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A container of goods from China to Felixstowe is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load - four times the usual rate
British Toy and Hobby Association (BTHA) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC) say Government must act
They claim containers of toys and good are stuck in log-jam with PPE in particular clogging up UK ports
Cost of a container of goods from Qingdao, China to Felixstowe, Suffolk is now at $10,000 (£7,500) per load
A tidal wave of trucks now believed to be at 12,000 per day or more is crossing Channel - up 2,000 per day
The delays at container ports means many hauliers are switching to using ferries and the Channel Tunnel
COVID blamed for bottlenecks at world’s busiest ports
The Port of Felixstowe on England’s eastern coast has for months struggled to process thousands of shipping containers delivering vital goods for the pandemic-hit UK economy.
The abrupt halt to world trade when the coronavirus first struck earlier this year, left the port which processes around 40% of the UK’s container traffic facing an unprecedented crisis.
Pressured to accommodate thousands of empty shipping containers, Felixstowe also had to prioritize the hasty arrival of personal protective equipment (PPE) meant for hospitals, including medical gowns, masks and visors. Eleven months after COVID-19 was first reported in the country, a mountain of PPE is still sitting at the port.
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UK sets out strategy for most effective border in the world by 2025
Government publishes 2025 UK Border Strategy setting out vision for world’s most effective border.
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Government publishes 2025 UK Border Strategy setting out vision for world’s most effective border
UK will take back control of its borders when the Brexit transition period ends on 31 December
New technology will make our border safer and more secure, and trade and passenger journeys smoother and more efficient
The 2025 UK Border Strategy, published today, sets out the government’s ambitious plan for developing the most effective border in the world.
From 1 January 2021, the UK will take back control of its borders as a sovereign nation. The UK will lay down its own rules to make our country safer and more secure, with new tools to prevent illicit commodities crossing through our borders and preventing people who seek to cause harm reaching the UK.