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Brexit: a logistical storm on British ports

2020-12-13T21:01:17.482Z


The current port congestion across the Channel gives rise to fears of major disturbances at the start of 2021.


In London

Brexit is not yet effective but its effects already seem to be there.

In recent weeks, the major freight ports on the east and south coasts of England have been congested by an influx of containers.

A congestion resulting from the combined effects of the divorce with the EU and the pandemic.

And which gives a glimpse of the mess that could mark the first months of the year 2021. On the quays of the ports of Felixstowe, Southampton or London Gateway, all kinds of goods are pouring in, from toys to car parts, from bicycles to washing machines .

For fear of the disruption of a "no deal", and even the cumbersome new customs formalities in the event of an agreement, many British companies have undertaken to stock up.

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This sudden increase in flows was combined with a catching up of activity after the two sanitary confinements during which delays in deliveries accumulated.

For Alex Veitch, from Logistics UK, many companies

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Source: lefigaro

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