PMLâs solution to border control delays now operational
Following a delay of over three months caused by the pandemic, PMLâs venture with FreshLinc to operate a remote HMRC / DEFRA approved Border Control Post (BCP) and ERT (bonded warehouse) facility has finally been given the green light and is now up and running.
Completed ahead of Brexit, the global perishable cargo specialist partnered with transport and logistics company FreshLinc to run the operation at Fresh Lincâs Spalding HQ, to enable a speedier movement of product from the ports and therefore delivering an extending shelf life of up to 48 hours.
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image captionLord Frost said the protocol is presenting significant challenges for many in Northern Ireland
The UK s Brexit Minister Lord Frost has said it is hard to see that the way the Northern Ireland Protocol is currently operating can be sustainable for long .
He was speaking after a visit to Northern Ireland.
The protocol is the part of the Brexit deal which creates a border in the Irish Sea.
It was agreed by the UK and EU in October 2019 and was subject to further negotiation in 2020.
It keeps NI in the EU single market for goods and means EU customs rules are enforced at its ports.
File picture of Dartmoor ponies. Image source: Dartmoor Pony Heritage Trust
Northern Ireland Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has welcomed the release of four horses held at Belfast Port for more than a month, following a court judgement.
The horses are understood to have been held at the Border Control Post since March 21 due to incorrect paperwork.
The four Dartmoor ponies had reportedly been bought by a Co. Down as a birthday gift for her daughter.
The horses are an ‘example of the silliness going on at our ports’
Minister Poots said: “The four ponies have been released this morning and reunited with their owners; the common-sense outcome.
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