Ports in a Brexit storm: How can the UK keep trading?

Posted on 29 Dec 2017 by The Manufacturer

Whatever the outcome of the Brexit negotiations, the UK will need to continue trading. Central to this will be efficient ports that are equipped to deal with new border and customs arrangements. Ed Bowsher examines their current and likely state of readiness.

The vast majority (95%) of the UK’s trade goes through UK ports. The vast majority (95%) of the UK’s trade goes through UK ports, yet there is widespread concern that these ports won’t be able to cope in 2019 once we leave the EU. Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, shares…

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