The first ferries have arrived in Ireland from Britain under new trade rules following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Irish Ferries’ ship Ulysses docked at 5.55am with about a dozen trucks on board, having travelled from Holyhead in Wales.
There were no delays as the freight trailers cleared customs checks for the first time under the new rules.
In Rosslare, Irish Ferries’ ship Isle of Inishmore arrived from Pembroke in Wales. A truck transporting bananas was the first to pass the new customs checkpoint.
After 47 years as an EU member state, the UK left the bloc at 11pm on New Year’s Eve, becoming a third country for trade purposes and customs declarations.
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First ferries arrive at Dublin Port under new trade rules as hauliers warn of mayhem at ports
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The Irish Ferries Ulysses arrives at Dublin Port from Holyhead
Image: PA Images
Image: PA Images
THE FIRST FERRY has arrived at Dublin Port under new trade rules following the end of the Brexit transition period.
Irish Ferries’ ship Ulysses docked at 5.55am with about a dozen trucks on board, having travelled from Holyhead in Wales.
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Truckers call for emergency trials at roads to Irish ports to plan for Brexit crash-out
Real-time exercises required to test plans for access to Irish ports to prepare for Brexit disruption
Freight trucks arrive at Dublin Port. Picture: PA Photo.
Thu, 10 Dec, 2020 - 18:04
Eamon Quinn
The Government will need to scramble and run emergency trials for trucks entering Dublin, Rosslare, and Cork ports, as the risks of a crash-out Brexit ratchet up, the head of a major Irish hauliers group has warned.
Aidan Flynn, general manager at Freight Transport Association of Ireland, said the real-time exercises will be required to test plans for access to Irish ports to prepare for Brexit disruption.