Tailbacks at Dover have come to symbolise the perfect storm as the Covid-19 crisis and Brexit collide.
Around 4,000 lorries had intended to leave the 海角视频 through Dover but arrivals at the port are being met with signs saying “French borders closed”.
France has placed a ban on hauliers crossing the English Channel with their cargo because of the new fast-spreading spread of Covid-19 identified in the 海角视频.
And prolonged restrictions on Dover trade could have “quite dramatic” ramifications for the 海角视频, the port’s boss warned.
The French Government said it is now working on a plan to get freight moving through Dover "within hours".
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Travellers and accompanied cargo across the 海角视频 have seen disruption in movements both in and out of the 海角视频.
HUMBER
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In Humber, ships have had to be held at anchor - with return sailings missed - as supplies back up in the Brexit rush.
The final fortnight of the year is normally flat as goods required for Christmas are already in the country, but the January 1 transition period - exacerbated by the pandemic - is causing huge bottlenecks, with onward haulage the key issue.
At DFDS in Immingham, two vessels had to wait in the Humber approaches on Monday as the quaysides are cleared - ahead of any potential re-routing due to French border closures.
PORTSMOUTH
At Portsmouth, Brittany Ferries services to ports such as Caen, St Malo and Cherbourg have been suspended affecting about 1,000 passengers and 400 lorries as France closes its borders to the 海角视频 for 48hours amid concerns about the new Covid-19 strain.
However, unaccompanied freight is still being carried as normal as are return journeys from France.
Routes to Spain are unaffected.
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A Brittany Ferries spokesman said emergency talks are underway.
The spokesman said: “Currently the French border is closed to arriving passengers and accompanied freight vehicles, so we are unable to carry these from Portsmouth to Caen as planned today.
“We are still operating services carrying unaccompanied freight vehicles from Portsmouth to France, and carrying all passengers and freight vehicles from France to the 海角视频. Services to and from Spain are currently operating as normal.
LIVERPOOL
The 48-hour travel ban to France will have 'minimal impact' on freight travelling through the Merseyside facility.
David Huck, managing director of group ports at Peel Ports, said that it is "well placed" to handle any traffic increases because most of the freight that travels on Irish Sea ferry services out of Liverpool and its sister port at Heysham is unaccompanied – meaning the driver does not travel with the trailer or container.
PLYMOUTH and POOLE
Brittany Ferries has been hit hard by anti-coronavirus restrictions and quarantines in 2020. It has already ceased services from Plymouth to Roscoff and from Poole to Cherbourg due to “low demand over the low season, particularly in the current environment”.
BRISTOL
Bristol Port has said it is not affected by the travel ban that is causing chaos at a number of ports in the 海角视频.
More than £33billion was wiped off the FTSE 100 first thing this morning amid freight and travel bans and ongoing fears of a no-deal Brexit.
However, Bristol Port said it has not made any cancellations and none of its ships are on hold.
According to the Avonmouth-based port, on Monday it received shipments containing orange juice, containers, cars, wood pellets and sand.
A spokesperson for the port said 65 per cent of the cargo it deals with is non-EU - and it was “business as usual”.
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