"The law that P&O are allegedly relying on was introduced as a result of EU directives... He [Starmer] would have kept us unable to change it... He would have made it impossible to protect UK employees" (Johnson). / Ireland & Spain banned fire & rehire. Both are in the EU.

Hospitality, retail and farming leaders all highlighted that Brexit had delivered more challenges than opportunities for the Island. They said it had created ‘more red tape’ and meant fewer European employees staying to work in Jersey.

In January, the port’s chief executive told me that, since leaving the EU, it now takes an extra 3 minutes for a vehicle to clear the border and check-in before boarding ship. / This makes Dover more susceptible to clogging-up when things get busy and queuing is more commonplace.

'It is not fair at all, it is completely disrespectful,' says port's chair. 'I don't want to see him again'

SNP MEP Alyn Smith has written to the EU Commission calling for an investigation into the process through which the UK Government awarded three ferry contracts worth more than £107.7 million.

BBC Scotland has broken its silence as the questions around its policy of reporting on Brexit mount. / The broadcaster has come under fire in recent days after it aired an interview with the president of the National Farmers Union (NFU) Scotland, Martin Kennedy.

From January, a new four-times a week service will link Cork direct to Belgium and Holland.

Botched contracts put in place to help the country ferry in vital goods in the case of a no-deal Brexit could cost almost £30m more if the UK’s departure from the EU is delayed.

SCOTLAND should have its own ferry route to the European continent to bypass the “shambles” Brexit has created on the Kent border, an SNP MP has said.

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.

Republic-Europe shipping booms as traders avoid new border controls with Britain, report shows.

Southeast port boosted by fivefold increase in freight in January on continental sailings.

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.

The UK Department for Transport (DfT) awarded three contracts in December for additional shipping freight capacity, required in the event of a no-deal Brexit, direct to providers without running an open EU competitive process.

Further embarrassment heaped on beleaguered transport secretary, who has faced repeated calls to quit over the controversy. / The no-deal Brexit ferries fiasco will cost taxpayers an extra £50m after transport secretary Chris Grayling axed all the controversial contracts.

Seaborne Freight was infamously given a £13.8m contract to run ferry services by the then-transport secretary.

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).

Gerald Vernon-Jackson dismisses £9m pledge, saying his council alone has spent £4m preparing the port.

Findings cast doubt on Boris Johnson commitment to climate action ahead of key summit, Commission claims.

The Plymouth headquartered company has seen an increase in passengers but totals are still below pre-Covid numbers.

Brittany Ferries has seen a huge fall in the number of people travelling between Plymouth and France with Brexit being blamed.

Plymouth-to-Europe operator sees drop in French travellers and has huge loans to repay but insists it will not sack workers.

Ferry company will ship lorries from Millbay to France in dry-run to check measures are in place to avoid Brexit chaos.

Plymouth-headquartered company's passenger numbers are still lower than pre-Covid and now it is suffering a decline in lorry numbers.

BRITTANY Ferries has reported some of the worst passenger numbers in its history, after being battered by the 'double strike' of Brexit and Covid.

Danish shipping line to run daily service to French port from Rosslare.

With the fallout of post-Brexit, demand from hauliers for direct ro-ro freight routes has led to 20 interventions made by shipping companies notably between Ireland-France.

WALES and Ireland should strive for greater ties at a crucial juncture in the countries’ shared history, the Senedd heard. / Delyth Jewell led a debate on a report following an inquiry into Wales-Ireland relations.

Transport secretary scraps further deals made to ensure imports under a no-deal Brexit. / The ferry contracts signed to ensure critical imports could reach the UK in the event of a no-deal Brexit have been cancelled, costing taxpayers a further £50m.

Chris Grayling’s transport department has left taxpayers footing an £85m bill because of a “rushed and risky” Brexit procurement of ferry freight capacity, a financial watchdog has said.

Chris Grayling was warned he faced a multimillion-pound legal payout over the sourcing of no-deal Brexit ferry services, the spending watchdog has revealed.

Calls for Wales to have one ferry port in Pembrokeshire instead of two due to declining trade following Brexit would be a “disaster” for the county, a Senedd candidate has said.

Irish shippers increasingly turning to direct shipping services to continental Europe are set to see a sharp injection of unaccompanied capacity, as carriers respond to growing demand.

Diverting trade from Wales a ‘consequence of Brexit’, says Irish Foreign Minister.

More than half of Ireland’s medicines come from or are transited via the UK.

FINGERPRINT checks set to be introduced on the EU border could cause significant disruption to holidaymakers, industry experts have warned.

The government is facing a court challenge over the contracts it awarded to three shipping firms as part of its no-deal Brexit preparations.

Ham sandwiches confiscated, Percy Pigs exiled, and the threat of rotten fish in Westminster are some of the problems plaguing the UK.

Britain’s departure from the European Union has triggered the biggest change in trade since it joined the bloc 48 years ago, with companies grappling with export documents, longer delivery times and the need to re-engineer supply chains.

Nigel Farage has been roasted after complaining Brexit isn't working out how he wanted it to.

Seaborne Freight's terms and conditions tell customers to give correct address 'for the delivery driver' and check goods 'before agreeing to pay for any meal/order'

Four ferry firms have landed government contracts worth a total of £77.6m to provide post-Brexit freight capacity.

Stena Line offers new weekend service, Brittany Ferries sailing will operate on Monday.

HMRC document shows firms in Great Britain will be obliged to complete three types of electronic paperwork.

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.

Flu vaccine could be airlifted into the UK after Brexit if routes such as the Channel Tunnel and ferries are disrupted, the boss of a leading drugs company has said.

Transport body warns UK lorries would need counter-terrorism safety certificates.

Brittany Ferries has introduced three new freight services between the Republic of Ireland and France as a result of new post-Brexit laws.

A French official has warned that some ferries between the Channel Islands and France could stop running from next year unless post-Brexit rules requiring French passengers to have a passport are relaxed.

THE PORT OF Dunkirk is looking to mount a significant expansion of trade routes with its Irish counterparts, as the French company sees Ireland as an “underestimated” market even post-Brexit.

The number of people arriving at a UK port from France has more than halved after Brexit, a ferry firm has said.

A 23-mile stretch of the M20 is closed amid HMRC technical problems and a ferry shortage.

Exporters move away from traditional Dublin to Britain routes to avoid Brexit red tape

Town hall chiefs are ready to walk out on talks with Whitehall. / Emergency plans to tackle no-deal Brexit chaos at UK ports are so “very basic” transport chiefs stand accused of using Google Maps to draw them up.

'It would not be possible to compete procurement and make it operational for 29 March' senior department for transport official tells MPs

The Government has announced new plans to secure freight capacity to bring medicines and medical equipment from continental Europe in the case of a no-deal Brexit in October.

An expansion of Rosslare Europort to cost €200m, which will Brexit-proof the ferryport facility, has been given the green light.

The government will pay £33m to Eurotunnel in an agreement to settle a lawsuit over extra ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

Four companies agree contracts that will help ensure supply of vital medicines.

New services provided to ease expected congestion at Kent ports

Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has defended the government's choice of a UK company with no ships as one of the providers of extra ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

THE Scottish Greens have said they want to work with ferry bosses at Calmac to set up new links between Scotland and Europe.

Drugs and other medical supplies to be shipped over on seven new ferry routes.

More ferries are to sail directly from Ireland to the European mainland in a move to circumvent the traditional trade route over mainland England and Wales.

Hauliers have shifted both exports and imports to sea routes to reach EU markets directly, and avoid lengthy delays at UK ports.

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.

The Irish shipping industry has seen a marked increase in business as companies bypass British ports amid Brexit fears.

UK traffic is down 49% for the month, but European freight is up by 446% year-on-year, with "unprecedented demand" for the new direct services which opened up since 1 January between Rosslare and the continent.

Cork could get new direct link with Saint-Malo - and the service could start by early March.

The European Commission (EC) has been urged to investigate the UK government over no-deal Brexit ferry contracts. Scottish MEP Alyn Smith (SNP) has written to the EC requesting an investigation into the procurement process that led the UK government to directly award three ferry contracts totalling £107m, including a £13.8m contract to new business Seaborne Freight.

UK Govt say #SeaborneFreight contract awarded outwith normal procurement rules because of “extreme urgency” brought about by “unforeseeable events”. But Minister confirms #NoDeal #Brexit was foreseen ages ago & can’t say what unforeseen events were #ferrygate

The money will pay for "extra capacity" but the move has been slammed as "madness".

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SCOTLAND'S two chief medical officers has issued a new warning of shortages to the supply of medicines in the event of a 'no deal' Brexit.

The latest £8m payout adds to the bill for a "sorry saga" which "encapsulates the Brexit mess perfectly".

Concerns raised over Seaborne Freight, which won a £13.8m contract to operate a Ramsgate to Ostend route.

Sky's Ian King explains why the company, which cut over 1,000 jobs in response to the pandemic, is again having to slash costs through job losses.

800 crew members have been replaced by “cheap agency workers from eastern Europe” overnight.

P&O Ferries is suing the government over its £33m settlement with Eurotunnel, in the latest controversy over the Department for Transport’s fraught no-deal Brexit preparations.

French visitors to Jersey won't need a passport to travel for the first time since Brexit, under a pilot scheme announced by the island's government. / It follows a "significant decline" in the number of visitors from France since the UK left the EU and new travel restrictions came into effect.

Officials identify sites in Dublin for lorries to park if port becomes congested by checks.

Police have released images of the Continuity IRA bomb that they believe was intended to be loaded onto a passenger ferry at Belfast docks to mark 'Brexit Day'.

New direct ferry routes led to a near fivefold increase in European freight volumes passing through Rosslare Europort as Irish traders chose to bypass Britain and post-Brexit border checks.

A direct ferry link between Rosyth and Belgium would revive Scotland’s ties with Europe after Brexit, the SNP conference heard.

A controversial ferry contract awarded to a company with no ships as part of no-deal Brexit plans has been scrapped, the government has said.

The company awarded a multi-million-pound government contract to run ferries in the event of a no-deal Brexit appears to have “copied and pasted” a key section of its website from a takeaway outlet.

Ramsgate Port will not be ready in time to welcome extra ferry services in the event of a no-deal Brexit, a councillor for the area fears.

Suella Braverman also argued that travellers caught-up in the mega queues at Dover this weekend should 'be a bit patient'.

Companies are leaving Britain’s shipping registry due to uncertainty over Britain’s departure from the European Union and future commercial arrangements with the bloc, industry officials say.

So five years after the referendum, and six months from leaving the single market, what's the slogan from businesses most affected? Bureaucracy, delay, cost.

Police fear the fallout from a "no-deal" Brexit could lead to "wide-scale disruption and dangers for the general public" and have warned they may not have the resources to cope.

Stena Line has moved one of its ferries from Belfast to Rosslare in what it has called a "Brexit busting move".

Ferries put on more capacity on direct routes as businesses look to avoid border controls.

Every truck leaving the country since Brexit is costing the haulier an extra €500, according to independent TD for Limerick Richard O’Donoghue.

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

But the UK’s departure means far-reaching changes for the Irish economy. We are already seeing signs of how things may shake out and the really fundamental changes it means for many businesses, for consumers and for trade.

Thousands of cross-Channel ferry passengers have had their journey plans disrupted by the government’s no-deal Brexit contingency planning.

‘No guidance’ has been issued since Chris Grayling’s notorious ferry contracts were axed – despite risk UK will crash out of EU in October. / Medical firms fear the political paralysis created by the Tory leadership race will leave the NHS short of essential drugs after a no-deal Brexit, because no proper planning is taking place.

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.

Perishable seafood first casualty of Boris Johnson’s new trade barriers.

But experts have warned that the deadline of 1 September set for the deal is a "tight" timeframe.

The UK has spent more than £100m chartering additional ferries amid mounting fears over “severe congestion” at Dover in the event of a no-deal Brexit.

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.

Companies avoiding United Kingdom landbridge, according to Chambers Ireland.

Wales is being increasingly bypassed as Irish-French sea connections reach 44 with a new terminal in the ferry port of Dunkirk.

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.

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.

Post-Brexit passport rules mean it typically takes 20 minutes to process passengers on a coach – far longer than before.

Minister has urged companies to begin testing direct sea routes from next month.

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

Intense traffic congestion around Dover is partly down to “Brexit scenarios”, according to the head of the British Ports Association.

The absolutely enormous cargo ship that was christened by Leo Varadkar and other luminaries in Dublin Port on Friday morning is officially to be called Celine but over the course of a long and lavish ceremony marking its birth it was more commonly referred to by its shiny new nickname, Brexit Buster.

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

Portsmouth and Dover have done what they can to prepare for no deal but say latest funding will make no difference