Surge in freight traffic on direct ferry routes to Europe

Businesses switch from UK landbridge to avoid post-Brexit border controls

Most lorries on first post-Brexit ferries did not know about customs checks

Revenue warns hauliers will face sanctions if directions to visit customs posts are ignored

First post-Brexit ferry from Britain docks at Dublin port

About one dozen trucks travel from Holyhead in Wales to Dublin

Covid-19 logjams in UK are an ugly dress rehearsal for Brexit chaos

Long traffic jams raise questions about viability of Irish transit route through Britain

Brittany Ferries asked if it can repatriate Irish lorry drivers

Hauliers say French travel ban exposes lack of capacity on direct ferries to mainland EU

Stena adds second ship to direct service from Ireland to France

Shipping line brings forward Brexit plans to double capacity on Rosslare-Cherbourg route

Irish lorries face long traffic tailbacks heading to Holyhead port

Brexit stockpiling, weather delays and loss of a ferry to Covid outbreak congest Welsh port

Hauliers fear full direct ferries to EU if Brexit checks block UK routes

Brittany Ferries says Government could prioritise transport of essential supplies

Businesses can show ‘Dunkirk spirit’ by taking new direct ferry to France

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

Brexit: Shipping lines will set up new routes to Europe to meet demand, says State agency

Importers and exporters urged to ‘trial’ direct routes to Continent

Irish hauliers say they will be ‘between a rock and a hard place’ post-Brexit

UK government warns of possible queues of 7,000 lorries in the port of Dover, and two-day delays to cross to continental Europe

Brexit: Irish hauliers seek State help to bypass UK ‘land bridge’

Industry group says exporters ‘extremely vulnerable’ to dependence on route

Covid-19: Brittany Ferries urged to reverse decision to stop serving hot meals

TD Verona Murphy says truck drives should be treated the same as doctors and nurses

Seatruck Ferries to restrict HGV drivers on Irish Sea

First company to announce restrictions says virus can significantly impact supply chains

Business digs in under the shadow of no-deal Brexit

State uses Budget 2020 to draw battle lines with €220m package to support the economy

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