsmouth and Dover have done what they can to prepare for no deal but say latest funding will make no difference
‘There’s no port lying idle’: Brexit tumult is radically reshaping trade on the island of Ireland
01/08/2022
Amid acute political uncertainty and the upheaval of Brexit, the movement of goods on the island of Ireland has been transforming and seeing a significant boost.
The Entry/Exit System is set to start in October but many operational details remain unclear, as fears grow of major delays at Dover and Eurotunnel.
A prominent Irish politician has said there is “more to come” amid Wales being increasingly bypassed by Irish-French sea connections.
‘It’s too late baby’: Food and drinks industry leader brands post-Brexit arrangements ‘complete shambles’
08/12/2020
‘With just 14 working days to go, we have no clue what’s going to happen in terms of whether we do or don’t face tariffs’
‘Farcical’ - Government Slammed for Pledging Millions in ‘Levelling Up’ Funding to Tackle Dover Brexit Queues
19/01/2023
Money promised to deprived areas after Brexit is instead being used to deal with the aftershocks of leaving the EU, reports Sam Bright.
‘Brexit to blame’: Huge lorry queues at Dover as port bosses call for talks on EU checks [1 min]
21/01/2022
‘It’s entirely Brexit,’ says haulier who has been caught up in 15km queues.
Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.
National Assembly member says British excuses for tailbacks were ‘silly’.
£2.1bn extra for no-deal planning
01/08/2019
The government has announced an extra £2.1bn of funding to prepare for a no-deal Brexit - doubling the amount of money it has set aside this year.
Why Irish freight trade is avoiding Britain
27/02/2021
Nearly two months after Great Britain (GB) left the EU single market and customs union, the volume of freight being shipped across the Irish Sea from the Republic of Ireland to GB is still down significantly, raising further questions about government claims that trading volumes are returning to normal.
The Welsh seafood industry needs urgent help to survive Brexit disruption at ports, the environment minister has warned.
The Welsh government has warned that post-Brexit trading patterns threaten the viability of the country's Irish Sea ports.
Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.
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.
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.
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.
THE Welsh Government has called on the UK and Irish governments to work with it to resolve the "disproportionate impacts" of Brexit on ports in Wales.
KentLive conducted a straw poll in Dover of 50 people asking how they would vote if they could repeat 2016.
The UK has just months to avoid huge disruption to holidaymakers when new EU rules come into force – despite knowing about the problem for two years, the chief of Dover port has warned.
MAJOR food supply disruption is set to hit the UK in the new year when new post-Brexit restrictions come into force, a leading industry body has warned.