Brexit

FreightWaves Staff Tuesday, January 12, 2021

Brexit forcing grocers to stock enemy product

This is an excerpt from Monday’s Point of Sale retail supply chain newsletter. The UK grocery supermarket sector was once highly oligopolistic, but in recent years, European brands have expanded in the UK and have created a much fiercer competitive landscape. There are 4 primary British supermarket chains dubbed ‘The Big Four’: Tesco, Sainsbury’s, ASDA, […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Cargo airlines prepare for Brexit demand spike

Air cargo carriers are expecting a demand surge for scheduled and charter capacity if the British government overcomes opposition in Parliament and proceeds with a no-deal exit from the European Union Oct. 31, a scenario that even government experts agree will cause logistics chaos at English Channel ports. Opposition to a no-deal Brexit reached fever […]

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FreightWaves Staff Wednesday, February 13, 2019

B-Day approaches for Brexit negotiations

Friday 15 February will be the day that some ships departing British ports, for six-week journeys across the globe, will need to know whether Britain is subject to a no-deal Brexit or is continuing as a member of the European Union and therefore which what documents to carry with them.

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FreightWaves Staff Thursday, January 17, 2019

Labour and Tories in Brexit stand-off

The Conservative and Labour Parties are locked in a Brexit stand-off, with Labour leader refusing to enter into discussions with the Prime Minister unless a no deal Brexit is taken off the table. While Theresa May has said that it is not within her power to remove no deal from the list of Brexit possibilities.

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