Never mind the Suez Canal - can someone at the BBC bring back Peter Snow and have him push some model boats around the UK as the Landbridge collapses ?
Ferry operators are no fools, and are proving more agile at problem solving for companies not interested in having freight moving between Ireland and Europe checked twice. Rosslare is already running 28 weekly services to or from mainland Europe, up from 10 last year. The largest freight ferries are bound for Zeebrugge and Rotterdam. United Seaways is planning a new weekly service between Tangiers and Poole, to by-pass the EU entirely. It says it'll cut journey time from six days to three. CLdN is about re-instate a triangular route between Santander, Dublin and Liverpool.
This week a report from the Welsh Government warned Holyhead, Fishguard and Pembroke are at risk. Irish freight operators suggest closing either Fishguard or Pembroke, so that if you miss a ferry because of Euro red tape, you're not marooned for 12 hours.
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