Economics
With Brexit in Flux, Shippers Re-Route to Avoid Dover
- Incoming goods shifted to containers from trucks to avoid jams
- Doubts surround centuries-old link as May mulls delaying split
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As Theresa May mulls moves to stop the U.K. leaving the European Union without a deal next month, some businesses have already made plans to bypass the port of Dover in case a hard Brexit brings it to a standstill.
The prospect of truck jams snarling Europe’s busiest ferry port is prompting a rethink of transport modes, with a switch of vital cargoes to ocean-going containers emerging as an alternative to the traditional route.