Dublin Port Notes Drop in Trade Volumes in 2021 Post Brexit
Following the U.K.'s departure from the European Union, the Dublin Port noted a drop in trade volumes for the fourth quarter of 2021, the port operator said. The decline came after a surge in activity in Q4 2020 due to…
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the impending imposition of Brexit border controls. Overall trade volumes at the Dublin Port fell in Q4 2021 by 10.3% to 9.1 million gross tonnes, the port said. It also cited an 11.9% drop in the number of containers and trailers year on year from a pre-Brexit high of 418,000 in Q4 2020 to 369,000 units in Q4 2021.