The Freight Transport Association of Ireland says that the government must support the establishment of new ferry freight services to offset the risk which a No Deal Brexit may presents to the route between Ireland and mainland Europe across the UK.
The General Manager of FTAI, comments:
“A No Deal Brexit could lead to serious disruption on the UK’s so called land bridge – the route across the UK mainland to Dover/Calais and on to Europe – and delays of just 12 hours would compromise Ireland’s maritime connectivity to continental Europe severely….. the government must help to install multiple new, fast, daily ferry freight services to Northern France; this would also serve to open Ireland up to new trading opportunities post-Brexit transition period…Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands are critical markets for Ireland both in terms of imports and exports.”