Michael Gove just confirmed to me at @SeneddEAAL that the UK Government has not conducted an economic impact assessment on the effect of the Brexit deal on Holyhead Port. This did not stop him from claiming that the deal would leave Holyhead in "a stronger position than ever".

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.

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.

A year on from leaving the EU, it’s time for an annual report on how Brexit has worked out for Wales.

DfT has bought site that will be used for customs clearance and holding pen for lorries, Rachel Maclean confirms.

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.”

Meanwhile, in the real world, we have seen a catastrophic slump, by 41%, of all our exports to the Continent. / Trade between Welsh ports and Ireland (which remains in the single market) has seen a decline of 50% in Holyhead, and 40% in Pembrokeshire.

Ministers accused of 'fiddling the figures' to disguise chaos from HGVs being prevented from reaching the border in the first place.

A north Wales police chief claims he has been gagged from warning people about a possible threat to security and law and order caused by Brexit.

Ireland is a nation that has been able to map out its own destiny, says pro-independence Welsh party leader.

Ministers at Holyrood are still trying to find ‘additional space’ in the event that freight traffic bound for Northern Ireland had to be ‘stacked’ due to border delays.

Revenue warns hauliers will face sanctions if directions to visit customs posts are ignored.

The Seanad Special Select Committee on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union will meet this afternoon to discuss the impact of Brexit on the business sector, and on trade across the island and 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.

David Hencke reports on the growing problems experienced by firms trading with the EU and the lack of help from the Vote Leave Government.

TRADE has nosedived in Wales as a result of Brexit, a shipping operator has revealed.

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.

Mark Drakeford says during Dublin visit that his country has not found itself to be better off after leaving the EU.

British ports expected gridlock after post-Brexit trade rules began on Jan. 1. Instead, some are nearly empty as truckers stay away, reluctant to spend hours waiting for newly required export documents.

HMRC wants a suitable location close to where Welsh Government will carry out checks on animals, plants and products of animal origin.

The UK Government’s approach to Brexit trade policy and negotiations protocol is causing “potentially irreparable damage” to Wales’ ports, researchers have said.

Sites being acquired as part of efforts to avoid long lorry queues at ports such as Dover.

Lorry traffic through Holyhead, the UK's second largest port, has fallen to about one-third of its usual capacity, port operator Stena has said.

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.

Companies avoiding United Kingdom landbridge, according to Chambers Ireland.

Post-Brexit trade frictions have led to ferry freight flows between Great Britain and the Republic of Ireland dropping by 29% in the first half of 2021.

A number of jobs in Wales' automotive industry could be lost due to a lack of clarity over a post-Brexit trade deal, one company's chief executive 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.

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.

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.

Ian Davies, boss of Stena Line’s UK ports, said Holyhead and Fishguard have both been affected.

The Welsh government has warned that post-Brexit trading patterns threaten the viability of the country's Irish Sea ports.

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.

Wrexham Lager can’t deliver to the Republic of Ireland because of Brexit, the firm has announced.

Shipping line CLdN says it has ‘contingencies’ for UK ‘landbridge’ delays in a hard Brexit.

A prominent Irish politician has said there is “more to come” amid Wales being increasingly bypassed by Irish-French sea connections.

Stena Line, the owners of two Welsh Ports, have said that more work needs to be done to iron out “major issues” following Brexit.