Trade re-routes

The Guardian Feb 20th 2021

Ports feel the chill as trade re-routes around Brexit Britain

Since Brexit, i.e. Jan 1st 2021, freight traffic has fallen by 50% in Welsh ports of Holyhead and Fishguard. This is because of Brexit delays and the Red Tape involved, hauliers are just trying to avoid going through UK to make life and business easier and more predictable.

Trade is a bit like water forming a river; it will find the path of least resistance. For Irish trade now, this seems to be shipping straight to the continent, meaning they stay within the EU.

For all the people and businesses dependent on the trade going through those ports, I really hope this is a “teething problem”.

But I am not exactly optimistic.